Will Santa will fall through the roof? - AKA - Bostitch or Porter Cable Roofing Nailer?
OK Guys, Here is what has transpired - if you even care... ;-)
I HAVE a compressor already, so that isn't an issue.
The Bostitch RN45B doesn't have a depth of drive adjustment (air
pressure adjust - ugghh) , and the RN46-1 is a POS - IMHO.
The older PC 175 had such bad press I didn't feel the need to try out
the 175A version.
I ended up with the Hitachi NV45AB2. Got a fair deal on it at $289.
A lot of contractors use it around these parts.
I'll let you know how it all works out after I've:
Stripped the roof.
Replaced the rotten FG plywood and primed the edges.
Installed the drip edges the original contractor omitted!
Re-flashed and installed the Chimney cricket the contractor omitted.
Re-felted with 11 rolls of 30#.
And nailed 21 squares of OC Oakridge Pro 30 AR shingles down.
It could be a while...
Thanks,
Greg
|