Thread: Framing nailer

If you get a chance check out the powers gas gun.

Features are:
Made in Japan
20% more power than other due to driver blade assembly
aluminium nail rail
extra filtration on the bottom half of the gun where it breathes from

hi mike, i use a makita framing nailer (air) on a daily basis. best gun i have ever used, good weight not too heavy, the new ones even have a hook so you can hook the gun over a truss or joist. only a small thing but vital when roofing.
when roofing i do prefer the paslode cordless guns, i have not used any other of the new brands, but the paslodes have been tried and tested for 10 years+, and as long as you dont drop them (too much!), they work perfectly.

regards, justin.

If you are in the trade and you have the need for a good machine you cant go past the usual suspects.. pasolde and senco.

But if you are a cheap scate or an ocasional user there are heaps of cheaper generic items out there.....the realy cheap ones are air operated heart break... but step up the range a little and you can get something servicable.

tradetools have a some mid range house brand units.. a builder mate has a few machines in that range & he seems happy with them..... but he isnt banging up frames all day every day any more.

cheers

I went the paslode air nailer. Well balanced and parts are supposeldly more easily available if needed.

I'd highly recommend the MAX construction coil nailer.It will take up to 90mm wire collated nails.The big advantage is you don't have to constantly reload and it's one of THE top brands.There high pressure POWERLITE system is sweet!
Website www.alcav.com.au

Can be gas or air powered for two house builds. They will have precut frames

Have the Paslode gas gun myself. Am very happy with it. BIL also has one and the air version.

I dont build frames all day long, if I did I would have an air nailer on hand as well. Better for production line work, where as the gas unit is more for fixout. The Paslode gas gun will need more attention (servicing wise) than the air unit given the same usage rate.

When I'm up a ladder the last thing I want is to be fighting with an air line.

Biggest prob I have with my gas gun is seasoned hardwood. At times it struggles to punch em in far enuf.

Dont mind the older Bostitch air guns. The ones I have come across seem to survive quite well. Never have played with a Senco.

In conclusion: ideally I would have a gas and air gun to take on house builds. As u are using prebuilt frames (pine I assume) a gas gun should be fine.

Recon either Bostitch, Senco or Paslode would suit ur purposes nicely.

Only my opinion.

Yeh a coil nailer does not do the same job as aframe nailer... generaly wont take as long a nail the hreads arent as big and does not sqew nail anywhere near as well........a good coil nailer will however punch hardened steel nails thru 3mm steel no sweat.

A lot of nailers have bit of trouble with seasoned australian hardwood...... but then again a very well seasoned lump of first growth hardwood will give just about anything a hard time.

Another mate of mine has an old bostich "T" nailer.... you wont get it off him.... man it hits hard...sounds like firing a hilti gun... and he's had it over 20 years.

cheers

Originally Posted by VEK TOOLS

If you get a chance check out the powers gas gun.

Features are:
Made in Japan
20% more power than other due to driver blade assembly
aluminium nail rail
extra filtration on the bottom half of the gun where it breathes from

Do you sell em Vek? Wouldnt mind one.

Gas Guns - Personal preferance really, the Paslodes are usually pretty good.


Pnuematics - Paslodes without a doubt. Have a longer "snout", so are alot quicker to nail noggins, and tighter spots, also ergonomically very nice, they seem to be a bit more "acurate".

Ive used Senco's and Bostich' extensively, and the Paslode leaves them for dead, the Senco's only advatage is, it can nail conrete nails straight into a slab.

You can buy hooks for all the Paslode framers as well.

Pnuematic fixing Guns - Hitachi, Hitachi, Hitachi. Did i mention Hitachi? Every tradie that ive ever spoken too has raved about them, and its the only fixing gun I will ever use these days.

Super light, nice snout, so you can get a nice acurate shot, and all the new ones have a built in air blower, which might'n sound fancy, but its brilliant especially when fixing off full houses, and you want to blow plaster out of jambs/under skirting boards.

Far and away the best gun on the market.

Originally Posted by MICKYG

Anyone bought a good nailer of late. We are looking at buying a framing nailer and the choices are endless as is the price as well as quality. Can be gas or air powered for two house builds. They will have precut frames

Regards Mike

hey mike, mate u can't go wrong with the paslode gas nailers. Just make sure you treat them with respect and use the paslode gas no generic, andu will have no problem. we have 8 guns going threw our business and we have never had any problems.

Originally Posted by wood duck 2

I'd highly recommend the MAX construction coil nailer.It will take up to 90mm wire collated nails.The big advantage is you don't have to constantly reload and it's one of THE top brands.There high pressure POWERLITE system is sweet!
Website www.alcav.com.au

Just checked out the MAX tools site, they actually manufacture the powers gun....About 8years ago we had some experience with MAX guns...they are a great product made in Japan...They are for the top end of the market due to price, we didnt have enough demand to justify keeping the range but they do have distributor list on there website