Re: Anyone have a good experience with Black & Decker lately

From: rae baker (rae.baker_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:37:00 GMT

They bought GE appliances a few years ago and since then it has been
down hill.

CJT wrote:
>
> Fred wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
>
> I quit buying their stuff long ago.
>
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