Hi all, I was at HD the other day buying a christmas tree,and somehow got sucked in to the tool department. While I was there I saw a Senco battery powered nailer. It was a lot smaller than the ones with a gas cylinder. Has anybody used one of these yet? I thought it would be handy to keep in my truck for little jobs so I don’t have to drag my compressor and hose out. There was a 15 gauge finish nailer and an eighteen gauge brad nailer. Thanks
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I used one, briefly, a couple of weeks ago. Our distributor let us use it for a day. The thing I noticed right away is the delay between pulling the trigger and the nail being shot. Once you get used to that it should be fine. It is light enough and easy to hold. It drove nails just fine and worked for crown and base and window trim as well. I'll wait to see if there are any bugs to be worked out before I consider buying one.
I was interested in that gun for awhile as well. Today, i was having a new driver installed in my Senco finish nailer(air) and spoke with the tool tech. He told me that he thought the airfree was junk, that they have had lots of problems. Too bad, I'd love to have an airfree if it worked well and was dependable. This technition, who fixes nailguns all the time, said that as far as air goes, he didn't like(new) Bostwich since they use plastic parts inside, he didn't like Porter cable(they bust alot) and that for him MAX guns were the best built, most dependable gun. This guy spoke with such authority, that I will buy a Max angle finish gun, 15ga, shortly. He also raved abt their framing gun. He said Hitachi makes a nice pin gun. They do make nice tools.
So for me, it's Senco and MAX. I'll get an airfree when they work out the problems.
I received one of these Senco guns as a door prise at a lumber yard pig roast this fall. The second time we used it the clutch quit working. Supplier rep. said that they had been having trouble with that part, and the gun was replaced. We have used the new gun for several jobs now, and it has worked very well, as long as you are not nailing into really thick oak. It won't drive the nails deep enough. Otherwise, as long as it remains trouble free it is a handy tool.
Eighteen gauge brad nailer without a compressor? I've been waiting for that one. If ya'll hear of one that is easy to handle let me know:)
Ken Fisher
http://www.hardwoodinstaller.com