Black & Decker DR650 6.5, $75 Junk

Overall Rating2.332.332.332.332.33

$75 Junk

I bought the drill because I knew I would use it quite infrequently. The drill sat in the box for 6 months before I used it. I used the drill in hammer mode twice with no problems. The first time I used it in normal mode the gearbox blew up! I was drilling through 2 2×4’s and a piece of Advantex with a 3/4 inch paddle bit. I haven’t tried to get the warranty but I’m sure I’m out of luck since I never registered it.

Don’t buy this PIECE OF JUNK!!!!!

Update (2/3/2012):

The featured review for this product, Black & Decker DR650 6.5 Amp 1/2-Inch Dual Range Hammerdrill Tools & Hardware, was written by Smacker.

The average rating for this item is 2.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

AGK

April 15th, 2010 at 9:19 pm    


Overall Rating11111

Black & Decker USED to make good stuff…
I bought the Black & Decker Hammer Drill because I needed to drill a few holes into concrete. I have an old small 3/8″ Black & Decker drill that has been a great drill for 28 years. This new drill had enough power to drill holes in concrete and the hammer mode worked O.K. I only drilled 6 holes into concrete and used it a couple other times in regular drilling mode for some small wood projects when it just quit working. Nothing burned out, blew up etc. - just stopped. Then it started turning a little and intermittently; wouldn’t go full speed. I figured out the switch is messed up. I couldn’t get any warranty work done on it (don’t even get me going…) and I couldn’t even get a new trigger switch to fix it myself. I ended up having to buy another drill and threw this thing away. Big disappointment. Black & Decker must have gone overseas and gotten cheap. Too bad. On a positive note, my new Milwaukee Hammer drill hasn’t given me any problems at all. My verdict: put the money you’d spend on this product toward a better quality drill - you’ll be happier in the long run.


Smacker

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:12 am    


Overall Rating11111

$75 Junk
Rated 1 stars.


defeodome2

May 11th, 2010 at 8:03 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Nice tool
I need something to finish my basement for the money this is a good value, its big and does the job. I had no problems drilling into the concrete floor.


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