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I bought a reconditioned one and am very happy with it. The Hitchi ones wouldn't work at 6200'. I had some problems with this until I started using the Red Paslode Fuel Cells. Not having an air hose is great. Don't let the negative reviews scare you, once I started using the Paslode Fuel Cells it worked fine. The rafter hook is very useful.
The gun doesn't shoot any nail about 1 out of five times. DO NOT BUY THIS piece of junk. I am building a barn and will be walking around in rafters. so I bought 3" nails and it sinks them all the way. This Hitachi gas framing nailer is worthless.
I can't have a tool that sometimes works. It says it will drive a 3.5" nail all the way in but even threw soft wood it leaves the nail stick out half an inch. I can hear the gas chamber's fan turn on but no nail comes out. I had a paslode before and it worked fine. I tried a new battery and new gas cartridges all to no avail.
It does shoot them, but only 20% actually go in all the way. Between not sinking the all the way and misfiring, the tool is more trouble than it's worth. The gun misfired and misfired and misfired some more despite changing nail types (I bought nails at Home Depot AND the ones on the Amazon detail page with no difference). The description says it shoots 3 1/2" nails. I purchased this nail gun for a roofing job that required a total reframe of the sagged structure.
After the gun stopped firing completely, I quit and hand nailed the rest of the sheething.The reality with this gun is that a good framer can hand nail faster than this gun can shoot nails. I was excited to avoid the hoses all over the place and the sound of the compressor over my stereo. The depth adjustment was as deep as possible and I tried everything to get the nail to fully lodge into the new lumber. I returned it and purchased a basic Dewalt pnuematic framer and have had much better success.I wouldn't recommend this gun to anyone unless you enjoy frustration, slow results, and the constant desire to throw this tool across the parking lot. I ended up having to go back over the entire structure with my framing hammer and spend 30-45 minutes setting all the nails.When the framing was complete, I thought I'd be home free with the sheeting nails at 2 3/8".
I find you have to teach yourself the right amount of pressure it takes to enable firing, and I don't give it a second thought now. I've had this unit for 2 weeks now, doing some roof and wall framing. Granted, it doesn't bump fire like an air nailer, but that's not a requirement for me as I'm a methodical type, so an extra 10-seconds to nail off a row of studs is not an issue. VERY pleased with the convenience of no hose and 40-lb compressor to lug upstairs. The gun works well, is plenty powerful, the 3-1/2 inch ring shank limitation is known, so I work within its capabilities.
The gun would shoot well for a while, then nothing again. Red canister Paslode gas. This thing is a great tool, no regrets as long as I use Paslode gas. This gun gave me a lot of headaches.it would fire a few nails, then nothing. I so far have gone thorough 3 of them with no hiccups from full to empty canister.
I would take out the gas canister, press it manually a few times, then reinsert it. I found that the problem was with the Hitachi brand gas. For some reason the gas metering valve would stick or clog, and not supply enough gas for each shot. The solution.
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