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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

HM/TC

Hi,

From an electric hand planer's specification:

"... the HM/TC planer blade...

(I realize this is far from being a "general English question"... I have spent plenty of time searching for what HM/TC means in the internet but without success ... perhaps someone could help me out? )

mus-te
  

Top answer

I believe that HM is a standard, referring to the composition of the metal used in the main construction of the tool. (I think it was developed by Bosch, the German company). For example, in the UK, a standard used to be Sheffield Stainless Steel stamped on products made there, as a standard of guaranteed quality of the stainless steel.

— Terryxpress

  • I believe that HM is a standard, referring to the composition of the metal used in the main construction of the tool.
  • (I think it was developed by Bosch, the German company).
  • For example, in the UK, a standard used to be Sheffield Stainless Steel stamped on products made there, as a standard of guaranteed quality of the stainless steel.
  • TC refers to tungsten carbide, used to tip circular saw blades, etc - and in your example, the edge of a planer - to give extra hardness to any cutting edge.
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I believe that HM is a standard, referring to the composition of the metal used in the main construction of the tool. (I think it was developed by Bosch, the German company). For example, in the UK, a standard used to be Sheffield Stainless Steel stamped on products made there, as a standard of guaranteed quality of the stainless steel.
TC refers to tungsten carbide, used to tip circular saw b
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Terryxpress:
THANKS A LOT!! Emotion: yes
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