Has anyone had a chance to try out Senco’s cordless finsh nailer. It seems like it would be handy if it works properly. I’m a little skeptical after using a Porter-Cable Bammer, which seemed completely worthless. I’d love to hear from people who’ve tried it.
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FWW is suposedly working on a review article of all the cordless guns; don't know when it's due.
cabinetmaker/college instructor. Cape Breton, N.S
i dunno, even with the good paslodes, all i can think of are "bammers"
I had a chance to look an 18ga over at my tool supplier. I liked the feel of it, a little heavier than my air powered, but no hose to monkey around with. The one thing I did take away from the test drive( and made my mind up about the purchase) was that it would not be practical for me in a production setting. I have never used a bammer or paslode, so I have nothing to compare it with. When I test fired it there was a kind-of sequence-- depress safety onto what you are nailing, depress trigger, the nailer then spooled up and shot. It was not like my air nailer where you can go bam, bam, bam, bam... The one plus side to the cordless is that it would be great for call-backs, or if you just had to do a couple of rooms of trim, you know, the quick jobs. In summary, if I were to buy a cordless finish nailer, Senco would be the one. But just not right now. If you are serious about getting more information go to your Senco dealer and ask them to let you try it out. My dealer didn't have the larger gauge on the shelf but when I asked about trying one out he went straight to the 18 ga. and handed it right to me. Now that's service. Just my 2 cents.
Mitch
Haven't seen it. What powers it? Gas like Paslode with a spark? or Psst like bammer.
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HAte to sound like an idiot but I've seen the expression "bammer" here a lot. I think I have every tool on the market....do I have that one and dont know it?
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Andy
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Bammers were Porter cable cordless finish nailers. They werent on the shelves long, and it wasnt because of consumer demand.....
Piffin, The Senco is battery powered. From what I understood from the sales rep is that an electric motor spins to create centrifugal motion(God I hope I'm getting this right), and when the force is great enough, it fires the nail. Thus the delayed time in comparison to an air-actuated nailer. If anyone can correct me on this please do so, it's been a while since I looked at this particular nailer. Hope this helps.
Mitch
So, in Fred Flintstone terminology, you've got Mighty Mouse winding up in there for the pitch!.
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Piffin,
Yeah, what you said. I just got off the Senco sight, was looking to see if they had any detailed info on how it works. Couldn't find any, but here is a link if anyone is interested: http://www.senco.com/products/af/af25_how.asp Click on the See how it works link.
Mitch