I know this is off topic, but because so many of us by from HF I
thought I would ask here anyway. Has any one bought one of their
framing nailers? If so is it woth it for the occasional project?
Any comments would be appreciated.

Chuck P.

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Pilgrim 6

I have two of their small air guns. They seem to work fine. The first was
great, and has continued to work fine....the second was 90% grease, and had
to be cleaned completley before use...but it works fine now. These are not
framming hammers though.

The problem I have had with my Bostich framing hammer is the trigger. It
goes out on a regular basis...but only on Saturdays or Sundays when I do my
projects and the repair shop is closed!

I talked with the guy at the tool shop here "Texas Tool Traders", and he
said the Hitachi seemed to come in the least for trigger repairs. I have
seen many contractors with Hitachi.

I guess it does not matter if you can get it repaired easily. So...given
that the trigger WILL go out...maybe the question should be; has anyone
tried to get HF framming hammer triggers replaced?

Also, my small air guns from HF came with a trigger repair kit, so I guess
this may not be important until the second time it goes out.

MOP CAP wrote:
I know this is off topic, but because so many of us by from HF I
thought I would ask here anyway. Has any one bought one of their
framing nailers? If so is it woth it for the occasional project?
Any comments would be appreciated.

Chuck P.

Just a quick comment.

Whatever gun you use be sure to check lubrication requirements. Some
guns HAVE to have it to continue functioning. On others (Paslode is
one I'm pretty sure) oil will kill them AND void your warranty.

dennis
in nca

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:03:50 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, MOP
CAP quickly quoth:

I know this is off topic, but because so many of us by from HF I
thought I would ask here anyway. Has any one bought one of their
framing nailers? If so is it woth it for the occasional project?
Any comments would be appreciated.

I have both their 18ga finish nailer and the 1/4" staple gun.
Both have worked flawlessly for me. ($40 total for the 2 guns.)
I suggest that you try out the bigger model and take it back if
it doesn't suit you. I don't think I'd use an HF gun for daily
bread-'n-butter production work, but hobby use should be fine.


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I have two older ones that work great however i bought two more this
year on sale and they jammed/broke shortly after the warranty
peroid. One was a brad tacker from 5/8 to 2" brad/nails, the other was
a 21degree 11ga (i think) framing nailer up to 3 1/4 " nails
both looked good but were nowhere near the the older HF nailers. You
better just buy a used paslode or good brand name, normally
everything i have in the shop comes from HF, Grizzly or Enco but lately
the HF welders and nailers are junk.

I agree with the suggestion to acquire a used Hitachi, Paslode,
Porter-Cable framing nailer. These have been around for a long time and
parts are readily available. Framing nailers are not typically
purchased on a disposable basis. It's not cheap if you must discard it
when it breaks.

Thanks for all the replies. I think I will buy a new PC from
Amazon. They seem to be the least expensive when you consider shipping.

Chuck P.

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MOP CAP wrote:
I know this is off topic, but because so many of us by from HF I
thought I would ask here anyway. Has any one bought one of their
framing nailers? If so is it woth it for the occasional project?
Any comments would be appreciated.

Chuck P.

Just a quick comment.

Whatever gun you use be sure to check lubrication requirements. Some
guns HAVE to have it to continue functioning. On others (Paslode is
one I'm pretty sure) oil will kill them AND void your warranty.

dennis
in nca

I have several, they work well. Since I don't have any of the expensive
brands I can't make useful comparisons. Actually I do have a PC gun for
finishing nails, but it is not the same size as the HF ones so not a good
basis for comparison: It does not seem to work much better, though.
I have found the 28 degree framing nail gun is somewhat sensitive to the air
pressure. I have a big IR compressor in my garage that is piped around the
shop, and I run hoses elsewhere in the house as needed. That normally sits
around 135 psi. The framing nailer will sometimes double fire or otherwise
screw up with that, which is more than it is supposed to see. With a little
regulator on the hose cutting the pressure down to ~90 psi it works much
better.
Bob Wilson