Forum jargon that you like or use...

[dave40261]

forgot one...

BLO Boiled Linseed Oil

[LCHIEN]

ROFLMAO - ROFL my ass off (an extreme case of ROFL)

Might be good to categorize them, some are universal e-mail/chat/post for figures of speech, others are unique to woodworkingdom/BT3/etc.

tools
TS table saw
BS bandsaw
DC dust collector
MS miter saw
CMS compound miter saw
SCMS sliding compound miter saw
TP thickness planer
JP jointer planer
DP drill press
RDP radial drill press
BJ biscuit joiner
OSS oscillating spindle sander
ROS random orbital sander
RAS Radial Arm saw
SS scroll saw
VS variable speed
HP horsepower
RPM revolutions per minute
SPM strokes per minute
FPM feet per minute
CFM, SCFM (standard) cubic feet per minute
HVLP High volume low pressure (sprayer)
LVLP Low volume low pressure (Sprayer)

people
LOML
SWMBO
MIL mother in law

FIL
BIL
SO significant other

parts of the BT3x saw
RF rip fence
SMT sliding miter table
MST miter slot table
ZCTP zero clearance throat plate
AT Auxiliary table
MP Micropositioner

figures of speech
(mostly covered before)
ROFLMAO - ROFL my ass off (an extreme case of ROFL)
WAG wild ass guess
POS piece of Sh*t

Retail Stores
HF
HD
BORG
Wally World

manufacturers
BD
DW
PC
OWT - One World Technologies, parent of Ryobi Tools, Ridgid
VA - vermont afghanistan, whoops I meant Vermont American

materials
MDF Medium density Fiberboard
MDO ??
UHMW ultra high molecular weight (plastic)
OSB oriented strand board
S2S surfaced 2 sides
S4S surfaced four sides
JPW Johnson's Paste wax (saw this one just today 2/3 and figured it out immediately!)
SF square foot
BF Board-foot


fasteners and joinery
SS stainless steel
SH socket head
HH hex head
FH flat head
PH pan head
CS countersink
M&T mortise and tenon


As I used to say in my technical review meetings, NNA.
Some one would always ask and I'd say: NO NEW ACRONYMS

That's it for now

[germdoc]

Don't forget PITA! Not to be confused with PETA. Or bread products, for that matter.

[LCHIEN]

quote:Originally posted by germdoc

Don't forget PITA! Not to be confused with PETA. Or bread products, for that matter.

PETA "People Eating Tasty Animals"

[Woodnut]

Loring: Thanx for the idea. Though, I think that I should make something like both an alphabetical and categorized list. For example, if one is looking for "HF" it might be good to be able to just scroll down to the "H"s instead of blindly searching...

GermJeff: I know some folks who believe that PITA & PETA are somewhat synonymous...

[leehljp]

AFAIK = As far as I know

[Just John]

I didn't see this one yet..Most needed least used..

RTFM

READ THE F@#$%*( MANUAL

[RayintheUK]

quote:Originally posted by LCHIEN

OSB (something - help me!)-stranded board

Loring,
That's Oriented Strand Board

Ray.

[gugie]

And how about the ubiquitous BT3X00

[gugie]

How about BT3X00 - BT3000, BT3100, or BT3000SX versions of our favorite TS.

[silverfox]

This is GREAT...I didn't know some of these when I would run across them. Hope you get the list together Woodnut! I'll surely print it out.
Mike

[Steve_P]

My brother (12 yrs. in the Coast Guard) offered up one of my favorites:

TLA - Three-Letter Acronym.

Then of course, there's TLTTHIWWADCSYMMV (The last time that happened, I was wearing a duck costume so your mileage may vary).

[Woodnut]

quote:Originally posted by Steve_P

...Then of course, there's TLTTHIWWADCSYMMV (The last time that happened, I was wearing a duck costume so your mileage may vary)...

Steve,

There are many fine counseling opportunities out there...

[gordons]

How about:

BIOF - Built In Obsolescence Factor
NAAFI - An old army term for No Ambition And F*%^$all Interest

[Rslaugh]

If you're gonna have WAG then you need it's more precise cousin: SWAG - Scientific Wild A$$ Guess

not as applicable here but maybe in the rest of your life:

My boss is always trying to give me Special Hi Intenisty Training. You figure it out.