I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

Senco, Hitachi, Makita, in that order. But it could be changed and it
would not hurt my feelings.


On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:26:26 GMT, "Bob Davis"
wrote:

I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

I will agree on the Senco but after that I have to say PC. I have no
experience with Hitachi or Makita nailers.
I have two PC nailers now, a DA250B 15ga angle finish nailer and a BN125
18ga straight brad nailer (never seen a 18 angle). I use both quite a lot
but I'm planning on getting rid of the 18ga and get a Senco FP25XP 18ga
finish nailer. One of the problems with the PC as well as most others is
they keep on firing without nails, also the PC's require a few drops of oil
which may cause problems with the wood finish - this has never happened to
me, however. The Senco FP25XP is oilless and won't fire without brads in the
slide. Another advantage of the Senco is the range of length of brads -
5/8's to 2-1/8". My PC BN125 is 5/8 to 1-1/4 (The BN200 is 3/4 - 2" and the
DA250 is 1 to 2-1/2). The Senco FP25XP ain't cheap though, around $150.
There are 18 ga brad nailers cheaper - but are they in the long run? My PC
BN125 was around $80 and while it has done fine, I'm going to switch.

See the Senco FP25XP here http://tinyurl.com/raqi

Good hunting, Erik


"Lawrence A. Ramsey" wrote in message
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Senco, Hitachi, Makita, in that order. But it could be changed and it
would not hurt my feelings.


On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:26:26 GMT, "Bob Davis"
wrote:

I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that
misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any
experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

I appreciate all the informative posts.

$150 is not expensive for a good tool that will be around a while and saves
a lot of time. I think I'll go for the Senco - I have not read a single
critical comment about that brand and I like the oil free aspect. The
FP25XP sounds great. I was not aware of that model - its not carried
everywhere, but I think its the one I'll get.

Best regards,
Bob


"ELAhrens" wrote in message
...
I will agree on the Senco but after that I have to say PC. I have no
experience with Hitachi or Makita nailers.
I have two PC nailers now, a DA250B 15ga angle finish nailer and a BN125
18ga straight brad nailer (never seen a 18 angle). I use both quite a lot
but I'm planning on getting rid of the 18ga and get a Senco FP25XP 18ga
finish nailer. One of the problems with the PC as well as most others is
they keep on firing without nails, also the PC's require a few drops of
oil
which may cause problems with the wood finish - this has never happened to
me, however. The Senco FP25XP is oilless and won't fire without brads in
the
slide. Another advantage of the Senco is the range of length of brads -
5/8's to 2-1/8". My PC BN125 is 5/8 to 1-1/4 (The BN200 is 3/4 - 2" and
the
DA250 is 1 to 2-1/2). The Senco FP25XP ain't cheap though, around $150.
There are 18 ga brad nailers cheaper - but are they in the long run? My PC
BN125 was around $80 and while it has done fine, I'm going to switch.

See the Senco FP25XP here http://tinyurl.com/raqi

Good hunting, Erik


"Lawrence A. Ramsey" wrote in message
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Senco, Hitachi, Makita, in that order. But it could be changed and it
would not hurt my feelings.


On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:26:26 GMT, "Bob Davis"
wrote:

I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've
started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that
misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any
experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

Mine are both Porter Cable - BN125 (18 ga.) and DA250A (15 ga.)
I have two friends from who I can borrow a FN250A (16 ga.)
if necessary.
If you have never owned one, many have recommended some inexpensive HF
models and have been satisfied with the performance at the right price.

"Bob Davis" wrote in message k.net...
I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

f you have never owned one, many have recommended some inexpensive HF
models and have been satisfied with the performance at the right price

The middle grade HF nailer may be OK but I say, pass on the $20 one.

Bob Davis wrote:

I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

I have the PC that shoots up to 2". Never had a misfire with it. I'm a
contractor so my use is heavy at times. I really like the way it feels
in my hand, just very comfortable. Someone mentioned that it needs to be
oiled, yeah, like a drop of oil, and that isn't going to effect
anything. Some worry about the 2" nails being too weak, and I did wonder
about it too, but that has not been my experience in use. It's
advertised as shooting from 3/4" thru 2" but it will also shoot the 5/8"
brads.

Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat.

Scott
--
An unkind remark is like a killing frost. No matter how much it warms
up later, the damage remains.

Hitachi, Senco, Makita, Paslode.


On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:31:32 -0400, Scott Brownell
wrote:

Bob Davis wrote:

I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob

I have the PC that shoots up to 2". Never had a misfire with it. I'm a
contractor so my use is heavy at times. I really like the way it feels
in my hand, just very comfortable. Someone mentioned that it needs to be
oiled, yeah, like a drop of oil, and that isn't going to effect
anything. Some worry about the 2" nails being too weak, and I did wonder
about it too, but that has not been my experience in use. It's
advertised as shooting from 3/4" thru 2" but it will also shoot the 5/8"
brads.

Would I buy it again? In a heartbeat.

Scott

I have a PC BN200A 2" 18 guage brad, a Crapsman 351.713610 18 guage - 2"
brad and a Crapsman 351.713640 1/2" stapler.

The PC is legendary for miss firing, while neither Crapsman has ever
misfired (at least for me. I am pretty sure everyone else has a bad comment
or two).

The PC uses a few brands of nails, but they are a pain to find. The Crapsman
uses both Sears and Paslode products. Paslode refills are available almost
everywhere and are inexpensive.

Both brands have good features, so it is a toss up for me. I just don't like
the miss-firing from the PC.

One thing the PC has over the Crapsman is the jam clearing feature. The
Crapsman makes me take off the front cover plate. It has only jammed once,
while the PC has jammed a few times. (Makes me wonder if that is why they
built in a jam feature, hmm)

wayne

"Bob Davis" wrote in message
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I've never owned one, but I am sure getting the "wants". So I've started
reading the reviews and learning about the brands. It seems that
misfiring
is an ailment that affects some of the nailers. If you have any
experience,
especially heavy day in-day out type making a living with one of these
devices, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Bob