Electric Nail Guns. Ever use? Like?
Steven S. Zawalick
I don't have a compressor and yet I'm interested in a
nail gun. Has anyone out there tried the electric
nail guns? It would seem to me that these would be
plenty powerful and handy. Any thoughts or
recommendations?
Thanks in anvance.
Steve-o
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Raif Harik
>I don't have a compressor and yet I'm interested in a
>nail gun. Has anyone out there tried the electric
>nail guns? It would seem to me that these would be
>plenty powerful and handy. Any thoughts or
>recommendations?
>Thanks in anvance.
>Steve-o
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I have a little brad nale gun which I bought from craftsman for around
$50. I had intended to used to nail backs 1\4 backs onto bookcases as
that is what I make for a living. I found that the brad head or
rather lack there of was too small to secure the back. I ended up
useing a whole lot like every two inches or what ever. I was using 1
1\4 inch nails and have since returned to them. In regards to how it
worked well it worked pretty well I guess. One of them jammed and I
returned for a new one ( I LOVE doing this it makes me feel like I'm
striking back at shitty production companies). The brad nails were
kind of expensive as I remeber it as well. If you don't need alot of
fastening then go for it. If you do and you find a nail gun that
shoots nails with bigger heads on them PLEASE let me no as it would
make my life alot easier.
sorry I deleted you sign off. didn't realize till it was too late.
Raif
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RHove0672
nail and staple guns. I rub shoulders with many contractors and none of
them use electric nail guns. Everyone seems to be going to air nailers
and staplers. Easy to use and pretty reliable. One or two guns only
require a small air compressor. Hope this info may be of some help.
Pete
WoodyWorkr
the $50 I paid for it and 5000 brads. It jams frequently( but takes 10
seconds to clear). Its great for small projects only since it offers only
2 size brads 1" and 1 1/4". I use it alot for making bird houses and bird
feeders. I rely on the titebond II for the joint, not the nail. Overall
I still feel its better than having to buy a compresser to drive brads.
YMMV, my $.02 worth, keep the change
Bernie Swanson
Bellevue, WA
Greg Luptowski
punch, but leaves a square indention which must be filled. That
is the only annoying thing.
Raif Harik (ra...@mail.utexas.edu) wrote:
Paul Maston
the driver so that it does not leave such a large indentation. I am not
famailiar with your nailer so it would be best to check with the
manufacturer. I do know that this is possible with some pneumatic models.
I prefer the Airy pneumatic nailer #ATK0241 for around $99.00. It shoots
up to 1 9/16" brads and is extremely durable for such an inexpensive tool.
Senco is fine too but the price is outrageous.
Donald Stern
As I mentioned, bought the Reliant Electric Nailer at Trendlines outlet,
onsale for $149. I should wear a sign on my back that says "kick me". All
the negatives I've been hearing about Trendlines should have made me wary
but had to have a cheap nail gun for occasional use. It's cheap alright.
The ad says "Will drive fasteners into hardwood". Well that's true but
the brads go into but not through 3/4 to 1" oak stock. Fir, pine or other
softwoods are OK with 3/4 stock but I expected the brads to be driven
cleanly. If you don't hold the head firmly against wood brads won't go
through; if you do hold firmly you get a nice gouged area where the tip
digs in. About the best compromise was to nail thru some shim stock to
avoid those nasty dings.
Will try to return this piece of **** but don't have high hopes. Warranty
only mentions returns for defects. I think the wife will want to use it
to repair loose grapestakes in our fence, she's always been taken with
nailers ever since she saw Norm use one.
Don Stern