About Busy Bee Tools
Busy Bee Tools has served Canadian tradespeople, makers, and industrial professionals since 1976. What began as a single retail location has grown into one of Canada's most recognized tool and machinery retailers, with multiple stores across the country and a national eCommerce presence at busybeetools.com.
We are 100% Canadian owned and operated, focused on practical product selection, knowledgeable support, and long-term customer relationships.
What We Offer
Our catalog includes woodworking, metalworking, and industrial tools for hobbyists, small businesses, schools, and production environments. We carry both entry-level equipment and professional-grade machinery, along with the accessories, consumables, and replacement parts required to keep shops running.
If you need help choosing the right machine, accessory, or setup for your application, contact our team and include as much detail as possible (materials, usage, budget, and required specs):
Contact Sales / Product Guidance
Woodworking
Our woodworking category includes major machinery and everyday shop equipment such as table saws, bandsaws, jointers, planers, routers, drill presses, dust collection, and more. We also carry our in-house Craftex line, built to support both serious hobby work and professional shop use.
Need help matching tooling, machine capacity, or electrical requirements to your project?
Submit a Product Recommendation Request
Metalworking
We stock key metalworking equipment including lathes, milling machines, grinders, fabrication tools, and other shop essentials for maintenance, prototyping, and production workflows.
If you need help with machine selection, compatibility, or feature comparisons, open a request with your use case and required tolerances:
Ask for Metalworking Equipment Help
Industrial Tools and Shop Supplies
In addition to machinery, we carry a broad range of industrial and shop products: power tools, air tools, compressors, clamps, precision measuring tools, PPE/safety gear, and general shop supplies.
If you are outfitting a team, school, or facility and need volume support, start here:
Contact Sales / Institutional Support
Parts and Service Support
Keeping equipment operating is a core part of what we do. Our parts department supports replacement-part requests for many of the products we sell, including Craftex equipment.
To speed up your request, include model number, part number (if known), photos, and proof of purchase where available:
Submit a Parts Request
Online Shopping and Account Help
Customers across Canada can browse and order through busybeetools.com, where product pages include specs, availability details, and related accessories.
For order updates, account issues, shipping questions, or post-purchase concerns, open a support ticket so the right team can respond quickly:
Submit a Support Ticket
Customer Care and Warranty Questions
Our support team handles returns, warranty concerns, troubleshooting guidance, and general service questions. Opening a ticket is the fastest way to route your case correctly and track progress.
Start here for any customer-care issue:
Contact Customer Support
Community and Education
Busy Bee Tools regularly supports the Canadian tool and trades community through events, demonstrations, and educational engagement.
For upcoming activities and announcements:
View Events and Demonstrations