HF Framing Nailer

Let me go a bit farther with this. I suggested a palm nailer over a framing nailer for "occasional" use. If you are going to be driving lots of nails on a regular basis the framing nailer is the way to go as you are probably not going to buy more nails than you will ever need. More convenient than a hammer? That's another question entirely and not asked by the OP that I was responding to. That said however you will probably finish a 50' fence faster and certainly be less tired when finished. More convenient than a hammer for 5 or 6 nails. NO. Hundreds? Absolutely. The palm nailer also really shines when nailing joist hangers.

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Leon
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I was not recommending a palm nailer over a regular hammer, rather a Framing Nailer for the "occasional project". I agree with your statements.

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Leon

Can't speak to the framing nailer but I have heard pretty good stuff about their smaller guns. I sold a used table saw to a local finish-carpenter last summer. He had started his business on a shoestring budget a couple of years before and bought a couple of HF nailers (18 and 15 ga. if I recall). He said he was a little embarrased to use them in front of other carpenters until he started noticing others use them. Some even carried them around in discarded Delta or other brand cases.

His looked like a couple of beat-up stockcars but he said they seldom missed a lick. Pretty good endorsement for the smaller equipment.

RonB

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RonB

jo4hn wrote in news:127v3o8mgavmg95 @news.supernews.com:

Someone else posted the SKU - 94000, I think. Looks like it's on sale for the parking lot sale this weekend? The web has it currently for $89.

This one's a clipped head. Anyone have any heartburn over that for 'around the house' stuff? IISTR that some areas were requiring FRH for code work?

At $60 -- this is *really* tempting.

I, like a lot of folks, have the 18ga finish nailer. Best $15 or $20 (I don't recall which) I've spent in a very, very long time.

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John Thomas

My Brother-in-Law uses one all the time. I think he said he has four or five now. He builds houses and does historic restoration on commercial projects. He was trying to talk me into buying one, too, but I already have a clipped head PC. HF also has good deals on nails at their retail outlets. I'll probably buy a new brad nailer from HF in the fall.

J.

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Jeepnstein

I went by my local retail brick/mortar HF and picked up this framing nailer. It was $59.99 plus tax. This was outside on the sidewalk. It's a 28 degree, clipped head nailer. I also picked up a box of their 2x1/2 treated nails.

Inside the box of the 94000, is the nailer, an instruction manual, an air hose chuck, an assortment of hex keys to adjust the various bolts that hold it together and a small bottle of oil.

After getting it up home, reading through the manual, and then hooking it up I ran through a clip of nails to see how it worked. It seemed to drive the nails just fine at about 85 PSI. Looks like it will be great for the occasional project that involves 2x4s and the like.

Inside the store, there's another framing nailer on sale for $89. I believe this one nomrally goes for $199 or something. I didn't look at it too closely. But looks like it's a 21 degree nailer, comes with a molded plastic case and a few nails.

HF, also has some pretty good deals on inexpensive bar clamps ($2.99) and right angle clamps ($0.99). I also snagged an angle grinder for $10.

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Bob Moos

I like my Estwing nailer

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puppy drove 12" ring-shank polebarn spikes into "ironwood" (species unidentifed, but very hard) posts all day when I built a barn for my dad, and is still pretty, without giving me tennis elbow.

It'll put in a 16d in one good swing- I bet that's at least as fast as your palm nailer, and doesn't require a compressor.

So for occasional use? This is my vote- a hammer is more versitile, it doesn't care if you set it in the dirt (even a Paslode doesn't appreciate that much, then all that time you saved gets lost in cleaning the gun in the field) and it rides on your belt. Add the long handle on the Estwing and the ripping claw, and it's thing of beauty- not only does it drive nails like a champ, but it can demo as fast as a crowbar and a 3lb maul with a short handle.

And the #1 reason for hand nailing- especially for occasional DIY use, (at least in my book) is that a hand nail and hammer will pull a frame together a whole lot better than a gun. The nails are thicker and have more holding power, and one guy (or two who are not pros) raising a wall is likely to rack the frame at least a little and put a lot of stress on the joints. With a nail gun, they just pull loose- with hand spikes, they've got a lot more gumption.

I know it's a throwback attitude, but I build almost everything with a hammer, and it is really just as fast as messing with compressors, air lines, and boxes with goofy nails on coils or strips. Even after using a nail gun fairly extensively for a while at work, I still prefer the ring of a nicely struck nail, and happily drive spikes all day with ol' reliable on my independant projects.

Though I will concede that roofing, trim and pin nailers are worth their respective weights in gold. Hard to argue that after the first time I laid hands on each of them.

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Prometheus

I've got an HF full head nailer. Never had a problem with it. I only have the odd need for it so it just didn't make sense to spend 2x-4x on it. I can't speak to the safety aspect as this is the first framer I've owned and nothing safety related has happened. Cheers, cc

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James "Cubby" Culbertson

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