I used this nailer as an accessory to my PowerNail 445. I wanted to use my cleat nails all the way to the wall and in areas like a coat closet, cabinet toe kick, and pantry where the 445 just wouldn't fit. As advertised, it made short work of those areas. It was a bit slower than just using a finish nailer, but using cleats for the whole job was important to me. The only two negatives I have, and these could also just be classified as warnings, is that you need to oil it more frequently than the standard nailer, and you need to be careful not to use more than a couple of drops of oil. Any more than that and the nailer will mist oil out of the exhaust onto your work as you nail. The second negative is bent nails in hard wood. My installation is hickory and starting out I bent probably 8 out of 10 nails. I switched to pre-drilling the holes and I didn't bend another nail after that. Not sure if that's just a limitation of the nailer, or lack of training on the part of the operator (me). I would imagine softer woods would not require pre-drilling.Read full review
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This is a must have if you are doing hardwood floors. It will take a lot of practices to use, you will find that it bends cleats very quickly. I found it is best to drill a pilot hole before you drive the cleat. I would assume if you used this every day you would get good at not bending a cleat. Quality is OK, not great, made in china so beware, for the price i would have assume it was made in the USA. I found it would leak air intermittently. Also be careful when you put a cleat in the nailer, if you push it in to hard it will fire and send the cleat either in your eye or send it flying in the room. Found this out the hard way.
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Great little tool. Compact and light weight, but noisy in cramped spaces. Best used for blind nailing, not face nailing. We found that pre-drilling a 1/8" hole first saved a LOT of bent nails on harder woods. Definitely a time and frustration saver
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This palm nailer is worth every penny. I used 1.5” cleats. I did not have to pre-drill. The nailer made it so much simpler up against walls.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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