Tool Parts - Where do I get Replacement Parts for Top Brand Tools?

We all know we’re going to have to invest into some power tool parts sooner

or later, but it’s typically the aspect of owning power tools that we all don’t

like very much. Researching about replacement parts and tool repairs is

nowhere near as fun as going into the hardware store and trying out a brand

new power tool. However, although a power tool is more than the sum of its

own parts, a lack of replacement parts makes the tool unusable.

A lot of the larger power tool brands have made it quite easy for you to come

across replacement parts. It’s really all part of making a genuine service to

go with their quality tools. If they didn’t have the service to back up their

own products, than the brand’s reputation suffers.

Most brands are now using the internet to make it easier for individuals to

obtain replacement parts. For example, Briggs and Stratton allows you to

order replacement parts directly from the website at

www.ereplacementparts.com (Authorized Name Brand Parts Supplier).

Delta power tool parts are available from various suppliers, some of which

include an innovative parts finder on their website found Here. DeWALT

parts can be found in a similar way, just do a google search for “Dewalt

Parts” and you should get a few of DeWALT’s top suppliers to choose from.

It’s not as easy to find Ryobi power tool parts through the official Ryobi

website. However, eReplacementParts (www.ereplacementparts.com) stocks

Ryobi parts in their own warehouse. The eReplacementParts website has a

useful parts finder for locating parts and a large variety of tool repair

resources that they include free for all visitors.

Some brands don’t take responsibility for helping you find replacement

parts. They’re usually the less-famous brands, and the tools tend to be

cheaper. That doesn’t mean the power tool parts aren’t out there; it just

means that the company doesn’t devote the resources to maintaining a

helpline or a service center locator. This means you have to do a little

legwork, asking around at hardware stores and searching the Internet.

Of course, the best way of avoiding repair-related frustration is to ask the

right questions when you buy the tool in the first place. Are replacement

parts kept in the store you’re buying the power tool from? Are repairs carried

out in the store? If the answer to the first two questions is no, then can the

salesperson recommend somewhere? Can spare parts be ordered from the

manufacturer’s website?

Of course, if you’re of an optimistic turn of mind, you probably won’t be

thinking about spare parts when you’re buying a new tool. You hope it’ll

actually last, right? However, it’s essential to think about parts and tool

repair before you buy. One good analogy is with buying a new shirt. Some

shirts come with a couple of spare buttons, so that when a button falls off

and is lost, you can sew on one of the spares. However, the shirts that come

with the spares never seem to actually lose the original buttons, although

other shirts do. The reason for this is that a shirt-maker that takes the time

and care to provide spare buttons will also take time and care over sewing

the original buttons on properly. In the same way, a company that provides

good after-sales service and makes it easy to obtain spare parts is a company

whose power tools are likely to last longer.