What do all the abbreviations mean??

[Duane Bledsoe]

I'm trying to read different threads on here to learn but I keep getting hung up with all the abbreviations and not getting certain info from the replies. For example, on another thread talking about acclimation of wood to its environment, humidity, and other things I saw the abbreviation MC and I have no idea what that meant. Is there a list somewhere on here that will explain it??

[Aaron Berk]

MC = Moisture Content

Post up ur other questions, we'll get em as they come

[Bruce Page]

Duane, here's a list: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?17995-List-Of-Acronyms-Update-3-15-05

[Larry Whitlow]

Duane, I have the the same problem. Most of the time I figure it out, but "YMMV" had me completly stumped. I couldn't stand it anymore and finally googled it this morning. YMMV = "your mileage may vary".

I get even more confused when only tool model numbers are referred to, e.g., "should I get the GO690 or the 36L336".

[Ed Aumiller]

Bruce, could you make the post with the link in it a "sticky" somewhere so do not have to search for it ???

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ed,

I made it a sticky on this forum.

[scott vroom]

Duane, here's a list: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?17995-List-Of-Acronyms-Update-3-15-05

This is incorrect from the list: FUBAR - Fouled Up But All Right

Correct definition is "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"

[Jim Mackell]

This is incorrect from the list: FUBAR - Fouled Up But All Right

Correct definition is "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"

Scott, even that is a sanitized version of the original.

[Ed Aumiller]

Ken,

Thank you, will save time for us older folk...

Ed

[scott vroom]

Scott, even that is a sanitized version of the original.

LOL......Jim, TOS, TOS, TOS!

[Damon Stathatos]

Wait a minute...you mean those abbreviations actually mean something ? I always thought they were typos and just glossed over them. Thanks men, this sheds a lot of light for me now.

[Tom Walz]

WC is also Tungsten Carbide
TCT - triple chip tooth design for saw blades

[Larry Browning]

WC is also Tungsten Carbide
TCT - triple chip tooth design for saw blades

Well, WC seems to add a whole dimension to the abbrev. thing. Why would WC stand for Tungsten Carbide?

[Myk Rian]

I'm trying to read different threads on here to learn but I keep getting hung up with all the abbreviations and not getting certain info from the replies. For example, on another thread talking about acclimation of wood to its environment, humidity, and other things I saw the abbreviation MC and I have no idea what that meant. Is there a list somewhere on here that will explain it??
You would really be screwed if you got into texting with the kids/grandkids. :confused:

[James Baker SD]

Well, WC seems to add a whole dimension to the abbrev. thing. Why would WC stand for Tungsten Carbide?

I think Tungsten is Wolfrom in German.

[Rick Moyer]

Well, WC seems to add a whole dimension to the abbrev. thing. Why would WC stand for Tungsten Carbide?
I suspect because tungsten was originally called wolfram, but I don't know for sure.

[Larry Browning]

I always thought WC stood for Water Closet. But I suppose context has to be considered too!

[James Baker SD]

I always thought WC stood for Water Closet. But I suppose context has to be considered too!

Do you remember Jack Paar getting in trouble on late night TV for even daring to say the initials WC? I do.

[Tom Walz]

Common explanation is that Tungsten was discovered in the Wolfram Valley. Thus W is the symbol for the element Tungsten.

[ray hampton]

Now you did it, you will be call on to explain WC
I am a ex welder and CRS are cold roll steel [ deet ]

[Dick Thomas]

Do you remember Jack Paar getting in trouble on late night TV for even daring to say the initials WC? I do.


James! You are revealing our ages!

[Tom Walz]

FTG - Flat Top Grind
ATB - Alternate Top Bevel
ATBR - ATB with Raker
High ATB - Alternate Top Bevel with steeper angles
ATAF - Alternate Top Bevel with Alternate Face Bevels
Combo - Planer-Combination (4&1)
HG - Hollow Ground
TCG - (Triple Chip Grind)
C-TCG - California Triple Chip
SS or SSSB - Solid Surface Scoring Blade

[George Gyulatyan]

Whenever I get stumped by some acronym, on any subject I go to acronymfinder.com

Might find more stuff than you want, but then again, some of the abbreviations can be quite a pain to figure out. The one I kept getting stuck on and have only seen it here is DAMHIKT.

[Bruce Page]

DAMHIKT - Don’t Ask Me How I Know This.

[Kent A Bathurst]

I have a lot of additional acronyms. Each of which would get me banned. :p

[Lex Boegen]

If you do a Google search with the keyword "define:" at the beginning, Google will know that you're looking for a definition of what follows. This is an example of searching for define: damhikt (https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=define:+damhikt&oq=define:+damhikt&gs_l=hp.3..0i22l2.2847.16290.0.16582.21.18.3.0.0.0 .530.3000.4j10j3j5-1.18.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.ZX0bva9N0LE&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=d276ca8c9d35acfa&bpcl=35277026&biw=1280&bih=611)