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Once I received this nailer from Amazon, I fully charged the battery and started using it. I charged again, but same result which I had to return it. After 10 minutes, nailer's lower battery light is on.
It just stops nailing and the red light comes on to let you know the battery needs to be recharged.It works very well when the battery is fully charged. If the battery lasted longer this would be better for casual homeowner doing limited construction work. I read on the Black and Decker website the battery does not have a memory problem but that is not true.It is much better than the 12V Black and Decker nailer. You are left with the nail partially driven in.
The 18v nailer nails better than the 12V nailer and does it with more positive nailing power.The 18V nailer has the partially driven nail problem if you do not carefully hold the nailer down or when the battery gets low. The size makes it difficult to get into tight spaces. The low life 12v battery sucks too. The 18v battery does not work very long - like 50 nails and decreasing before the battery needs to be recharged. I have used it to nail less than 1000 nails.There is no way to know when the battery will need recharging. The battery is nailing less and less nails before it needs to be recharged. The 18V nailer is heavy.
An angled nailer would be better.If I could do it all over again I would get the 18V DeWalt nailer with the Lithiom Ion battery. It is unsuitable for extended work or for a professional. The 12V nailer does not have enough nailing power to consistently drive the nails in completely. Get the angle nailer to get into the tight spaces. The 12V unit also has a kickback and the nails do not go in all the way.
Works well for small projects to hold wood while gluing and setting small crews. Drives up to 1.5 inch brad with ample force.
I shot literally 1000's of brads from 5/8ths to 2" in all wood hardnesses. I used it extensively at home and at work. We have other nailers at work and mine was by far the best. I am in the process of getting a new one and having my place of employment pay for it. I bought the combo package at Lowe's a few yrs ago, paid 200 bucks for it. Worked great firing mechanism broke I took the broken pc's out of the inside of the gun, and it worked on half a firing mechanism for the last year. Ron Lefebvre Belchertown,Ma. I am in the glass trade and have installed 100's of lites of glass in doors that have wood stops and low noise and nonmarring tip a winning combo.
This nailer came with a 6 piece set cast about $150.00. I have all 18 volt tools and will not get a 12 volt system to replace it. I did not have a use for it for 2 years and got to run s sleeve of nails through and it broke and the part to fix it costs as much as the 12 volt nailer.I will not buy it. I did like it as long as it lasted.
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