Thread: Battery Power V Pneumatic for nailer and stapler

Originally Posted by havabeer69

I think it does come down to what you're nailing

I also have the AEG angled brad mailer. But I commited to the AEG system a while ago (stupidly, should have gone Makita or similar) for the hand full of things I've actually had to pop a nail in it's been great. Helped out when putting floor boards in 4x bedrooms etc.

Putting nails in things every day I would 100% go air. Once a week I'd go battery.

Thanks for this. Once a week is me - and I would be happy with the Ryobi battery nailer but leaning towards air because I know I'll end up with multiple nail guns/tools and I think it will work out cheaper in the long run (at least that's what I'm telling the other half). Also handy having compressed air in the shed.

Committing to a battery platform is, well err quite a commitment. I have already been unfaithful and have Ryobi, Makita and Bosch. The Makita Brad Nailer doesn't get much love online but Makita is certainly a respected brand. The Ryobi seems to be well liked but mainly by hobbyists. I think I am also put off by the size of the Ryobi (not to mention the colour) and how long it will last long term.

Thanks again for taking the time to post. Appreciate it.

On a bit of a side note, For a battery platform I would choose either Makita or Milwaukee. They are by far the most popular with tradies and have the best range of accessories.
Once started in a system I have found that the skins are quite reasonably priced and not much more than the other handyman brands but much nicer to use.

Following Spyro’s recommendation () of the Aldii compressor in the Aldo Clamps thread, I andered down to Aldi a couple of weeks ago to see if they had any left. I don’t own a compressor and have no room for one but would like an air source for the occasional wheel barrow tyre inflation or cleaning.
They had one left that had been ratted; ripped box, bits everywhere
The store manager couldn’t guarantee that all bits were there so I took a chance an bought it.
Noisy little beast and would rattle out you fillings out but it pumped up the barrow tyre and blew all the distance and chips out of my Triton router I pulled apart.
i was thinking of buying a Brad nailer. I have an Ozito stapler/brad nailer that works but it leaves a line when it punches in a nail which is not attractive. I bought a Battery Makita pin nailer some time ago when I was restoring the clock as I wanted to align parts but not leave nail holes. It’s no good for holding parts locked together but is fabulous for aligning difficult shapes as the glue dries.
The battery Makita Brad nailer is expensive so I put the purchase off.

Now I had the “compressor” I wondered if it would power a Brad nailer and, encouraged by Spyro’s post I bought a cheap unit, just in case it didn’t work. First problem was the air fittings were different so I made an adapter hose. With trepidation, I loaded the gun with 25mm brads, selected a lump of hardwood, connected the nail gun and gave it a go.
First nail slightly proud, adjustment made, flush, next adjustment and under the surface - great.
I now wondered how many nails it would punch relatively quickly as the compressor has no storage and no gauge to judge pressure.
No problems banging in 12 nails, all under the surface, with about a second between them.

Verdict! for $120 for a compressor and nail gun I’m happy.

Nail guns use very little air so quite viable with a tiny compressor unlike most other power tools, which require a much bigger compressor than you would think. The difference being that the nail gun is not continually consuming air.

Regards
Paul

Spot on by the look of it.. Looking at the specs. of a Brad gun (there were none re CFM on the website and none on the documents that came with my gun, so I looked at another bradder) it requires 2.3 CFM at 100psi (6.9bar) to fire 60 brads per minute. The compressor specs. only state input at 180 l/min or 6.35 CFM, not output.
Also the compressor’s S3 rating is only 15%.