On March 26, 2018 at 13:13, cshepard said...
Hey Ernie, next time just Google something to start with. Jackass.
You will note over time that highfigh and I often say almost the same things but we mean different things by them.
SDS originally came from German by the way (copied & pasted directly from Wikipedia):
I only read the entry far enough to get it in English. Thanks for the detail, though -- that's really interesting*:
The SDS bit was developed by Hilti and Bosch in 1975. The name comes from the German "Stecken Drehen Sichern" (Insert Twist Secure). In German-speaking countries the back-formation "Spannen durch System" (Clamping System) is used, though Bosch uses "Special Direct System" for international purposes
And this is from the Wikipedia article on Hilti:
Hilti OHG began as a company that produced equipment and components on contract for the German industry during World War II.[3] The exports went largely to Maybach Motorenbau in Friedrichshafen and Robert Bosch in Stuttgart. The products included tank parts and ammunition components for the Nazi war effort.[4] After the war the company repositioned itself and began producing fasteners and other construction material.[5]
At this point, Hilti is the largest employer in Liechtenstein. Despite that, their cases open backwards.
*That's not sarcasm. I mean that.
