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I am very happy with this nailer. I am very happy I used this nailer. I used it to lay approximately 800 square feet of maple flooring. It NEVER had a single jam, or problem.
Also, I didn't like how the black paint on the mallet seemed to just flake off and make a mess everywhere. I mean it seems reasonably durable but I had trouble keeping the snaps shut to prevent the case from opening during transport. These would be EASY things for the manufacturer to fix, yet when I emailed them with my concerns they did not respond. Most floor nailers out there need an air compressor to function, but this one does not.
In addition, I knew I would not have to trip over any hoses and such. Well after finishing installing about 350-400 square feet of 3/4" heart pine flooring I must say I am impressed. I did not want to shell out the extra cash for an air compressor which I otherwise did not really need at this point, and I am limited on space. First, I must admit I don't particularly like the case. that's kind of a bummer. EVEN before I started using it. I wanted a truly portable, low maintenance tool to work with.
This unit has worked without a hitch and with moderate force, driving a nail home never seemed to take more than 1 or 2 strikes with the mallet. Maybe mine was defective but still. For these reasons I dropped this to a four star product, rather than a five.Well, after getting past those annoyances, I discovered that this is otherwise an excellent product. The unit feels sturdy, can be disassembled and repaired if needed, and is easy to use.Overall I am happy with my purchase and I would buy it again if I had to, but with that said, I think the manufacturer definitely needs to address the concerns I mentioned. This was the main reason I purchased the product.
Yes, it requires more effort to use than a pneumatic flooring nailer, but the results are worth it. Save the pneumatics for face-nailing and finish work. I just bought another for a second crew and would never have thought of switching brands. This is the professional's choice. Pneumatics don't draw and straighten your boards the way a manual cleat nailer can. Porta-nails is the way to go. This is the one I use and have used for years.
The motion was not all that difficult, and as others have said, let the hammer do the work. The floor looks great. Buying this was much better than renting some beat up nailer for $30 a day. What a relief it is to buy a product that does exactly what it says it does. I also ordered the bamboo floor shoe attachment Porta-Nails 40248 15-17 Millimeter Metric Bamboo Flooring Shoe, and 2 boxes of 1 and 1/2 inch nails. It did a great job. You'll get in a good rhtym where 2 good whacks will get the nail set. I was able to do this over the course of a week on my own time.
I used this nailer to do about 400 ft of 5/8 engineered bamboo (golden arowama from [.].). Out of hundreds of nails driven, only a few tongues slightly split, nothing that caused the board to be replaced. Can't say enough good things about this nailer Every now and then a nail wouldn't sit quite right in the tongue, so I would take my nail punch and set it.
This is my first time installing hardwood flooring, but the job went really well with this tool. I also used a finish nailer to install the first 3 and the last 2 rows. It took 2 to 3 blows on the piston to set the nail. I just finished installing around 300 square feet of 3/4 inch solid red oak flooring with this manual cleat nailer. I used a 1 and 1/2 inch cleat nail to secure the oak. I'll be installing another 200 square feet of the same hardwood sometime in October since I am doing a few rooms at a time due to time and budget. There were no jams, and each nail was set correctly.
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