Everything with a cutting edge (and many other small items) has become a
Bit.

A portable saw with a circular blade becomes a skill saw.

Small portable saws with a reciprocating blade become a jig saw.

A utility knife becomes a box cutter.

Corded or cordless drills become screwguns.

Summer tires become all-season tires.

What a bunch-a-****.

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WB
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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Just in case you run into a fussy old fart, like me g, be aware that the
traditional meaning of a "live center" is one that is driven under power.
In other words, a headstock center.

A ball-bearing center for use in the tailstock is a ball-bearing dead
center.

You won't have any problem using the term the way you're using it, unless
you get an old guy on a bad day. d8-)

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Ed Huntress