Sister tool brands, needing info for spare parts.

[Gaogier]

Hello.

I have some cheaper store brand tools, which I got as a cheap replacement/investment so I can invest in better materials for what I need. So far things are working out great. Except a couple of issues made by myself, like my drill/screwdrive, I broke the chuck, and had to remove it by removing the whole gearbox with the chuck and taking it apart through the gear box. I just managed to put it back together (I broke the light) otherwise working perfectl, so I don’t want to reattach the light, incase I break more of it.

This is a wickes brand tool, the CDT212W.4 and I know Toolstation has the the same tool, the bauker brand, now I am after a spare battery for this tool, just can’t find one, and wickes won’t help me.

I also have a silverline 450w jigsaw, of which I have lost the blade locking screws and the carbon brushes, but not had much luck so far.

so, basically, I am now trying to find a list of tool manufactures, their parents and sister companies to see if I can find the right spare parts for my tools that I may need later in life, as well as the missing bits that I need now.

has come one come up with a list already? I would believe that someone has. If not do you know of the sister and parent manufacturer of the following brands

wickes
bosch
mac allister
silverline
stanley

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Bosch mostly manufacture their own tools, although they sometimes buy in more specialised items (e.g. industrial vacuum cleaners, system tool boxes, etc). They also own the world's largest manufacturers of jigsaw blades (Scintilla) who supply jigsaw and multitool blades to many other makers (e.g. Metabo - jigsaw blades, Mafell - jigsaw blades, Makita - Starlock multitool blades, etc - note that Bosch is joint patentee of Starlock with Fein) as well as a large saw blade and router cutter manufacturer (Freud). Bosch are also a major manufacturer of extruded industrial aluminium profiles, so the Mafell guide rails probably come from them. You sometimes find Bosch industrial (blue) components used in other makers tools (e.g. recip saw gearboxes were at one time supplied to Hilti, SDS drills were at one time supplied to Spit, etc). In general, though, Bosch is Bosch

Stanley is now part of Stanley-Black & Decker, so any hand tools such as spirit levels and hammers branded deWalt another constituent company of S-BD, are of Stanley origin. Stanley cordless tools appear to be of deWalt origin, although the battery connections are different. deWalt also supply cordless pinners and nailers under the Bostitch brand name (they have been owned by Stanley for decades). Porter Cable nailers are also derived frim the DW models, but again the battery mounting is different. Stanley don't often make stuff for other firms although the sometimes buy-in generic designs

AFAIK Wickes, Silverline and MacAllister but in rebranded generic Chinese tools

For generic power to tools Solent Tools is always a good starting point, but generic brands always have poor support, so don't ever be surprised if you can't get help

 

[opps]

The same company that owns wickes owns toolstation.

Screwfix and B&Q are part of the same group (kingfisher).

Both companies are seemingly happy to sell cheap Chinese rubbish (under pseudo names) that cannot be repaired (with ease).

Silverline , in my opinion, have a long and proud history of selling tools that need to be replaced after a few weeks (note to mods- I am expressing my opinion, rather than stating a fact).

If you actually want to buy quality tools, look at the likes of

www.axminstertools.com

D & M Tools - Power Tools, Hand Tools and Accessories

Quality Branded Hand Tools and Power Tools at low prices, for DIY Enthusiasts and Trade

www.dm-tools.co.uk

www.rutlands.com

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You would have to question the sensibilities of actually buying a replacement battery for a £28 tool.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Silverline , in my opinion, have a long and proud history of selling tools that need to be replaced after a few weeks (note to mods- I am expressing my opinion, rather than stating a fact).

Oh, I don't know about that

They sell cheap tools which are suited to a market where longevity isn't an issue, and accuracy isn't paramount - after all a goodly few will be used for an hour or so each year for a few years until they are cast into the back of a junk filled, never to be resurrected from drawer in an old kitchen unit at the back of the garage...

I collect and restore "antique" power tools in my spare time and I have had some remarkable finds over the years, but I doubt that any of these modern tools will ever be of interest or repairable in the way a 1950s B&D D-series (domestic) drill can be

 

[foxhole]

The same company that owns wickes owns toolstation.

Screwfix and B&Q are part of the same group (kingfisher).

Both companies are seemingly happy to sell cheap Chinese rubbish (under pseudo names) that cannot be repaired (with ease).

Silverline , in my opinion, have a long and proud history of selling tools that need to be replaced after a few weeks (note to mods- I am expressing my opinion, rather than stating a fact).

If you actually want to buy quality tools, look at the likes of

www.axminstertools.com

D & M Tools - Power Tools, Hand Tools and Accessories

Quality Branded Hand Tools and Power Tools at low prices, for DIY Enthusiasts and Trade

www.dm-tools.co.uk

www.rutlands.com

Wickes have been independent of travis Perkins group since 2021 .

 

[cdbe]

Cost, difficulty in sourcing and delivery charges make it uneconomical to repair cheap power tools - if I'm donated one and it's failed prematurely I might try to find a used one on eBay to cannibalise or get some Chinese brushes or bearings for a few quid - otherwise it goes in the bin - bad for the environment? I suppose it is but so is buying cheap Chinese tat in the first place.

I never understand the assertion that DIYers should have cheap tools (I mean the no-name stuff rather than the entry level like Erbauer), as if the bricks they're drilling are softer, or they don't need to drive 6" woodscrews, or they don't need to cut a board as straight as a professional. They just do it less often so their tools will last longer.

I'm sometimes asked by friends and family to do little jobs for them, they often tell me they have tools, I ask if they're up to the job, "Oh yes, I've just bought a very good drill" - I groan inwardly when I get there and they proudly present me with some piece of crap set with hundreds of drill and driver bits - made out of plasticine, they either bounce off the wall, snap or untwist!

 

[SFK]

Toolstation has the the same tool, the bauker brand, now I am after a spare battery for this tool, just can’t find one

Does the Bauker battery fit it? I would be tempted to go into tool station and ask to see if it fits.

Bauker 18V Battery 2.0Ah | Toolstation

• Compatible with all Bauker 18V tools which enables interchanging the battery across the whole 18V platform. Lithium-Ion technology offers no memory effect and minimal self discharge giving maximum use and less downtime. 1.5Ah Battery 2.0Ah Battery 4.0Ah Battery

www.toolstation.com

ADDITION
NOTE THAT their drill with two batteries costs only a little more than a battery (as they are end of line stock).

Bauker 18V Cordless Brushless Combi Drill 2 x 2.0Ah | Toolstation

• Two speed gearbox, 21 settings, Max 40Nm • No load speed: 0-450/0-1600 rpm • Impact rate: 0-7200/0-25600 BPM • 13mm keyless chuck, LED light • Max capacity: 35mm wood, 10mm metal, 13mm masonry Includes Bauker 18V cordless drill, 2 x 2.0Ah batteries and a charger.

www.toolstation.com

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

No that won't fit, his 'drill' is so cheap it has one of those battery's that fits in the handle.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Nice!

 

[opps]

Wickes have been independent of travis Perkins group since 2021 .

TP demerged from Wickes, but are Toolstation part of Wickes or TP?

Edit- ok, Toolstation are part of TP. Tnx

 

[big-all]

solent powertools are realy well set up for random spares for generic and branded tools

SOLENT TOOLS - POWER TOOL, GARDEN MACHINERY SPARE PARTS

POWERTOOL AND GARDEN MACHINERY SPARE PARTS . INCLUDING PERFORMANCE POWER ERBAUER PERFORMANCE POWER TITAN QUALCAST WORX SPEAR AND JACKSON JCB NUTOOL PARKSIDE

solenttools.co.uk

 

[Deleted member 174758]

We went there in post #2 B-A...

 

[big-all]

We went there in post #2 B-A...

i am terrible at missing things as my brain has a mind off its own [oxymoron or just moron in my case ]

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I know just what you mean, first hand