anyone have experience with Grizzly finish nailers? I was thumbing through the latest catalog and saw their 15ga angled finish nailer for $99 - comparables from Dewalt and PC run between $150-$200. This would just be for "recreational" use in a home shop.
Comments appreciated.
On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:50:26 -0400, the opaque "Walsh" spake:
For "rec" use, why not get one of the $15 Harbor Fright 18ga nailers?
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Just got one for 22 bucks....the H6332 1 1/4 18g brad nailer.. been using it for less then a month! Works fine!
I bought it on a dare, and it works great shot about 500 nails or so, I like it!!!
Joe
I have a Griz finish nailer. I seem to have trouble driving the long 2 inch nails but it does OK with the shorter ones.
I also bought a Harbor Freight framing nailer and have had good luck with it.
RonT
I have one of their very early models---maybe five years old now? Never had a problem with it. We use it in our vintage trailer restoration business.
AZCRAIG
What kind of trouble? Nails deflecting? Not going all the way in? Bending?
There is a lot of difference between 15 gauge finished nails and 18 gauge brads.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:04:25 GMT, the opaque "George E. Cawthon" spake:
I mentioned the 18ga for two reasons. First, it's 1/7th the price. Second, since he wants a -finish- nailer, 18ga or smaller is the way to go. 15ga puts a bigger honkin' hole in the wood. There should be no significant difference for "recreational" use.
Besides, I HATE large "finish" nails, having had to remove trim from built-in furniture in several houses and having had several pieces break on me.
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I have a HF 18 gauge brad nailer and it works well (the one I have takes brads less than 1-1/2" long. There are many occasions, however, when I wish I had a nailer that takes 1-3/4" to 2" nails. An
18 gage brad nailer won't nail a 3/4" piece to another piece worth a damn. Still need that old 3 times the thickness rule for good nailing.
So don't lament: Grab a 46309, on sale -now- for $19.99. ;)
I have mentioned this here before. I ran into a fellow about a year ago who started a finish trimming business with a couple of HF nailers - (#18 brad and #15 finish). He figured they would get him through the cash-strapped part of starting up. He said he always mentioned them in an apologetic manner but the #^!*@ things wouldn't wear out. He showed them to me and they were a little beat up but he said they always worked for him.
Not going all the way in even though the air compressor had a full charge, sometimes sticking in the gun requiring alot of fancy footwork to get the gun off the nail. I don't seem to have this problem with the shorter nails though.
The nails came with the gun and are the same angle as the ones I buy at the air tool shop.
RonT
You would mention that! I need SPACE!
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:34:29 GMT, the opaque "George E. Cawthon" spake:
So sell the old one on Ebay. Bids might even go up to $30.
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Larry Jaques wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
mine this morning. I have a PC framing nailer, a PC 16g finish, and two HF guns. They all work quite well! No jams yet.
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