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super tool for the money. and i will buy another. this is my second one.
It does not have a belt hook but easily added on. This is an all around good gun. Not the best of the best but it does a great job. Nice and light. I own a few others of diff brands but this one is the loudest.
I loaded it with 0.50" staples. Then I tried to pull it off with a 22 oz. framing hammer. I have never owned an air-powered stapler or nail gun. Geez, talk about embarrassing.My last futile effort involved trying to recycle the test piece of OSB by attempting to extract the 1.5" staples I had shot into it. No dice. So I ran a test to see what it could do. I loaded it with 1.50" Senco staples and fastened a piece of 7/16" Oriented Strand Board (OSB) to some wall studs in about five seconds.
I had to look hard to find them because they had been sunk so deeply.I turned the air pressure down to 70 PSI, which is the minimum operating pressure and set the stapler's depth adjustment to minimum. It looks terrible stuck up there."I tried to pull the test piece off the wall with my bare hands, but it would not budge. Finally, I had to use a 3-foot long pry bar. The power of this lightweight unit really amazed me.The truth is, I did not know what to expect.
I showed my science project to my wife.She said, "Very nice. Yeah, right. One thing I will add that the other reviewers did not mention is that this stapler packs a heck of a wallop. They went right through the paper tabs on the insulation and kept on going into the studs. Too powerful. That didn't work either.
Now take it down. I planned to use this Hitachi stapler to put up kraft-faced insulation, and then later use it for trim work. I went back to using my Arrow T-50 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Special.I decided to get to know this little monster better. I won't tell you what happened except to say the OSB went into my woodstove, staples and all.Here is a tip: Whatever you staple with this Hitachi stapler is forever. Extremely impressive.
Staples fit over the rail tightly, but slide smoothly, release button is easy to operate and positive (not sloppy).The stapler needs at least fifty pounds of pressure, but will sink the 1.25 inch staples perfectly into pine at that setting. When loading the bolt draws back and locks. The gun has never jammed.As much as I hate manual staplers, I love this tool.It is a joy to use, and accurate. I was stapling 3' lengths of chicken wire to a wooden frame. The Hitach is a nice looking tool, light weight, and it is cool. It uses little air, so the compressor isn't called on much. I highly recommend this tool. In "automatic" bump mode this gun will shoot all day.
Light, and easy to use, it also has a switch for single shot or bump action which is wonderful. The only thing I don't like is the kit does not come with sample staples and lubricant. minus one star for that. I've used many brands of nail guns with various prices and qualities. It is not that I don't have them at home but it means the case does not design with designated places for those.
The Hitachi Narrow Crown Finish Stapler definitely one of the best considering the low price. Most homeowner will feel much comfortable with single shot and able to check how many staple left with exposed rail. With a short practice, most people can gain most of the control of this staple and use it with ease. It has no problem driving 1 1/2 into wood and I felt it doesn't use much of air pressure as my compressor stay quiet longer than some other nail guns with similar capability.
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