Opps, Black and Decker buys Delta/Porter Cable..

[P©WÉ®T©©LMAN]

Funny.....I never had much to do warranty wise directly with B&D/DeWalt or Delta/Porter Cable because out of all the big names I do do warranty service for I don't do either companies warranty in house, but B&D DeWalt & Delta / Porter Cable does do warranty service on my behalf ( I just send the items in with receipts shipping paid by them & a few days later they come back, no paperwork for me to do at all, I just hand them back to my customers with a smile ).

In return I get greater discounts on tools, parts & accessories than I would if I was just a private company dealing with their service branches...so it works for me.....low & behold with this sudden acquisition one of the big guns for B&D/DeWalt service in Ontario was in touch with me today....who knows where this is going?????

[bridger]

by that point the B&D pro line was pretty hit and miss. the drill motors had a reputation for stripping out the nylon gears. the router had a rack and pinion depth adjustment that was a real PIA and was improved by removing and throwing away. the worm drive saw was OK, but the handles broke off a lot. they had already removed some of the really great machines from the lineup, and soon finished the job.

[patrick conroy]

"Back in my day... ...they don't make them like they used to!" Pretty common refrain, huh? Think I say it myself from time to time.

Then I try to think about things like: Chevy Vega; drum brakes; changing plug's n points every 30; bias ply tires. Or air-bags, ABS, 100K tune-ups, indy-suspension.

Sure don't make them like they used to. Tis a good thing.

[Unisaw A100]

PC:

And at times the same can be said about some machines.

UA100, who has seen a dog or two...