
Customer Review
45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Since I have been very happy with the heavy-duty WorkMate owned for the last two years, and needed to replace my old worn-out 2x4 sawhorses, I purchased the WorkMate WM125.
Unfortunately, Black and Decker has lost the handle on quality control in their offshore manufacturing. The WM125 is just plain flimsy, and assembling it was an adventure, or perhaps an ordeal would be more accurate. There was missing hardware, hole mismatches in components, and a severe thread mismatch between the jackscrews and their fittings. One of the roll pins for the handcranks was too large to force fit into the jackscrew. One of the bamboo planks had impact damage to one end that could not have been caused by shipping, as it was well packaged.
Finally, with the thread mismatch severity in the jackscrew fittings, it is very difficult to turn one of the handcranks (the other one is not very difficult, just difficult).
It might replace one of my sawhorses, but it sure won't be easy to use for anything else. It's amazing to me how this WorkMate product line has deteriorated. The older heavy duty model with its quick release folding latch and heavy duty plastic top is apparently no longer manufactured, now replaced by what appears to be offshore bamboo-topped models. I hope the rest of the product line is not plagued by what I experienced, but I will not be buying any more WorkMates.

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