Elu or Black & Decker Drill


Appearances: Episodes:

  1. 101, 102, 103, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113
  2. 201, 202, 205, 208, 209, 211, 212
  3. 302, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 311
  4. 401, 402, 404, 405, 406, 408, 410, 411, 412
  5. 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510
  6. 605

Looks very much like this (I massaged a picture of a Dewalt 100 drill with PaintShop Pro to get this image). Dewalt is what the Elu became after Black & Decker absorbed Elu and changed their models over to the Dewalt marque.

Frankly, I'm no longer convinced they even were Elu, given the B & D parentage. There's every possibility they were B & D Professional to begin with. If it is a B & D, it may be a model 1166, per my friend below.

I'm especially persuaded of that since reviewing Episode 101, which indicated, “thanks to Black & Decker.” Whichever they were, they didn't last much beyond the 1st season with the exception of the 2278 biscuit joiner and the corded drill.

Thanks to my friend, Jim King, for information on the Black & Decker version.

Last updated: 5 March 2009