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  1. 10-07-2012, 5:38 PM #1
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    What do all the abbreviations mean??

    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??
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    MC = Moisture Content

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    Duane, here's a list: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...Update-3-15-05
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    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".
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    Bruce, could you make the post with the link in it a "sticky" somewhere so do not have to search for it ???
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    Ed,

    I made it a sticky on this forum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page View Post
    Duane, here's a list: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...Update-3-15-05
    This is incorrect from the list: FUBAR - Fouled Up But All Right

    Correct definition is "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"
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    Quote Originally Posted by scott vroom View Post
    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.
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    Ken,

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim N Maine View Post
    Scott, even that is a sanitized version of the original.
    LOL......Jim, TOS, TOS, TOS!
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    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.
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    WC is also Tungsten Carbide
    TCT - triple chip tooth design for saw blades
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Walz View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duane Bledsoe View Post
    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??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Browning View Post
    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.
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