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Title: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 8^th, 2004, 10:48pm

I am a laminate floor fitter and use an air nail gun to fix beading to skirting boards. This has been nicked. Am thinking about getting an electric nailer, the Arrow nailmaster. Would this fix beading or would it be underpowered. Dont fancy paying �100,s for a compressor and gun again. Any ideas or advice?

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Dewy on Jul 8^th, 2004, 11:44pm

Welcome to Novoserve Elias.
I put my bit in about electric nailers on the SF forum earlier.
Won't the tool shop let you try it before buying?
The last thing you want is a nailer that leaves the brads sticking out on a customers beading.

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 8^th, 2004, 11:57pm

Im up in Darlo, havent seen any nailers here, only seen it in SFX seems a good price, but not if its crap!! (talking about blue fancy looking Arrow nailmaster)

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by big_all on Jul 9^th, 2004, 1:16am

heeelllooo elias

well you certainly have got about tonight asking
this question
i have the blue arrow 100 it is a nice bit of kit
brads are 25mm max they have poor pull out
resistance if you pin and glue or mastic ok
if you just pin not so good as said by d w d
youve got to push hard and it leaves
fang marks ok if you want to fill :-[ :-[ :-[
i love mine for t and g paneling or 6mm ply
all hidden so not a problem

goood lluuucckk with your choice

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by woodsmith on Jul 9^th, 2004, 7:42am

Elias, I've got a Rapesco and it has the same problems as Dewy and Big All have said. It leaves a large indent around the nail head and a good 30-50% of the nails are left proud and they are then very hard to punch in.

I've bought a Paslode Angled finish nailer and that is fantastic, but at a price; and I have heard that there are reliability problems, although I have had no problems myself.

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by jasonB on Jul 9^th, 2004, 7:54am

I have got one of these
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/ME30||@cElectric%20Nail%20Guns@b|0|user|1,0,0,1|6|;

Fires 30mm brads all the way into MDF

Jason

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 9^th, 2004, 12:20pm

Cheers everyone, just ordered one anyway to give it a go. Cant really go too far wrong on �29. Just see how it does.

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by coggy on Jul 9^th, 2004, 10:54pm

With the one i have got, it will not fire all the way and leaves a bit sticking out. At first like people said i tried punching them in and found they bent really easy.

What i do now is fire them in and then just finish them flush with my pin hammer and then punch them and it works fine.

If that fails its time for the compressor and nailer and nothing fails that beast ;D ;)

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by ROBBO on Jul 9^th, 2004, 11:03pm

Pssssssssst !!!!!!........ERE,....Elias...
Wanna buy an air nail gun and compressor goin cheap!!

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Dewy on Jul 9^th, 2004, 11:14pm

What? and he pays the postage?

You bugger ROBBO. lmao ;D ;D :D ;D ::)

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by ROBBO on Jul 9^th, 2004, 11:25pm

just like screwfix he can send me the dosh and his order will be sent directly...... bar delays for - warehouse problems / mixups / lack of stocks.... misplaced orders..... damaged goods... unreliable carriers.... incorrect items... poor computer systems... bla bla bla bla bla bla bla!!!!!!!! ;D

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 10^th, 2004, 12:12am

Dont say that...I'm expecting a shiny new nailer in a few hours time!!!! Fresh from SFX!!! If its crap I might be interested in a air unit...it better be cheap...I'm a reet tight bas***d. :P

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by big_all on Jul 10^th, 2004, 12:16am

elias did you pay extra for
saturday delivery :o :o :o

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Dewy on Jul 10^th, 2004, 1:46am

wrote on Jul 9^th, 2004, 11:14pm:

What? and he pays the postage?

You bugger ROBBO. lmao ;D ;D :D ;D ::)

Elias, I said that because ROBBO is in Ireland. :D

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 10^th, 2004, 9:16am

Yep paid �4 extra for sat delivery as wont be in monday! Am sitting here waiting, no sign yet!

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by big_all on Jul 10^th, 2004, 11:06am

cross your fingers it should turn up any time now
if you lucky ::) ::)

Title: Re: Electric nailers
Post by Elias on Jul 10^th, 2004, 3:09pm

Seeing as theres been so much coverage of this electric nailer, I thought it best to let everyone know I am now in possession of my blue nailer thingy! Its been a long journey, but we are finally there!!!

Fires well, actually penetrates 9mm laminate!!! Think it will sort out poxy MDF beading.

See what people mean about the firing marks...can be pretty deep but for �29 cant grumble and its gonna save alot of time.

Cheers for all the advice and comments...job done! :D :D