Nail gun

[Jack Russell]

We seem to be doing a little more nailing of timber. Thinking of getting a nail gun. Needs to shoot the ’D’ type, ideally from 35mm to 50mm range. Don’t want a pin type gun. What would people recommend? Air or battery?

 

[MontyK]

We seem to be doing a little more nailing of timber. Thinking of getting a nail gun. Needs to shoot the ’D’ type, ideally from 35mm to 50mm range. Don’t want a pin type gun. What would people recommend? Air or battery?

Helping a guy re roof some old cart sheds, felting and battern last week, using a battery palosade nail gun,expensive but recons he had it 12 years and a lot easier than hammering.

 

[shumungus]

Air type is best for high volume work but you are tied to compressor with a hose.
Battery/gas type is the go to for site work but are temperamental in severe cold.
Cordless battery type is good but are hard on wearing parts due to their design.

 

[trev7530]

I’ve just got the battery Milwaukee nail gun ( first fix) great bit of kit, I a different league for the dewalt it replaced.

 

[the-mad-welder]

Friend of mine has just got a Milwaukee battery one, reckons it's a brilliant tool but a tad on the heavy side.

 

[trev7530]

Yes it’s a little heavier than the dewalt, but better in every other way.

 

[Classichay]

Ive got a Hitatchi coil nail gun ( MAX CN70 HEAVY DUTY PALLET & FENCING AIR COIL NAILER NAIL GUN - 45-70mm | eBay ) that will do the range your looking for and your not always refilling it. Ive also got a paslode style hitatchi on First fix (upto 90MM shank nails). The hitatchi is loud and its expensive to run but i don't carry a hammer with me when I go fencing anymore put it that way. The coil nailer is very effective and you end up getting abit nail happy i find. Can set it to bump feed so you just hold the trigger and bump it into the work when your quick you could do 100 nails in less than a minute. or single fire for push and squeeze. dont need a donkey of a compressor either.

 

[Goggles]

Ive got a Hitatchi coil nail gun ( MAX CN70 HEAVY DUTY PALLET & FENCING AIR COIL NAILER NAIL GUN - 45-70mm | eBay ) that will do the range your looking for and your not always refilling it. Ive also got a paslode style hitatchi on First fix (upto 90MM shank nails). The hitatchi is loud and its expensive to run but i don't carry a hammer with me when I go fencing anymore put it that way. The coil nailer is very effective and you end up getting abit nail happy i find. Can set it to bump feed so you just hold the trigger and bump it into the work when your quick you could do 100 nails in less than a minute. or single fire for push and squeeze. dont need a donkey of a compressor either.

I’m looking at the Hitachi for post and railing, can you expand on why it’s expensive to run please?

 

[Goggles]

Anyone using the McVeigh Parker cordless staple gun? It’s half the price of a Stockade stapler, so I’m wondering if it’s half the machine.

 

[roscoe erf]

paslode here must be 20 years old

 

[trev7530]

I’m looking at the Hitachi for post and railing, can you expand on why it’s expensive to run please?

You would need a compressor driven nail gun for post and rail, 90mm nails aren’t big enough, need 4x100 if not a bit bigger.

 

[Goggles]

You would need a compressor driven nail gun for post and rail, 90mm nails aren’t big enough, need 4x100 if not a bit bigger.

Got a compressor driven nail and staple guns.
Trying to minimise kit to drag about.

 

[jhorr30]

We bought a hikoki battery nailer after using paslode guns for years for repairing tattie boxes.
Always had issues with misfires, and lots of niggles with the paslodes. Have 3 of them and always had one getting serviced/waiting on parts. Keeping on top of cleaning them and using genuine paslode nails/gas helps. Lack of spares availability around October/November was the last straw.
The hikoki has 2 5ah batteries but we get hours and hours of use out of a battery. Can use the cheapest nail packs available with no issues. Thumps the nails in harder than the paslodes ever could. Probably had around 5000 nails through it without fault.
Contemplating selling the 3 paslode guns when they are still working and buying another hikoki.

Look around as there are often offers on them.

I bought from these guys at a winter offer price

HIKOKI NR1890DC/JPZ 18v Cordless 1st Fix Framing Nailer with 2 x 5.0ah batteries

Hikoki NR1890DC/JPZ 18v Cordless 1st Fix Framing Nailer with 2 x 5.0ah batteries available for next day free uk wide delivery or collection in store today.

www.siis.co.uk

 

[tepapa]

Anyone using the McVeigh Parker cordless staple gun? It’s half the price of a Stockade stapler, so I’m wondering if it’s half the machine.

I assume your refering to a KRM, if so then yes your correct, it's half the stapler compared to a stockade

 

[Goggles]

I assume your refering to a KRM, if so then yes your correct, it's half the stapler compared to a stockade

Thanks, do you use the stockade cordless. Can’t fault our piped one.

 

[Goggles]

We bought a hikoki battery nailer after using paslode guns for years for repairing tattie boxes.
Always had issues with misfires, and lots of niggles with the paslodes. Have 3 of them and always had one getting serviced/waiting on parts. Keeping on top of cleaning them and using genuine paslode nails/gas helps. Lack of spares availability around October/November was the last straw.
The hikoki has 2 5ah batteries but we get hours and hours of use out of a battery. Can use the cheapest nail packs available with no issues. Thumps the nails in harder than the paslodes ever could. Probably had around 5000 nails through it without fault.
Contemplating selling the 3 paslode guns when they are still working and buying another hikoki.

Look around as there are often offers on them.

I bought from these guys at a winter offer price

HIKOKI NR1890DC/JPZ 18v Cordless 1st Fix Framing Nailer with 2 x 5.0ah batteries

Hikoki NR1890DC/JPZ 18v Cordless 1st Fix Framing Nailer with 2 x 5.0ah batteries available for next day free uk wide delivery or collection in store today.

www.siis.co.uk

Might just try one. Thanks.

 

[tepapa]

Thanks, do you use the stockade cordless. Can’t fault our piped one.

Yes got both. Prefer the air stapler, but the gas one is handy sometimes

 

[S J H]

I used to have a Hikoki, til it got nicked, that was good, just got a senco because I couldn’t get anything else at the time, and that’s been good so far, I don’t think they go down to 35mm though.

I’ve got air nailers aswell, but as said it has to be a large job to warrant taking the compressor and hose.

 

[Goggles]

Yes got both. Prefer the air stapler, but the gas one is handy sometimes

Can I ask what you dislike about the gas one?

 

[Goggles]

I used to have a Hikoki, til it got nicked, that was good, just got a senco because I couldn’t get anything else at the time, and that’s been good so far, I don’t think they go down to 35mm though.

I’ve got air nailers aswell, but as said it has to be a large job to warrant taking the compressor and hose.

One of the guys I work with has bad hands sometimes, so prefers a nail gun over a hammer.