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That is the best tool review I have ever readcarhartt kid wrote:Hi.
I'm a chippy working down in the south west (oooooaaaaarrr) A couple of years ago I went over to the USA (Orange County/South LA) and through a friend, was introduced to a well respected carpenter. He invited me on site to see how they work over there, and boy was I shocked. The rate at which US chippy's work is amazing. Mostly down to their tool systems and the fact that everything is timber skinned and framed.
I came home having purchased a 16Gague Paslode straight finish nailer as a bit of a treat (it was a bargain @ £160). I started using it straight away, boxing panels, skirting, picture rails, dado’s and door surrounds (the list is endless).
Almost immediately I was shocked at how quickly I was finishing jobs (and how deaf I’d gone) I quite honestly was knocking hours off my week. What did you say mate????
Oh and invest in a cleaning kit and service regularly. I've never had a nail jam or a misfire only a few nervous moments when my first fuel cell ran out.
So I forked out the cash for a Paslode framing nailer. Timber studs in a fraction of the time, decking and fences a doddle. Heavier and a bit more noise...Great?? But earplugs solved all that....What????? Mmmmm feel the power…
Yes the nail packs do seem dear at first but they last bloody ages, as well as the batteries and fuel cells. I've built up a bit of a selection of other brand 16g finish nails, and Paslode now sell mini boxes of finish nails without the fuel cells.
Framing nails are quite expensive, and its a bugger when your battery goes flat while up on a roof or scaff. So nowadays for jobs that are major framing tasks I use a compressor and gun set-up by DeWalt.
I use a Full Round head DeWalt 51845 nailer. AKA the BEAST, I bought it in the USA for £140, but its available over here. This machine fires and countersinks a clip of 65 x 40-90mm nails at such a rate it’s sickening.
Run off Dw55145 compressor, it operates fine. After a while you forget the compressor is there and then suddenly it charges. Scares the beans outta you.
I bought a load of other bits with the compressor and use it for spraying, airbrushing, orbital sanding and light chiselling. So it does a lot of different jobs really.
As for other set ups. The DeWalt cordless finish nailer, I feel, is too heavy and feels unbalanced. The hitachi i've yet to fondle, but it may just be all show and no go.
The Spit and the Hilti are too expensive for the DIY’er and are for serious Pro applications (nailing to steelwork / electrical conduit erection). The Stanley Bostich range is the dogs’ nads too, but for dedicated professionals that will see many hours of work. As for ferm and more budget models. They are fine for DIY or workshop use, but I wouldn’t rely on them commercially.
Generally. Paslode is the market leader for cordless nailers. I'd swear by them religiously. I'm upgrading to the new Paslode framer soon from the USA and I’ll be getting it off of e-bay. Fingers crossed.
Paslode have the best cordless nailguns on the market!carhartt kid wrote:Hi.
I'm a chippy working down in the south west (oooooaaaaarrr) A couple of years ago I went over to the USA (Orange County/South LA) and through a friend, was introduced to a well respected carpenter. He invited me on site to see how they work over there, and boy was I shocked. The rate at which US chippy's work is amazing. Mostly down to their tool systems and the fact that everything is timber skinned and framed.
I came home having purchased a 16Gague Paslode straight finish nailer as a bit of a treat (it was a bargain @ £160). I started using it straight away, boxing panels, skirting, picture rails, dado’s and door surrounds (the list is endless).
Almost immediately I was shocked at how quickly I was finishing jobs (and how deaf I’d gone) I quite honestly was knocking hours off my week. What did you say mate????
Oh and invest in a cleaning kit and service regularly. I've never had a nail jam or a misfire only a few nervous moments when my first fuel cell ran out.
So I forked out the cash for a Paslode framing nailer. Timber studs in a fraction of the time, decking and fences a doddle. Heavier and a bit more noise...Great?? But earplugs solved all that....What????? Mmmmm feel the power…
Yes the nail packs do seem dear at first but they last bloody ages, as well as the batteries and fuel cells. I've built up a bit of a selection of other brand 16g finish nails, and Paslode now sell mini boxes of finish nails without the fuel cells.
Framing nails are quite expensive, and its a bugger when your battery goes flat while up on a roof or scaff. So nowadays for jobs that are major framing tasks I use a compressor and gun set-up by DeWalt.
I use a Full Round head DeWalt 51845 nailer. AKA the BEAST, I bought it in the USA for £140, but its available over here. This machine fires and countersinks a clip of 65 x 40-90mm nails at such a rate it’s sickening.
Run off Dw55145 compressor, it operates fine. After a while you forget the compressor is there and then suddenly it charges. Scares the beans outta you.
I bought a load of other bits with the compressor and use it for spraying, airbrushing, orbital sanding and light chiselling. So it does a lot of different jobs really.
As for other set ups. The DeWalt cordless finish nailer, I feel, is too heavy and feels unbalanced. The hitachi i've yet to fondle, but it may just be all show and no go.
The Spit and the Hilti are too expensive for the DIY’er and are for serious Pro applications (nailing to steelwork / electrical conduit erection). The Stanley Bostich range is the dogs’ nads too, but for dedicated professionals that will see many hours of work. As for ferm and more budget models. They are fine for DIY or workshop use, but I wouldn’t rely on them commercially.
Generally. Paslode is the market leader for cordless nailers. I'd swear by them religiously. I'm upgrading to the new Paslode framer soon from the USA and I’ll be getting it off of e-bay. Fingers crossed.
