looking at a dewalt 18volt 16 gauge finish nailer is it easily used and how well do the nails hold and do they look acceptable for finish work, and how often do they have problems like jamming etc. thanks.
2007-08-25 03:21:32 · 4 answers · asked by Aaron 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
They are easy to use and usually convenient. All nail guns can jam. The cordless finish nailers work pretty well. The framing nailers are too slow, in my opinion, for any big job (sheathing especially).
If you think you might someday want a framing gun, roofing gun, brad nailer, pinner, stapler, air sander, drill, sprayer, etc, etc, I'd recommend a compressor. For about the same cost as that cordless gun, you could get the kit from Porter-Cable that has a pancake compressor, 16g finish, 18g brad, and narrow crown stapler. And then you have the option of adding many other tools.
2007-08-25 09:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by jason m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats good advice from moose,
I own 3 cordless paslodes, 1 framing and 2 finish, and they work great. Don't jamb that often on me, mostly just like moose said you need to adjust for different woods. What really sucks is that it takes a special oil for cordless nailers, at least for the paslode I have, not sure for the Dewalts, and it's costly for the small bottle you get compared for the traditional oils for pneumatic. But you WILL BE GLAD to hav this tool the first time your using it, the freedom to be cordless, no air compressors, no electricity. Only thing I have to worry about it keepign battery charged and extra gas cylinders, Though the fuel cells can get costly, they drive ALOT of nails and offset the cost of the maintainance/hastle of the aircompressor alot, not to mention a great time saver.
The nails hold well, very acceptable for finish work as mine used same nails as a pneumatic would. Paslode cordless requires cleaning using a spray degreaser and taking apart heads and such, NOT a hard job, dont' know if dewalt requires the same thing. I don't know if the dewalt is 100% battery or if it to has a fuel cell but it could be that paslode is fuel powered. Might want to look into how many nails a paslode/dewalt will drive per charge/cost comparison, im not sure. Not sure if you are just a homeowner wanting it for projects or do something with it for a living, but Only problems is if you work on a crew you might have a hard time keeping it out of the hands of other crew members. LOL
EDIT: what Jason said is very very true, for sheathing or fast applications a cordless is not something you want to mess with. I have both compressor/pneumatic and cordless and since majority of my jobs are small ones the cordless suits my purpose.
2007-08-25 03:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Kraze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although Kraze brags it up, he also has a lot of bad points. A DeWalt would be my choice but, mine is compressor, no gas, no oil and no batteries to keep charging or, buying. Mine is isolated in my workshop and I don't use it portable so, I can't answer the portable part.
When you start forgetting to charge batteries and forget to pick up the gas, etc ? and, they Ain't cheap.
2007-08-25 23:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the quality Dewalt and you you will be good to go. They will hold well, you may have to adjust it for the type of wood you are using. This way you are sinking them all the way, but not shooting them right through the wood. Practice on scrap material first to get your depth.
2007-08-25 03:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by moosefiles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋