We have a fairly quiet little compressor we use here, and it has to be because we are in a commercial office building and have neighbors that are business people, suit and tie wearing folks. We searched long and hard to find a compressor that would deliver the air we needed at the noise level could live with.
Well, it quit working this weekend. Opened it up, the belt was broken. I thought it was no big deal. Looking closer, the pulley that drives the belt is bad, it had developed a bad wobble, which is what caused the belt to fail. Okay, no big deal. A belt and a pulley, maybe a bearing or two and we should be good to go.
Look in my manual at the parts list. Can't buy the pulley, you have to buy the entire pump assembly.
Cost of a new compressor- $175.
Cost of a new pump - $279.
Are you serious? I can buy a new compressor for less than I can buy the replacement pump? You have got to be kidding me. The belt alone was $32.
Guess what's heading to the dumpster? It'll be the last Bostitch compressor I ever buy with replacement parts that cost more than the original purchase and not breaking the items down to sell replaceable parts. What's the big deal with selling a pulley and a belt? That's a realistic wear part. Apparently they don't think so.
Bye Bye Bostitch.