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I have a black & Decker I use extensively. No problem. Could be the mechanical lock that holds the shaft still while changing attachments. Maybe it’s stuck.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

As Monte says

Also if it has been sitting round it

have gathered some dust or splinter

in the slide switch, that happens a lot

with Trend Router switches

Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I have jammed the switch, burned the brushes,—Take apart the switch, check brushes rough’m up, polish armature with ink eraser—blow out crumbs. Put back together. Think positive – it will work, it will work, It will work. If not Mark $8.50 for rummage sale. It really should work. Even though we disrespect B&D I’ve gotten good enough service to pass them on to my daughters (still works for them, Too.) Good luck. s

-- Steve, 'Sconie Great White North

It runs but the gears are gone what can I make with it ?

-- Nimkee** Joe

Maybe you can take it to a small appliance repair place that services Black and Decker and see if they can at least shed light on what the heck is wrong. Hard to believe even with B&D that it would only last 5 min so maybe it’s not too serious.

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

You can make a dunk with it into the garbage. My B&D sander just spit out a bunch of stuff after only 3 uses, turns out it’s defective but they won’t fix it. They send you some parts so that you can do the job they couldn’t. Junk it, don’t tell the wife since she tried and get something better.

-- --Rev. Russ in NY-- A posse ad esse

It would make a good paper weight, a noise maker, you could swing it around by it’s cord and bash stuff, or strip it for parts (at least the cord). the motor still works so maybe you could gear it down and connect it to a mobile or some other form of mechanical art with wood gears or something.

-- In the end, when your life flashes before your eyes, will you like what you see?

Lol

-- Nimkee** Joe

I have never liked B&D but not for the reasons mentioned above.

My main reason for dislikng B&D is the extremely poorly designed batteries and chargers which, shouldn’t, but end up in our landfills due to customer dissatisfaction. In most cases the batteries cost nearly as much as the product and are difficult to replace. The only good B&D tool IMO, is the workmate.

And, also some STUPID products; the battery operated tape measure, the battery operated C clamp, the battery operated crescent wrench, maybe more I don’t know about.

Perhaps being part of Stanley will change this!

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"