On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:10:24 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article ,
says...

The whole brand has went down the drain but at one time I think the
Black & Decker QA fallout wound up in Walmart and KMart.



At one time the Black and Decker was good tools. They went down hill.
Didn't they come out with the DeWalt brand that is a much higher quality
as the B&D name was ruined ?

Seems that some companies that had good quality were bought just for the
name and reputation. Then they went out of the counrty and the quality
went with them. A few have came back to the states with better quality.

B&D also had a couple of different product lines. Their homeowner line
was not as good as the commercial line that was about as good as it
gets. I still have a 60 year old B&D 3/8" drill, all metal, that my
grandkids won't wear out. The homeowner drills had plastic handles.