A change of "heart" on brad nailers - got cordless *LINK*

Re: A change of "heart" on brad nailers - got cord

Henry (Raleigh NC)

Thanks for the follow up JL.

Hmmm - that specific one was the one I had heard complaints about (a few years back) from a contractor friend - saying it was inconsistent in driving nails to full depth. Those pneumatic nails are a pain to set flush if they are left proud, even with a nail set.

I understand the complaint - it has happened when I forget to turn on the compressor (or some such thing) and there is just enough residual pressure in tank to drive in 80-90% of the nail. Arrrrgh. By the time I realize the compressor is not kicking on, I have driven a few nails...

I'm glad it's working well for you - and hope it does the job long term just as well.

Henry

I have the same tool in 23 gauge pinner

David Weaver

After very poor experience with ridgid tools, I figured I'd buy cheap if they didn't last any longer than ridgid's stuff, and now have a gaggle of ryobi tools and lithium batteries (except in a service life several times longer than the ridgid tools, none of the ryobi tools or batteries have ever failed).

I had a 23 gauge grex pinner. They're great, but I don't have pressurized air all the time, so each time I'd want to drive 10 pins with it 6 months after the last time I drove ten pins, it required getting everything out and waiting for the compressor to build pressure. I dumped it and bought the bare 23 gauge pinner (many batteries already) off of ebay and it's really very good. I've not mastered getting it to sink every single pin as easily as the grex did, but it's easily good enough for my use and it's much quicker to drive a few pins and put away.

The criticism of the battery pinners, as I understand it, is more related to job site work where people want to be able to drive several brads or pins per second (Sloppily) - something that's probably not of any concern to any of us.