| The Black & Decker CST1200 Trimmer Edger brings the convenience of cordless performance to a variety of tasks around the yard and garden. Offering a wide, 10-inch cutting path and a unique Groom'N'Edge head that can be easily rotated 180-degrees for quick, clean edging, this tool runs on a rechargeable 12-volt battery that makes tangling with extension cords and worrying about spilled gasoline a thing of the past. And it employs Black & Decker's Automatic Feed Spool (AFS) system, which uses centrifugal force to dispense more line whenever you need it for added predictability and dependability--no bumping required. Also offering fast, hassle-free startup, the CST1200 weighs just seven pounds and its design includes a telescoping shaft that can be adjusted based on your height and soft grips for improved comfort and control while you work. The trimmer edger comes with a 12-volt battery, a charger, and a charger bracket that allows you to mount the charger on a wall near an outlet for easy access. This dependable tool is backed by a 2-year warranty |
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- Convenient, cordless design, 10-inch cutting path, and a patented gear-driven design for effective trimming
- Unique spool system uses centrifugal force to automatically feed out more line when you need it
- Head rotates 180 degrees for quick switches from trimming to edging
- Weighs just seven pounds; offers a telescoping shaft and soft grips for excellent control and comfort
- Includes 12-volt battery, charger, wall-mount charger bracket, and 2-year warranty
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 Best Cordless |
| Review Date: August 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: C. C. Madsen, Las Vegas, Nev. |
| This is by far the best string trimmer I have ever owned. You just don't have to fuss with the string. It is completely automatic, no bumping to adjust. I have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of work that can be done with one charge. The battery holds its' charge for a long time between uses, unlike most of my other cordless tools. Most string trimmers I have previously owned were very fussy and always seemed to be in need of adjustment. I have owned this trimmer for six months and it has worked flawlessly |
Excellent trimmer
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| Review Date: August 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Clifford C. Cook, |
| This trimmer works well and holds a charge for a long time. I am very pleased with this product. |
I'm STILL loving it!
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| Review Date: July 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: V. Burnett, Phillips, WI USA |
I bought this item in May of 2002. Now it's the summer of 2009
and I'm STILL using it. That's 8 summers! It worked as good today as it did when
I used it for the first time. It trims exactly what I WANT it to
trim.. Around the house, around the 3 decks, around the RV, around
the flower beds and around several trees and bushes.
Yes.. there are other trees that there is not enough battery power
for, but by then I've had enough yard work for one day. I'm
done, anyway! I only wish one thing. That I could buy another
one when it dies..(I HOPE IT NEVER DOES!)
Oh..and I've only changed the string once in those 8 years. |
Nice for the price, charges last a long time
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| Review Date: June 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Andrew Kent, Westborough, MA |
I've only had this trimmer for a few weeks, but I'm impressed. We have a large yard, and it trims all the edging and hard-to-reach places on one charge, with plenty to spare it seems. It's lightweight, the line feed works well, and it was very affordable.
A good purchase! |
The CST1200 trimmer is good for low intensity work
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| Review Date: September 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: G. Marshall, Barbados |
The CST1200 was basically hassle-free and gave no problems for about 11 months.
However, note that it is for reasonably light work; the design DID NOT include a telescoping shaft!; The Automatic Feed Spool system did not always feed the string as designed and I sometimes had to extend it by manually; The battery is not "user" replaceable; Initially the charge only allowed about 15 minutes work time increasing to about 20 minutes after a few charge cycles.
In future I will opt for a trimmer with a bit more power and a replaceable battery so when the first dies during the job you just swap it and carry on working. |
Disappointed with Battery
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| Review Date: July 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Gary Raymond, Dallas TX USA |
| I bought this to replace a similar Black and Decker unit that I had for two years before smoke started coming out and the old one burned up. The battery is important. I used it for edging primarily on the sidewalk and along the other edges along the house and yard. The previous unit I had did a great job and I could do the entire yard with one charge. I had gone to Home Depot and found they had a similar Black & Decker but when I got it home I saw it had two small batteries which meant that I would have to swap out batteries at some point during the edging, so I took that back and checked Amazon and saw this unit which looks identical to the one I had that burned up and had just one battery. I read a review which said the battery was good and lasted a long time so I bought it based on that recommendation. I can't do my entire yard because the battery's charge will not make it. So I'm having to break the yard edging job into two days or if one day, wait a couple or more hours until it charges back up. It's a pain. Not sure why my previous unit could do it with no sweat and this one won't unless it's a smaller battery. Now I've bought it and used it a few times, so I guess I'm stuck with it. |
battery needs recharging too often.
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| Review Date: June 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: gvtndma sharon, vt |
| Grandma sharon got a cordless trimmer for mother's day, having 150 ft of property,cords were very difficultf. This trimmer works slower but does work BUT!! only lasted 15 mins so area could not be finished. |
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