Comments on: How-To: Win A Set Of Paslode Cordless Tools - 1 Week Left

By: Dave Thomson

Dave Thomson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:17:15 +0000

The framing nailer is a great time saver on small jobs or remote sites where setting up a compressor is not practical.

Noise is comparable to most air nailers.

Cost of butane is a bit high, but worth it.

By: Sweettalker

Sweettalker — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:11:37 +0000

I like the idea that the butane comes with the nails. There is nothing like having plenty of nails and running out of juice!!! It will be one less thing I will have to run back to pick up.

By: Bullseye

Bullseye — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:02:45 +0000

How fast can you nail with these tools?
What is the time in between shots? I am not in a hurry but was just curious?

By: rob wilcox

rob wilcox — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:46:12 +0000

there are times, i wish i had some air powered nailers

paslode are excellent

ill just have to wait for the lotto

By: Petey

Petey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:24 +0000

River 1:

You have too much time on your hands. Time that couldd be better spent using power nailers!

By: T Wave

T Wave — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:48:42 +0000

P.S. Love the website!!!

By: T Wave

T Wave — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:47:54 +0000

I had recommended the finish nailer to a friend of the family. Her business was to go into people’s houses and paint mini-murals on the wall. Sometimes she nails a faux frame around the mural to make it look like a real picture. The portability would have been a huge boon for her.

At the time, I had just gotten a compressor and a framing nailer. This worked prety good until I tried to beyond my then workshop. It’s now our bedroom and I no longer have a workshop.

These would come in pretty handy for those second/ third story projects when doing outside trim, as well as other projects on the ground (porch, shed). And when my wife has a school drama set that she needs built, this would be sooo much easier that trying to squeeze cases of tools, hoses and a huge honkin’ compressor!

By: Pepster

Pepster — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:11:58 +0000

Nick da Hick:

I hope any project with an internal combustion power nailer is at MOST a one beer project. I can’t imagine using a nailer while hammered.

Heh heh - Hammered nailing - ::Listens for the groan::

By: EpeeBoy

EpeeBoy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:23 +0000

Squirt: Please tell me you can think of at least one use for these besides scaring the dog. - As entertaining as that might be.

Douglas: Its nice to hear that these are easy to figure out, I tend to have a steep learning curve on machinary, especially when I’m trying to respect it’s ability to do me harm.

By: Squirt

Squirt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:58:02 +0000

@Zathrus

I can only imagine how the “Shop Hound” will react the first time I fire off one of these. She has already decided she hates power saws.

I’ll have to build her a nice new dog house to make up for the noise

By: Petey

Petey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:47:34 +0000

Thanks Zaruthus.

Now that I live in a neighborhood where small caliber weapon fire is unusual, It’ll be interesting to see how the neighbors react.

By: Zathrus

Zathrus — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:21:17 +0000

@Petey:

As others have noted (including the TM review), it sounds about like a small caliber weapon firing off.

You NEED ear protection.

If it comes down purely to an issue of noise, I’d have to give a traditional compressor/nail gun the edge — since you can (usually) put the compressor away from anything that would be affected by the noise. Of course, you can’t do anything about the noise of the nail and gun itself, but that’s true for both.

The other advantages of the Paslode guns, however, are really significant and easily make it the best choice if you can afford them (or win them!).

By: river1

river1 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:19:24 +0000

if i did my math right there are 386 comments so far. even if you just do 1 comment thems pretty good odds.

thanks Toolmonger!!

later jim

By: EpeeBoy

EpeeBoy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:18:53 +0000

I was just poking on their corporate site. Can anyone explain the pro/cons of the straight versus the angled finish nailer?

By: Petey

Petey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:17:24 +0000

Wow F.N. - That was quick!

Looks like it’s worth keeping some spare earplugs in the case with the nailer.

By: Fat Neophyte

Fat Neophyte — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:23 +0000

I just noticed that there’s a nice in depth review of this in my favorite tool blog!

http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/16/hands-on-paslode-cf-325-cordless-framing-nailer/

It answers most of the weight and noise questions people have posted in the thread.

By: Petey

Petey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:46:09 +0000

Random thought (Unrelated to my enourmous shoes)

How loud are these tools? Compressors being loud beasts I’d love an option that wouldn’t upset my wife or wake the baby when I’m in the basement working.

Are we talking:
- Quiet *Puff*,
- Manual hammer-level noise,
- You need ear protection
- You NEED ear protection
- Dear god, my ears are bleeding

By: Petey

Petey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:43:26 +0000

The bright orange will help keep me from tripping over these tools, as I am wont to do on a regular basis.

Curse my large and unwieldy feet.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:22:48 +0000

I have been looking at these for a long time. I hate lugging around my big compressor to worksites!

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:38:05 +0000

i agree with larry

By: jon devries

jon devries — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:48:24 +0000

hope it is still going on

By: kent hanson

kent hanson — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:30:49 +0000

I have used both the framing nailer and the brad nailer and absolutely love the freedom that they bring to the jobsite. The only downfall of the tools are only there because of the technology that’s used to make them so convienient. If given the choice, Paslode cordless nailers win every time.

By: monty

monty — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:16:12 +0000

Got a big shop remodel coming up, the paslode nail gun would help

By: Douglas I

Douglas I — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:00:24 +0000

As a professional do-it-yourselfer I was skeptical the first time I rented this set from my local rental center. I was glad to be proven wrong as I found it incredibly safe & simple to use. I re-modeled a bedroom to prepare for the birth of my first child and I was able to tackle any “nailing” application that came my way.

To own a set would be a dream fulfilled.

Douglas

By: Nick da Hick

Nick da Hick — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:25:52 +0000

I was thinking about these nail guns a little more today. I am thinking also bout those fun little OBP projects. I am betting the ease and simplicity of using these things would seriously help in making those longer projects a little closer to a one beer project.

Now, that 4×8 mini deck off the back door could become a seriously fun little project.