Comments on: Multi-Blow Joist Hanger Nailer

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:51:59 +0000

Shopmonger–
Although it looks similar, this isn’t a framing nailer. It’s a joist hanger nailer, for use with those metal framing connectors. It has the advantages of a palm nailer (lightweight, multi-strike capable) and the magazine of a standard joist nailer, which is a pretty damn good combination.

By: Shopmonger

Shopmonger — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:10:04 +0000

So why the big difference, can someone who uses one over the standard nailer tell me why this would be preferable. I love my frameing nailer.

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:35:02 +0000

I’ve always thought of the Grip-Rite GRs as a glorified palm nailer,with a fancy handle. They do work and they have their fans. I do agree they are light. But I prefer the Hitachi NR65AKS for my positive placement nailer, Partly from good dealer support (in rural FL the nearest real tool shop is about an hour and a half drive one way) and partly out of brand loyalty. I haven’t been disappointed.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:21:41 +0000

I have used the Grip-rite nailer for several years now. It works very well, and is much smaller than the other joist nailers on the market. I load mine with Paslode Joist nails, and feeds them without missing a beat. If you do alot of joist nailing, this is the gun for you.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:50:41 +0000

For years we just used hammers and nials for this job - with sometimes needing to resort to using a palm nailer. The we tried the Paslode connector nailers - that use a protruding tip to align the gun. They worked well but were heavy - Now we’ve moved on to using Bostitch MCN150’s - which use the nail itself for alignment and are much more compact and lighter.