Anyone out there use/ have one of those new rechargeable, battery powered finish nail/ brad guns? Every so often I have a small job where it would come in handy. Punch lists items, fillins, or jobs where it’s just not worth bringing a compressor, hose and gun to. We usually hand nail in these cases but I’m getting old and lazy. (Okay, I get to by a new tool/ toy. Fine.) Thought for the price it might be worth it. Don’t even mention the Plasload option. They are too big and I’ll still have to pay for and stock the air cartridges. The rechargable option seems very attractive.
I am looking for effectiveness, type and length of nails/ brads, life of a battery charge, brand and any other comments you may have.
Thanx.
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I thought these were from last year and maybe there were new developments.
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I won a Senco battery powered finish nailer at a lumber company customer pig roast this fall. The second time we used it the clutch went out on it. A rep from the lumber co. called their Senco distributer who said that they had been having trouble with this and to send the gun back, and it would be replaced. The replacement gun has worked very well. If memory serves, it shoots nails from 11/2"-21/2" . You pull the trigger and it whinds up for a split second and then shoots the nail. It is not as fast as an air nailer, but in some situations more handy. We have used it to put up 3/4"oak trim, and with the dial depth adjustment it usually set the nails well. If nailing oak into solid oak however it didn't have enough power. The battery life was good, with a battery change needed only once or twice per day, but this was not constant use through out the day. With our limited use,as long as the clutch holds up, I would say that it is a handy tool for small jobs, where you would rather not have to drag out a compressor and hose.