Like framers around these parts no longer use Senco ... they've all gone to Hitachi. There is a van based industry around here that makes the rounds of construction sites selling nails and repairing compressors and nail guns on-the-spot ... the guy that was in front of one of my sites told me yesterday that he hasn't seen a Senco on a framing crew in a while.
times change ...
Framing nails come in boxes of 2000. Brad and finish nails come in smaller quantities such as 1000 since they don't take up much space anyway. You would do well to used brand-name nails in your nailers. There are very few "proprietary" nails that only work in specific nailers.
Swingman wrote:
Talked to a guy at Seven Corners Hardware in St. Paul, MN tonight. He recommended the Dewalt D55155 compressor over PC pancake compressors. He also recommended the Hitachi finish and brad nailers. He said Dewalt, PC, etc. are all made by the same company. They see too many problems. Hitachi and Senco are the way to go. He just liked the Hitachi products more. Another contractor supply store recommende the Hitachi as well.
So as of right now, my package would include:
Dewalt D55155 compressor Milton Flex hose, 1/4" Hitachi 15 gauge finish nailer Hitachi 18 gauge brad nailer
Unfortunately, none of this stuff will ever be on sale. But I have a month or so before I will be forced to purchase. I'll keep my eyes open for any deals. 7 Corners hardware is priced the same as Amazon, Home Depot, and others. Advantage is they service everything they sell. I will have to put money in the hands of the local guys, I think.
Check them out:
Lefty: you may be just fine with the DeWalt compressor. A few years ago they bought one of the finest compressor companies (to me anyway) we ever had in the states, named Emglo.
They made great little and big construction type compressors that ran and ran without any sign of problems. For a while, when you bought the DeWalt compressors that were the same style of the Emglo, it was indeed an Emglo.
As for buying local.... you bet I would. One of these things breaks, and you can be on your own pretty easily.
Robert
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