i was so mad at my old crappy nailer that i broke down and bought the new milwaukee nailer.
anyone heard anything about it? used it? i dont normally buy a tool until its been on the market for awhile so they can work out any glitches but i kind of impulsed this one.
anyway after i’ve used it for a while i’ll let you know what i think
if anyone is looking to buy one coastal tool had the best price i could find for 229.00
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Milwaukee nailer...
You will have to tell us how it works. I don't think they have much presence in the nailer market. The Hitachi 83A is rather like the AK 47 of nailers. Crude, yet servicable. Runs and runs and runs. See a lot of them out here in CA along with those Skill 77s with the Left Coast blades.
I have Paslode, Seno and Super Max for framing, PC for trim.
Were I buying today, I would probably get the Ridgid. Got a great feature set.
The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
From what I've heard - the Milwaukee nailer's are just rebadged Ridgid nailers - Pick you color.JT
If we are looking at the same gun, the Milw. is a 33dg clipped head paper collated gun and the R. is a standard plastic collation (21d?).
Probably all make in the Long March Air Tool Factory #2 in Canton.
The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
i think R. is full head and mil. makes one for clipped 34 deg and one for full head 22 deg______________________________________________
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Yes, the Ridgid is full head. I didn't see the Milwaukee version at Coastal. Need to look harder. The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
My understanding is that the Milwaukee is just the Ridgid nailer with a different color. I have a difficult time recommending new guns because they have no reliability track record.
We pretty much only use Hitachi NV83A2 (coil) nailers now. If I had to go with a stick, it'd be the NR83A2, although that new Hitachi NR90AE is a slick gun too, but I don't know if it will last.
I like the Paslode framers and the Hitachi coil nailers... no problems with either of them... so I stick with what works.
Tim, any experience with the NV75AG that shoots both framing (to 3") and siding nails? Looks like that would be a slick gun for plywood nailing and for siding. Of course... you don't have to do any siding, do ya!
Dave,
We have a 75AG and used it for framing/sheathing/siding and it was a favorite gun for framing (10d), but the cap blew off the back. My conclusion is that the gun is NOT a dedicated framer and that using it that way, will shorten it's lifespan.
As long as we use 8d nails above a 0.99" nail (thickness) we have no jamming problems and we use those NV83A2 guns for siding. We did 2 siding jobs (sided the houses we framed) last January and the guns worked really really well.
Here is the 75AG w/hook http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL293/2163851/4215122/52431572.jpg
I've been doing an unusual amount of framing lately, and more appears to be coming. Nailing subfloor, sheathing, or roof deck with a stick nailer is pure frustration, so I think I'm going to have to get a coiler for that. All it would need to shoot is 2-3/8" x .113 ring shank and 2-1/2" x .131 shear nails and I would be set. We don't frame nearly as much as you do, so hopefully I could get some good years out of a gun like that.
He who dies with the most nail guns wins... right?
He who dies with the most nail guns wins... right?
Dang...I didn't know that...I've given away at least a dozen old guns.
blue
Say WHAT? How about first dibs for native Michiganders?
First dibs on the guns I still live in Michigan.My Mommy says I'm special.
Dieselpig has one of those hitachi's and if I remember correctly his opinion was similar to tim's. I think where it struggled was doing all framing and lots of it. Nailing into Lvls were a problem, it didn't have the power as a true framer does. I think you would be fine with the volume nailing for sheathing.