Product Description:
Lightweight, powerful design; Low air consumption; Fastener range 5/8" - 2-1/8" hardened and galvanized .097 nails; 2-1/2" fastener – galvanized only for wood-to-wood applications; Single fire or bump fire trigger; Applications: Wood to concrete & masonry furring, plywood to concrete nailing, light gauge steel drywall track to concrete, wire lath to masonry, steel banding to wood, wood to light gauge steel (up to 3/16"), decking, fencing, sub flooring, general construction
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Customer Reviews:
Average Rating = 4.5
Total Reviews = 7
[5 Stars]: Great for wood-to-steel applications, too!
Primary use in my shop is fastening lumber skins or plywood nailing strips to steel frames. The frames are usually 18-14ga. box tube, and the skins can by 1/4" masonite, 1/4" luaun, or up to 3/4" CDX. Using T-nails is probably 10-15 times faster than using Teks, and carries less risk of damage to the work. I haven't had a misfire or mangled nail (or employee!) yet with this gun, and every nail has been set flush, which is a huge improvement over the last T-nailer I had.
[4 Stars]: Good, but not great in old concrete
Using this gun in older concrete (30 year old, in my case) yields mixed results. If I could get the correct size nails, I'd probably fare better. I am attempting to fasten 1 inch thick material to the concrete, and it has some issues. With 1-3/8" nails, it lacks good holding power, but it doesn't have the power to drive a 2-1/8" nail into the concrete. It is penetrating to a depth where a 1-5/8" nail would be fully set, and if the nails were that length, it would work fine. Using it to hang 3/4 inch plywood on the wall with the 1-3/8" nails worked fine, as did hanging 2x4 on the wall with 2-1/8" nails.
So, while not perfect, it still beats using a "hilti gun" (the 22 caliber cartrige type guns) to drive nails in concrete.
-Tom
[5 Stars]: Easier then PA Nailers
This thing is great for adding furring strips to concrete walls. I was using a PA nailer and it took 30 mins to do one 8'X8' wall. after buying this nailer i was able to fur out a 8'X10' room in one hour.
this nailer can be a pest b/c you need an A/C on site which these days is harder to find but it is SO worth it to not have to deal with a PA nailer. I am not saying this thing is a replacement for a PA nailer but it is a great specialty tool for a large job.
i have also used it for 3/4" flooring to concrete which is what this thing was originally built for, but it can be tricky to get the angle right.
just make sure you have plenty of nails b/c you can't get them at the local stores.
all in all good purchase if you are looking to zoom through a few tricky jobs a year.
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