Recent content by qlopp

Thank you, that makes sense. I guess I'd need to see a patent white paper to try to decipher why the extra oval "flutes" or indentations make a functional difference or improve the original design. I could have sworn that I read something definitive on it once but now that I go searching all I...

To simplify, did the old SDS standard use a different chuck design than the new ubiquitous SDS Plus standard? Or is the difference only in the bit shanks? What does the difference accomplish?

I did. Were you posting that helpful tip for someone else?

I assume you don't understand my question. I understand how to operate the tool. I already have/use a SDS Max rotary hammer. I was asking about the bit's articulation with respect to the chuck. Yes, the entire chuck spins when in drill mode and doesn't spin when in hammer mode. What does an...

Back in the 90's early 2000's before there were a million competing Chinese offerings of decent quality larger tool boxes, the Craftsman Professional line was a seriously good second tier product, behind Snap On, Mac, etc. They were reasonably priced IIRC such that their biggest top/bottom...

I don't recognize it as any brand, what with those vertical slots in the trays. I would suspect it is a 90's Snap On cart though, the stenciled name looks legit and would be a weird thing for someone to go to that level detail and trouble to make a fast buck on a small item. Currently SO sells...

Hi, this is just for the sake of conversation as it doesn't *really* matter, but I was confused by the concept of the (supposedly) original SDS chuck specification versus the SDS Plus or SDS+ spec which all bits seem to be made to now. The reason this confusion came up is that I bought a "SDS"...