This edger probably works find for light work in sandy soils. It does not work if you have an edge that has never been edged before in clay soil with tough sod. Mine overheated and the motor burnt out. The handle is cheap molded plastic that is held on to the metal (amazing there is a metal part on this) shaft by a screw. Not a bolt, not a sturdier arrangement that can be tightened. The handle, powerhead, and shaft all wobble in relation to each other. The housing is cheap plastic. The blade is not sharp and showed considerable abrasion and wear after just a few  of minutes of use. This product is like everything else Black and Decker has made in the last decade or so...junk.