[TheForge] Re: Interesting insight on tool manufacturers

[Mike Spencer]

> I have 4 Metabo Grinders - and love them...[snip] If I need another
> grinder in my life time I would still buy a Metabo.

I have both a 1/2" drill and an end grinder made by Black & Decker
circa 1925.  Both still going strong.  They even had a replacement
part for one of them in the late 70s.  Does that mean I should by my
next drill/grinder from B&D?  Hmmmmm...   :-)

> In 2016 they were acquired by Hitachi.  That is the way the world
> goes today.

Yeah, well, there's that.

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