The soft inner part of a tree that has very little structural strength, making it not usable for framing or where structural strength is needed.
Pitot tube
Device which measures the fluid flow difference between static and dynamic pressure and is used in fluid systems to monitor operating characteristic and fluid velocity.
Pitting
(1) Defect that occurs when paint has tiny bubbles that break as the paint dries. (2) Spotted metal corrosion. (3) Drywall defect of small pits in the joint compound after drying.
Pittsburgh lock seam
A method of interlocking two separate pieces of metal.
Pivot
(1) A point or shaft on which something turns. (2) Hinge point between two objects.
Pivot door
A shower door that rotates on two metal pivots at the top and bottom of the door.
Pl lamp
A nickname for a twin tube fluorescent lamp coined by philips lighting, a large.
Place
To pour concrete.
Plain biff
Unthreaded faucet outlet, which cannot take a hose connection.
Plain end scroll saw blade
When it comes to installation, plain end scroll saw blades are the harder of the two standard scroll saw blade types to install. They have a larger number of blade sizes to choose from, thus allowing the user to produce a wider variety of cuts.
