Nail Gun - What to buy?

(Well, Harbor Freight sells one that says it adjusts to all the angles.... You be the judge on their stuff.)

--->Paul

Other than in the hot summer and using it non stop the Pasload would be far the best if I get the general idea. They get very hot to the touch. Mine is probably five years old and used almost three to four times a week depending on the job site. Your best bet is read the manual when it needs cleaning, not real complicated nor to time consuming. Sure seems like a long time between cleanings. As others have stated a little slower. Yet if you consider unwraping hoses, waiting for the compressor to pump up, running back to unsnag the hose, then repeating the snaged hose process, wrapping hose back up and hauling the compressor--well again you get the picture. I personaly would not think twice in your case, get the Pasload and don't look back.

I would retract that last statment if you have a upwards of a three man crew, or you get larger projects. My main pain with air is in order to have enough air to keep up with two guns, you need more than 110 volts for a compressor if you are trying to push the guns hard.

Many of the nails are universal, and the clip heads are probable a little less effective for holding power. I shoot nothing but ring shank or screw shank for framing. It makes it hard to fix a screw up, but they hold so much better. We just had a recent round of wind storms in our area, and nails holding are a main problem when it comes to wind damage.

If you are interested, I have probably fifteen different used air operated guns, framing, brad, staple, and finishing to chose from. They are all in working condition, and set aside for the JUST IN CASE idea. Seems the guys grap all the Pasload airless guns. I have three different guns, framing, stapler, and finish, and I'm una ware of any other models. It seems the big stapler doesn't get out much, but that has to do with the type of jobs we get mainly.

I do have a cordless roofing nailer that has less than a couple hrs run time that I will sell for almost nothing, or less. They are about $350.00 new with new gun, two batteries, charger and case. The batteries sat to long because of the projects we were doing. New batteries are $176.00 ---FLIPPIN EACH --- last time I checked.

Ron

Wire weld is fine, but ther can be bits of wire around too.

I got a Stanley Bostitch PT33 a couple years ago. It handles all types of paper colated; I've done 28-34 degree nails of different sizes, some round head, some clipped. Haven't had a problem.

Whichever you get, look what is popular & on the shelf locally. You don't want to have to drive 40 miles to get a box of nails when you run out.

'Here' wire weld is popular, but so is Pasolade paper tape. Those nails have worked great in my S-B gun.

What sold me on this S-B model of gun is that it can also shoot 1 & 1.5 inch hardened nails - to fasten metal strap connectors. Nice feature if you use the straps for making a deck, etc.

Do your local codes allow clipped nails, or do they require full heads? Would make a difference on what you buy.

--->Paul

The framer and the roofer are indispensible. I have tendonitis in both arms so bad that driving more than a handful of nails with a traditional hammer is out of the question.

The finisher is just too dang handy for words, cuz it drives AND sets the nails in one motion. I bought it for putting up a blind-nailed beaded fir ceiling, and since that job I've used it way more than I ever thought I would at the time.

Yes, dragging an air hose around is a minor pain, but for as often as I use them, I couldn't see the price of the Paslode.

I've never regretted the purchase, all have performed flawlessly.

PS: I have used about 15 fuel cells (~$5.50 ea) and less than 20 boxes of nails ( ~ 4,000 nails and $45-$55 ea) so I can't comment on the longevity of the gun but, I will go several weeks without using it and pick it up and it will work like a champ all day long for several days in row.