Bostitch, part of the name of Bostitch air compressors is, according to their website, a contraction of the company’s original name, which was the Boston Wire Stitcher company. The “bos” comes from the word Boston and the “stitch” comes from the stitcher part of the name.
They’ve been in business since 1896 going through various iterations and name changes. They do not appear to have been involved with air compressors, which are necessary to run their lines of air staplers and air nailers and other air tools, until 2001 when Bostitich began introducing their line of air compressors as accessories for their tool line.
Bostitch air compressors is part of the Global Stanley Tools empire, and are supplied to customers via big box store and other distribution outlets throughout the world.
In the USA you can visit their website www.bostitch.com to get information, a logical first step when you have a problem with Bostitch air compressors.
If contacting Bostitch / Stanley about an issue with your compressor hasn’t helped you, and you still have a question about or problem with your Bostitch air compressor, then this page is for you.
Bostitch air compressors manuals
Need Bostitch air compressors manuals? Here is one that has been kindly provided by other visitors to this site to help other Bostitch compressor users.
- Bostitch CAP60P-OF parts list
- Bostitch CAP60PB-OF parts list
- Bostitch Model BTFP01012 manual
- Bostitch CAP 2000 manual
If you have any Bostitch literature or manuals in digital format and care to share it, upload it using the form at the bottom of this page.
Please check the troubleshooting compressors pages on this site for help too as many if not all problems common to many makes of air compressors are identified and resolution provided on those pages.
Still need to post a question about your Bostitch brand air compressor. Please use the form at the end of this page.
Cheers, and thanks to all contributors.
Bill
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I have an older Bostitch cwc150 air compressor that needs a pressure switch but the original part is obsolete, ive spent several hours online trying to figure out what other pressure switch is compatible with my compressor but I cant seem to figure it out. The label on my pressure switch is all tore up and I can not read the writing on it to figure out the manufacturer, would anyone have any idea what pressure switch would be compatible with my compressor? Ill attach pics of my pressure switch. Thanks so much.