Tomes wrote:
"dadiOH" :
mm :
Heard on the radio just now -- heard it before too -- that there
was a big influx into Baltimore of workers from West Virginia and
Virginia and Carolina during the war and maybe other times, and
Black and Decker used to rent power tools to the shipyard(s?)
here. ?According to someone quoting Mr. Decker, he noticed --
didn't say exactly when -- that people were taking the tools home
and bringing them back, and he asked them why, and was told "I
can get so much done with these things at home." ?And after that,
Black and Decker started selling the tools through hardware
stores.

sad they cut to junk quality, B&D is known as disposable tools

B&D has various grades of tools as do many other manufacturers. I
have a B&D *industrial* 3/8" drill that has had much use for the
last 20 years. I also have a B&D 7/8 HP router - the antecedant
of the Dewalt 610 - that has been used even more over almost 40
years. I replaced its bearings about 10 years ago.

But that is exactly the point, isn't it. Your excellent stuff is
really old and not the current stuff.

OP said B&G started retailing during "the war" (presumably, WW2) and
the person to whom I posted said it was a shame they diminished the
quality (presumably, when they started retailing). I was pointing out
that was not the case at least as recently as 20 years ago, probably
less. Besides, they still make the good stuff, just marketed under
different names...DeWalt, Porter-Cable, Delta...

The Dewalt 610 router was exactly same as my ancient B&D except it
could use 1/2" collets, was a bit more powerful and had a tab over
part of the power switch. I'd love to find a motor unit from one.


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