At about the time of 12/4/2004 11:04 AM, James Sweet stated the following:

"Fred" wrote in message
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In my experience over the past 5 years or so, Black & Decker haven't made

a

decent electric tool/appliance. I have bought one of their small drills,
then returned it when the motor seized up after 2 months. The replacement
worked for a year, then the motor developed an open circuit. Same for a
small jig saw -- the blade moved up and down at about a 5-degree angle off
vertical. The same for a small electric screwdriver.

The company must have been taken over by some Wall Street group to suck

the

assets out of it, I don't know. Their stuff used to be quite good, but

now

I wouldn't touch any of their stuff, sorry to say.

Fred




Black & Decker hasn't been any good throughout my lifetime, or most of it
anyway. Perhaps they were decent back in the 60's and 70's but I've had some
of their stuff since the 80's and while some hasn't broken, it all feels
cheap.



A co-worker of mine bought a very expensive B&D coffee maker. After 1
cup it shorted out.

As for power tools, I have a Makita angle grinder. Works great with no
problems. I'd buy another Makita power tool if I needed it.

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