Thread: Pin nailer

I don't use or like cordless nailers. I suspect they're better now than they were a couple of years ago but the one I owned and several I've used were inconsistent in that the drive depth tended to become more variable as the battery charge declined with use. The safety interlocks were also at times problematic with the guns not firing when held at angles other than perfectly perpendicular to the work surface.

I own and regularly use both Porter Cable and Grex pneumatic pin guns. The Grex is the better tool but the smaller size of the PC is sometimes an advantage. I use Grex pins exclusively in both.

Hi Lappa
Can't comment on the battery powered 23ga Makita unit, but in Canada similar air powered units cost between $60 (2" Bynford) and $340 (2" Senco) with a matching compressor an extra $100.

How do those costs compare with the costs in Oz?

The $80 Ryobi air pin nailer works quite well and you'd probably only need a baby compressor like this to run it https://www.gasweld.com.au/toolex-59...IaArffEALw_wcB

Hi,
I found it useful wrt the Makita cordless pin nailer to read the reviews of it on amazon.com to get actual experiences.
Paul

Originally Posted by ian

Hi Lappa
Can't comment on the battery powered 23ga Makita unit, but in Canada similar air powered units cost between $60 (2" Bynford) and $340 (2" Senco) with a matching compressor an extra $100.

How do those costs compare with the costs in Oz?

Thanks Ian.
Air pin nailers run from $62 no name to $169 Makita to $250 for a Bostich

I have absolutely no room for a compressor in my shed so, if I was to buy one, I would have to put up another small shed so the compressor would have to be a good one ($300 to $800-like fencefurnature’s unit) to justify the expense of a new shed . Besides, I’d probably want to buy other pneumatic tools if I had a good air supply. The other problem is I’m so cramped for room, dragging an airline around would be a problem.

At the moment, with my antique clock restoration, I have my tools and hood on the work bench that runs along the back wall, the false front/back disassembled on the router table and the backboard being rebuilt on my saw table.

Originally Posted by paul.cleary

Hi,
I found it useful wrt the Makita cordless pin nailer to read the reviews of it on amazon.com to get actual experiences.
Paul

Thanks Paul.
The only AMAZON reviews for the unit I am looking at (DPT353Z) are from the U K and out of 8 reviews there is one with a 1 rating and the other seven are 5 out of 5.

The is another unit in the US ( XTP02Z ) with mixed reviews but I can’t find a comparison between it and the one in OZ.

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

The $80 Ryobi air pin nailer works quite well and you'd probably only need a baby compressor like this to run it https://www.gasweld.com.au/toolex-59...IaArffEALw_wcB

Thanks Elan, See my reply to Ian as it covers my problems using air.

Originally Posted by rob streeper

I don't use or like cordless nailers. I suspect they're better now than they were a couple of years ago but the one I owned and several I've used were inconsistent in that the drive depth tended to become more variable as the battery charge declined with use. The safety interlocks were also at times problematic with the guns not firing when held at angles other than perfectly perpendicular to the work surface.

I own and regularly use both Porter Cable and Grex pneumatic pin guns. The Grex is the better tool but the smaller size of the PC is sometimes an advantage. I use Grex pins exclusively in both.

Thanks Rob. See my reply to Ian re problems using air.

No batteries, compressor or moving parts.

Ted hammer.jpg

Originally Posted by rob streeper

No batteries, compressor or moving parts.

Ted hammer.jpg

So true. However when I have a nail in one hand and a hammer in the other and no apprentice to hold it all together while I pin it ??

Laziness or was it necessity that was the mother of invention

Not sure about others, but I don't think I'd trust myself to reliably strike 23ga pins by hand without bending them all the time

Hi Lappa
perhaps look for one of these

Spotnails SE30/08 Veneer Pinner
Dedicated for fixing scotia and quadrant. Head half the size of ME30 panel pin.
Very small hole requires no filler.
30 shots per minute

The perfect finishing tools for the wood floorlayer beating the hammer and punch single handed for a flawless finish.

• Can fix 6 metres of scotia or quadrant per minute.
• Chip-controlled 2 mm automatic countersink into all hard woods and MDF.
• Pencil thin nose allows accurate pin placement at any angle.
• Protective rubber feet prevent damage to pre-finished surfaces.

Thanks Ian. Not a bad looking unit except it takes a specialised nail and looks like it’s only available in the UK.
I’ve sent them an email.

"Spotnails" might be a UK company but the ME30--08 is actually made in Italy.