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(More customer reviews)I got one of these at a local harbor freight store. I'm sort of a tool-snob, and would never normally consider buying a knock-off brand like this, especially through them, but I needed a floor nailer quick for a small patching job, and no matter how much I shopped around for new and used, I just couldn't find anything decent at a price I could justify.
I just don't do enough flooring to make it worth spending tons of money, but it comes up often enough where renting one (at 40 bucks a day) is too much of a hassle. I hate working around a tool rental schedule. When I need one, it's usually for a small floor repair as opposed to installing a new floor, and just driving to a rental shop and back for a small repair job is a pain.
Yet, I do have other tools I'd rather spend the big bucks on, and shelling out several hundred dollars for one didn't make sense either. So I figured I'd give this one a shot.
It was between this and a top quality gun bought used. But this is an oddball item. If you find a good brand used, you know a pro owned it, and if a pro owned it, you know it's probably fired more nails in a day than I'll ever fire in my lifetime. So I feared buying used would mean I'd just get somebody elses headache.
So far, the thing works perfectly and I have zero complaints. It at least looks and feels very well built. And I have no reason yet to believe otherwise.
It's set up for 3/4" flooring which is what I normally do, but it has another floor plate for 1/2" - just remove a few cap bolts with the supplied allen wrench to swap it.
I've been expecting the thing to explode one of these days, but so far it just keeps shooting cleats in, sinking 2" cleats perfectly in 3/4 red oak. I haven't had one jam, or one partially sunk cleat.
I have not tried staples in it, mainly because I feel the serrated cleats hold better (though I could be wrong, I'm no expert).
I still would have preferred to stick to my "only buy the best" rule, but in this case, for something I don't need very often, I'm happy with my purchase.
When and if it ever gives me trouble, I'll try to update this review.
And a side note on harbor freight - they have a 30 day policy. If it breaks on me in 30 days, I'll get a new one. In my case, that's long enough for the tool to pay for itself. If it lasts any longer than that, it's just icing on the cake for me.
But they also offer a three year, no questions asked warranty on this unit for about $35. (at least at the store, not sure about the web site) If it breaks within 3 years, they give you a brand new one. I didn't bother with it, but it really doesn't sound like a bad deal, especially if you're going to use it more than I do.
If you're a professional floorer looking for a nailer, I doubt you'd have gotten as far as reading a review on this item. But if you're a homeowner, or part time pro who might need a nailer for more than two or three rental days - I think this is probably just what you're looking for.
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