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I've been aware of these for years but never thought I had a use for one as I have an air nailer, air stapler and air finish nailer. I wondered if this tool would be tough on the hands or vibrate a lot and can tell you it does neither. It also did very well driving framing nails and I didn't have to buy a huge box of "gun" nails. The Bostich PN100 is a truly great tool. I bought this tool specifically to set nails in framing brackets while building a new deck. Buy this tool and you'll find all kinds of uses for it. It did this very well and saved me lots of headache working in a confined space.
For the price there's no reason not to have one around. Perfect for tight spaces when framing and you can't get the big framing gun in. What can I say: it drives pretty much any nail I need it to. Great for driving home otherwise misfired or incompletely driven nails. When you need it you'll be very glad it's available. VERY fast too.
This tool is a great value and works extremely well in tight places. Would definitely recommend. I also used it to nail all the nails in my joist hangers for my deck.
Even though the F21PL has a metal connector attachment for shooting nails through the pre-drilled holes in metal connectors, this only works if your substrate is thicker than 2" or if you don't mind having nail tips extending beyond the backside.After hand nailing about 50 tie plates to the trusses in my garage, I got fed up and went searching through the hardware store for an alternative. Simpson Strong Ties and similar connectors use 1 1/2" galvanized nails (usually 8d) that do not penetrate a 2x piece of lumber when nailed through the broad side. It's a bit loud, but no more annoying than banging away with a hammer. Once you put a little pressure on the nail, the impactor lets off a machine-gun ratatattat and drives that sucker right into the wood. I bought this to compliment my Bostitch F21PL framing nailer, which is incapable of shooting nails shorter than 2" in length. Bostitch makes a metal connector nailer and it sells for over $200, OR, you can buy this handy $80 item and shoot whatever nail you want at your heart's content. This is a genius invention and it is disappointing to me that I didn't invent this and make millions. It can handle a wide range of nails, has a magnetic stabilizer, that holds the nail in place for you while you set up the shot, and you can use it right or left handed.
bought this nail gun for installing hurricane straps on a large home on the coast. works great, nice and small for hard to get to places.
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