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(More customer reviews)After many frustrating iterations with the Black and Decker 18V cordless nailer, I got a credit and purchased this unit. First of all, this unit is very different mechanically from the BD model. Nails are always ready to fire without any delay. It is more powerful and allows you to precisely set nail depth. Seems like there is better quality too. The tool is made in Mexico.
You can even 'bump' fire nails. This gun will shoot hundreds of nails on a charge. When you depress the tip you hear it rev up, and subsequently pushing the trigger will fire a nail. You can also reverse this process by holding the trigger and bump firing with the tip.
This is a brad nailer, but the 2inch brads were fine for medium sized crown moldings. Some may think you need 16ga for such work, but the nail holes are tiny and are invisible when you fill them! Also, you can use it where 16ga nails would split thinner wood!
With 3 2" brads in each stud, a long prybar was needed to pull off the moulding. The nail head is a perfect size to retain the wood, and will come out with the moulding. After months the moulding caulk lines are perfectly intact with no gaps, so they must be holding well!
The unit fires hundreds of nails on a charge, and of course if you have other dewalt batteries you can have perpetual power. Jamming is very infrequent. The headlights are also a great touch. It takes a universal 18V battery.
The issues I had with it were that brads had trouble going into some hardwoods (it would jam or curl up the nail). This is probably because of the nature of 18 ga nails and not a problem with the gun.
My unit also had a defective safety switch, meaning it will rev up even if the switch is engaged. It was not functioning according to the manual. It didn't fire, but it caused me to drop the gun. Not fun to learn about this when you are on a ladder :(.
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Quality-designed tool works as fast as you do with consistent nail penetration. Features both sequential operating mode for precision placement and bump operating mode for production speed. Cordless: Yes, Volts: 18, Nail Diameter (gauge): 18, Nail Length (in.): 5/8in. to 2in., Magazine Capacity (qty.): 110, Jam Clearing: Yes, Tool Length (in.): 11 1/2, Tool Weight (lbs.): 7.4 lbs., Charger and Battery Included: Yes, Case Included: Yes
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