On 8 Aug 2015 14:16:39 GMT, notbob wrote:

black and decker made anything of high quality???

Once upon a time!

I have a B&D 3/8" var spd drill motor that's half plastic and half
metal. I used it to remove engine paint w/ a brass wire wheel. I'd
put the trigger lock on and run it until it was too hot to hold. This
went on for two days. Though it was 25 yrs ago, I still have it and
it still works fine.


I still have a B&D 3/8" drill since I was a teen. Back then they
didn't have model numbers, per se, but a code. I haven't used it many
decades. Plugged it in some years ago and it wouldn't spin. It may
be a broken cord wire, a bad trigger switch or stuck brushes. Have not
pulled it apart to check. Just a dust collector.

Today, I won't even look at a B&D product.

Same here. A more recent B&D circle saw (old - old) I gave away. Cut
a few pavers with it and the bearing filled with dust -- what an awful
noise