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   Brandon_Buck | Feb 17, 2001 06:13am | #1

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   I own a Hitachi roofer and never will use another roofer. I was told by the salesman at woodworkers to avoid the PC like the plauge beacause of returns

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   R.Hayes | Feb 17, 2001 06:27am | #2

   *I have the PC coil roofing nailer and its O.K. I am not a roofer by trade but have used it for insulation board, and an occasional roof. I probably use it more for nailing eave trims, and tacking valley flashing, etc. which you run into in the application of steel roofing which I do contract. I personally feel that comp shingles that have been stapled on hold better and alot of roofing nails occasionally roll with this gun.They might with other coil nailers as well but I really couldn,t say. I think the PC is O.K. for the price.rh

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   Ron_Rosa | Feb 17, 2001 03:29pm | #3

   *Bostich or Hitachi, nothing else for me, I install about over 3000 sq per year, never oil my guns and have to replace the seals about 1 every 2 years . But Mr. buck got a great deal.

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   Jeff_J._Buck | Feb 17, 2001 03:31pm | #4

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   Finished a roof using a nail gun for the first time. I picked up a used/rebuilt Porter Cable coil gun. Worked great. The choices at the used tool store were a beat Pasload, or the fairly decent P.C. Was going to go for the Pasload, but the sales/repair guy said while the Pasload is heavier duty, the P.C. is less fussy about which nails it'll shoot. Figured I'd try it. Worked well for my limited needs. 17 square, one person, same brand nails thru out(what ever HD had on the shelf) with no problems. No jams. I figure I paid about $150 or so. They had it marked for $200, and I traded in a no longer used P.C. 16ga. finish nailer(i think I paid $100) plus $100 and got the roof gun and a killer shingle ripper(marked at $50). Maybe $175 in the end. Cash outlay was only $100, so that's good enough for me! Anyway, the gun, which may not be up to daily abuse, worked well for the time I needed it.
   The shingle ripper had a few long teeth, with shorter teeth spaced between the longer. The handle had a three angle adjustment. This worked much better than my old one, which has just one row of teeth, and an angle of metal welded on the back to wedge down on. Old one has a longer handle, which got in the way more than it provided extra leverage. Jeff