Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

http://www.grizzly.com/products/H6143

Does anyone have any experience with this tool? I have two anticipated
uses for a finish nailer:

1. Putting up molding in my kitchen
2. Storing the nailer on a shelf.

I may find it handy once I have it, but I don't think I'll make heavy
demands on it.

Greg Guarino

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

There are some nailers that use rechargable batteries. I know a Pella
technician who loves his. He's the guy Pella sends in my area when the
installers mess up and fixes it up/


"Greg G" wrote in message
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http://www.grizzly.com/products/H6143

Does anyone have any experience with this tool? I have two anticipated
uses for a finish nailer:

1. Putting up molding in my kitchen
2. Storing the nailer on a shelf.

I may find it handy once I have it, but I don't think I'll make heavy
demands on it.

Greg Guarino

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

I've got this, and yes, it's crap. The goggles that come with the kit
are especially crap!

I got it to do a load of trim work throughout my house and it has
performed admirably and without a single jam. As far as I'm concerned I
purchased it for this single job which it has completed without issue.
It has saved me a ton of time, has cost less than renting one for 2-3
of weekends and I'm left with a nailer that will be useful for
occasional use so it has more than met my expectations.

At the end of the day it's still crap and probably wouldn't last 5
minutes with a trim carpenter but it does just fine for my use.

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

In article ,
says...
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H6143

Does anyone have any experience with this tool? I have two anticipated
uses for a finish nailer:

1. Putting up molding in my kitchen
2. Storing the nailer on a shelf.

I may find it handy once I have it, but I don't think I'll make heavy
demands on it.

A few months ago while browsing at the local Borg I came across a
Porter Cable kit with a 6Gal pancake compressor, a 16Ga. and 18Ga.
nailer, and 1/4" crown stapler for $298 (the kit without the
stapler was $297 ;). I'm sure it's not up to contractor's
standards, but it's worked well enough.

--
Keith

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

Greg G wrote in
:

http://www.grizzly.com/products/H6143

Does anyone have any experience with this tool? I have two anticipated
uses for a finish nailer:

1. Putting up molding in my kitchen
2. Storing the nailer on a shelf.

I may find it handy once I have it, but I don't think I'll make heavy
demands on it.

Greg Guarino


Maybe you should try an inexpensive nailer from Harbor Freight.
(Central Pneumatic brand)
Some of them get good reviews in Wood Magazine.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

Random Netizen wrote:
In article , says...
Does anyone have any experience with this tool? I have two anticipated
uses for a finish nailer:

1. Putting up molding in my kitchen
2. Storing the nailer on a shelf.

I may find it handy once I have it, but I don't think I'll make heavy
demands on it.

If you're only planning on using it for a single job, why not just rent or borrow a
finish nailer?

In my world (job, homeowner, family, etc.) a "single job" almost never
gets done in a "single weekend". So renting would add up. Borrowing
something like that makes me a little uncomfortable. Maybe I'll get
over it.

GG

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

Grizzly nailers are near the bottom of the quality list. Better
brands include Senco, Porter-Cable, Paslode.

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

On 16 Jan 2006 05:43:45 -0800, wrote:

I've got this, and yes, it's crap. The goggles that come with the kit
are especially crap!

I got it to do a load of trim work throughout my house and it has
performed admirably and without a single jam. As far as I'm concerned I
purchased it for this single job which it has completed without issue.
It has saved me a ton of time, has cost less than renting one for 2-3
of weekends and I'm left with a nailer that will be useful for
occasional use so it has more than met my expectations.

At the end of the day it's still crap and probably wouldn't last 5
minutes with a trim carpenter but it does just fine for my use.

It has been my experience that "crap" falls into two broad categories:

1. Tools that do the job well enough as long as there isn't too much
"job" to do. Their main flaw is not so much useability as durability.
Such tools are OK for home handymen like me but wouldn't last on a
construction site.

2. Tools that do the job poorly or not at all, usually making your
life miserable in the bargain.

Your description suggests the Grizzly nailer might be in the first
category. Now where can I get a cheap compressor? :)

Greg Guarino

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

Greg G wrote in
:

On 16 Jan 2006 05:43:45 -0800, wrote:

I've got this, and yes, it's crap. The goggles that come with the kit
are especially crap!

I got it to do a load of trim work throughout my house and it has
performed admirably and without a single jam. As far as I'm concerned I
purchased it for this single job which it has completed without issue.
It has saved me a ton of time, has cost less than renting one for 2-3
of weekends and I'm left with a nailer that will be useful for
occasional use so it has more than met my expectations.

At the end of the day it's still crap and probably wouldn't last 5
minutes with a trim carpenter but it does just fine for my use.

It has been my experience that "crap" falls into two broad categories:

1. Tools that do the job well enough as long as there isn't too much
"job" to do. Their main flaw is not so much useability as durability.
Such tools are OK for home handymen like me but wouldn't last on a
construction site.

2. Tools that do the job poorly or not at all, usually making your
life miserable in the bargain.

Your description suggests the Grizzly nailer might be in the first
category. Now where can I get a cheap compressor? :)

Greg Guarino




Home Depot had a name-brand compressor/nailer combo for sale @ ~$200,last
time I was there.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

On 17 Jan 2006 00:16:22 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:



Home Depot had a name-brand compressor/nailer combo for sale @ ~$200,last
time I was there.

They have a Porter Cable kit, but I believe it has a brad nailer (18
gauge), not a finish nailer. I've been told that 18 gauge is not what
I should use for molding. The kits that include a finish nailer are
considerably more expensive and buying the compressor and nailer
separately is much more expensive.

Greg

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

In article ,
says...
On 17 Jan 2006 00:16:22 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:



Home Depot had a name-brand compressor/nailer combo for sale @ ~$200,last
time I was there.

They have a Porter Cable kit, but I believe it has a brad nailer (18
gauge), not a finish nailer. I've been told that 18 gauge is not what
I should use for molding. The kits that include a finish nailer are
considerably more expensive and buying the compressor and nailer
separately is much more expensive.

The PC kit I bought has both the 18Ga brad nailer and 16Ga finish
nailer. I used the 18Ga brad nailer with 1-1/4" nails to nail the
moldings to the door casings and the 16Ga x 2-1/4" to nail into the
frame (about 3 places on a side). Seemed to work. As I said in
another thread the compressor and three nailers (narrow crown
stapler) was $298. ...not too bad. The compressor alone was $199,
or some such.

--
Keith

Grizzly Finish Nailer: Nice price. Is it crap?
 

Keith Williams wrote in
T:

In article ,
says...
On 17 Jan 2006 00:16:22 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:



Home Depot had a name-brand compressor/nailer combo for sale @
~$200,last time I was there.

They have a Porter Cable kit, but I believe it has a brad nailer (18
gauge), not a finish nailer. I've been told that 18 gauge is not what
I should use for molding. The kits that include a finish nailer are
considerably more expensive and buying the compressor and nailer
separately is much more expensive.

The PC kit I bought has both the 18Ga brad nailer and 16Ga finish
nailer. I used the 18Ga brad nailer with 1-1/4" nails to nail the
moldings to the door casings and the 16Ga x 2-1/4" to nail into the
frame (about 3 places on a side). Seemed to work. As I said in
another thread the compressor and three nailers (narrow crown
stapler) was $298. ...not too bad. The compressor alone was $199,
or some such.


And it's a better compressor than the CH or Harbor Freight sort,I suspect.
At least there's parts support thru P-C.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net