Paslode nail guns…
 

Anybody use Paslode nail guns? I have both the trim and the framing nail guns. The framing gun is about 27 or 28 years old and the trim gun is about 10 years old. Both use a battery and fuel cell. They’re great for when you have a small job and don’t wanna break out compressors, hoses and pneumatic nail guns.

I recently cleaned the framing gun, because it was not working properly. There are several parts that fail due to age. Works like a champ….. for now.

One problem I have now is, the type of metering device on the top of the fuel cell. They changed about 10 or 15 years ago and no longer supply the type I need. I have to switch the nozzle from the old fuel cell to the new fuel cell. I found a pack of five fuel call adapters on eBay, that I will keep for the future, because I don’t want to spend $400 on a new Paslode, that uses the updated fuel cell.

My buddy just bought a DeWalt battery powered framing nail gun and it weighs a ton. Trying to nail something overhead, was exhausting and frustrating. No Thanks.

Soooo…. What kind of nail gun do you have?

Porter Cable. Hose-tethered.
Framer, 16, 18, narrow crown staples, li'l pinner.
All made in the good ol' US of A.

I don't use them often enough to justify going hose-less, and I bought 'em when Norm Abrams was hot stuff on Public Television. Good enough for the NYW, good enough for me.

I use at least one of them once a month or so, and except for replacing a few 0-rings, they work like new. Keep 'em oiled!

I have 2 paslodes. I bought them when I built my house. Since then, they have been used on several garage builds, house Reno’s, fences.

Simply great. No hoses, versatile, no regrets.

We just bought a Milwaukee cordless gun for small stuff. They still use a Hitachi framing gun along with the damn compressor tripping over hoses. Those guns are the Lexus of nail guns. Little oil and keeps going. I don't even know where the Pasloade gun is anymore. We run Dewalt finish guns as well as Hitachi. I agree, that battery is heavy. I almost switched over the cordless worm drive framing saws. We don't do much framing ourselves but small stuff. Man, not to drag a cord and yanking on it to free it from lumber cutoffs is so nice. No more complaining having to walk to their trucks.

I have a Paslode finish nailer, got it when installing all trim back on my old house in around 2006 or so.

Worked great, haven’t really needed to use it since.

All mine are pneumatic.
I've got several nailers - Senco framing, Hitachi siding, Ridgid roofing, Senco 18Ga Nailer, PC 16Ga Nailer, PC 23Ga Pin nailer - Senco 23GA Pin Nailer.

I loved the old Paslode "battery" powered framing nailer I used. A friend let me use one of his for some projects. All the nail guns I own from my framing nailer down to my pin nailer are all air and all Bostitch.

I remember those old Paslode gas nailers. They were too delicate and finicky on the job site. They got banged around by employees and cost me time. I also remember if you were in a confined space you needed ventilation or they would gas you out. I like the battery powered finish nailers, I don't have to fight with a hose , haul out a compressor or listen to the compressor

I wonder if this might just be where the idea for the whole damn nail gun industry came from! Patented in the late 1800's!

This guy glosses over the beauty of that hopper - it's designed to automatically align the nails shank down in those slots . No need to carefully place them like he does; just give the tool a little shake-shake-shake and the nails fall into place. (But he does repeat the fact that it's a handy tool in cold weather)

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