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   splintergroupie_ | Mar 10, 2002 04:48am | #1

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   http://www.pennstateind.com/palm.html

   These folks send me circulars and i'm sure this was on sale recently for ~$60. No idea if it's a good one.

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   Marshall_Winn | Mar 10, 2002 05:06am | #2

   *There are quite a few of those on the market, but in my opinion the best one is the Danair palm nailer. They are based in Visalia California. Bought a couple of them ten years ago and they are still alive and kicking.

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   Calvin_Jutila | Mar 10, 2002 09:22pm | #3

   *I just bought two new Palm Nailers from Danair, and they are great. Seem to be better built than the Simpson model available locally. By the way, I bought the "Long Rifle" model, which works FANTASTIC on 45 degree angle hangers. They were spendy at about $180 each, but as MW says, they should last quite a while.

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   Bob_Covell | Mar 11, 2002 08:00am | #4

   *Steve-I just finished the latest catalog from Tool Crib and they carry a Senco Palm Nailer for $150. They're listed on the net at http://www.toolcrib.amazon.com Bob

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   David_Levie | Mar 11, 2002 02:53pm | #5

   *Hell, even the big orange mess sells one.

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   Calvin_Jutila | Mar 11, 2002 03:09pm | #6

   *I misstated the brand name in my previous post as Simpson instead of SENCO for the nailer I bought locally. As I said, the Danair seems sturdier, and at $30 more than the Senco, the "Long Rifle" model with its extra nose length is well worth the extra. Since Simpson calls for 16d COMMON nails on many hangers, and these are sometimes being driven into paralam beams (hard!), it take some real power to drive these babies home. I'm nowhere near the carpenter it takes to drive 16 or twenty 16d's into engineered lumber. Danair's Palm nailer makes it a snap. Start them all with a hammer, and go to it. No problem!Something to remember though: These things are AIR HOGS. They have about a 2 1/2" piston going 20-30 cycles a second and use mass quantities of air. We have the big 220 volt, two cylinder Emglo wheelbarrow style compressor and, when driving 16 or so nails at a time, it can't keep up. So what we did was talk to our local compressor repair facility, which just happened to have an old roll around compressor tank (the kind with two wheels on one end and the handle on opposite end, and the motor on top) without a motor, which we now just roll out and put in-line just before the Palm nailer. A $60 'reserve' tank solution.Another thing to remember is to oil these nailers about 4-5 time a day, if you don't have an in-line oiler. With all the air they use, they need plenty oil, and tend to "gum up' without lots of it. We plan to install one right after our 'reserve' tank.Finally, don't forget eye and ear protection. These things do a lot of work very fast, in a small space, with lots of noise and air blasts.Safety first, all.