Nail Gun

[moore_farm]

What is a good on the market that wont cost me a arm and a leg. I need one for framing building dog houses and general chores.

[ericjeeper]

for such small projects.. but an import or use the old method.. far cheaper on nail prices. I have a Paslode framing nailer. bostich roofing nailer. several Porter Cable finish nailers 16-18 gage. and a Craftsman or three

[MELOC]

the porter cable is probably going to be the best deal on a quality gun. those paslodes are really sweet, but they are pricey. a friend's business uses the paslodes that are cylinder and battery powered to avoid dragging air hoses around. what a sweet nail gun! a bit out of my price range though.

[65284]

I have a cheapie that I bought on sale from Harbor Freight. I know, I know Chinese junk.

But, I bought it for a specific set of projects, paid a little extra for the warranty to make sure I had a gun to finish what I started.

It probably wouldn't hold up for commercial or heavy duty work, but I have no complaints. I kept it oiled, used the recommended air pressure, followed the instruction manual and it performed flawlessly in doing what I needed it to do.

Considering what I paid for it, and what it has done, if it quit the next time I tried to use it I would toss it in the scrap pile and still think it was a good deal.

[Jim S.]

I have a bunch of Haqrbor Freight nail and brad guns. Picked them up on sale, from time to time. Folks can diss 'em all they want, those things have built a ton of stuff and they are still firing. I have built everything from pole barns to birdhouses with them.

[james dilley]

I have 2 guns from Harbor freight, So far after almost A year of use NO problems. I bought the first one to build cages with as it staples too. The second one was for heavier work as it takes the longer nails.

[texican]

I'd love to have a Senco or Paslode, or one of the name brand nailers. However, I haven't had a job that would pay me enough to justify one of the good nailers... so I have a couple of the staplers and brad nailers from HFreight. I've got some duplicates in the past, because the nailers use to come with a pretty good assortment of nails and staples, which if I'd bought them separately, would've cost half as much as the gun itself.

[Stephen in SOKY]

One of my bostitch is rebuilt by the factory guy that comes around to the rental places to service their units. I saved quite a bit by buying used/previously rented unit from the rental place & having service guy replace seals etc. It's held up just as well as the ones I've bought brand new, yet was significantly less expensive. Might be an option for you!

[PyroDon]

I have to give bostitch credit they stand up to me and have for years other than replacing a trigger every 4 or six years they put up with some major abuse without a wimper. Mine are generally in the back of my pickup unprotected from weather and have been since I got them, they have been dropped off roofs frozen in ice and sunk in water but keep on shooting

[Rockin'B]

I own Harbor freight junk and won't use it anymore. Constant jams and just garbage tools. They will test your patience for certain. I'd also advise avoiding their compressors. The one I bought quit after about a month. I have one by Rigid now.

All of my Pneumatic nailers and staplers are Bostitch now and they work just fine.

Bought some low usage units off Ebay for quite a savings.

[e.alleg]

A good quality hammer is all you need. No batteries, hoses, breakage to worry about.

[EasyDay]

We had a Senco finish nailer, and it failed us a lot! It was pure crap! We traded it in to the Bostitch guy for a Bostitch. Never had a problem since then. We also have a Bostitch framing nailer. Never misses.

[Old_Town]

Most framers around here are using the Hitachi framing guns. I have Senco and Paslode but I would probably go with Hitachi next time.

-Ty

[Boleyz]

I've got a bostich framing nailer and a bostich brad nailer. You can get a Chinese one from www.harborfreight.com for around $100.

I used one of their brad nailers while building my house. I was only $29.00. It worked fine for a while (I put up a t&g bead board ceiling and had to use a LOT of brads).

One day, the casing simply exploded when I pulled the trigger. It blew the whole top of the thing off and the casing broke in a jagged circle just halfway down the head and half of it flew across the room.

Luckily, no one was injured. I went the same day to Lowes and bought a bostich brad nailer for $109.00. You can get a cheapie and they work ok for light use...but wear a hardhat and safety glasses!

[dashley]

Papaw and his brother use Ridgid. They like them.

[Ramblin Wreck]

My older brother has a Paslode framing nailer that has seen years of service and abuse. I bought a used Stanley from Home Depot's rental sales, and it's done OK too. If you have a Home Depot near by, check to see if they sell rented or reconditioned nailers. If given the choice, I'd take the Paslode over the Stanley, but either should give you years of service.

[PyroDon]

Originally Posted by e.alleg

A good quality hammer is all you need. No batteries, hoses, breakage to worry about.

I have a few of these but for the life of me I cant find where to connect the hose or load the nails That and my help seems to think hammers are made to bend nails Ive yet to see one drive five nails in a row with out bending one.