Our friends at Duo-Fast have been doing a little research on what their cordless roofing nailer provides at the jobsite. They found that it’s not replacing corded pneumatic nailer setups, but rather hammer and nails. In the video they talk with Edgar Chavez, a roofer with Feze Roofing on how the nailer has changed what they do on repair jobs.
The workers are quick to point out that repair jobs in the Northeastern U.S. are all over these guns right now because they don’t require electricity to run the compressor, and there’s no hose. As most people point out, hammers don’t, either, but I know from experience that in five minutes I can show anyone how to use these guns and be as accurate as a pro (if a bit slower). It takes a ton of time, overstrikes, and practice to get good and quick with a hammer — plus you need an extra hand to hold the fastener.
For groups of homeowners-turned-repair crews, these nailers would be so much quicker, though they are admittedly a giant leap in cost: one of these bad boys retails for about $400. At any rate, the pros coming in to fix the damage might well be armed with them.
Duo-Fast Cordless Roofing Nailer [YouTube]
dfcr175c Roofing Nailer [Street Pricing]
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{ Forgot to mention dust collection..Coupled with the Festool E36 Vac I have we cut inside for over a month and ended up with a light... } – May 25, 12:23 PM
{ When we bought our first Hackzall – were a bit skeptical about its application – but now have one on every plumbing truck. While not... } – May 25, 10:23 AM
{ Two words, speed, and cost. An example would be hanging drywall where other , more secure fastener head configurations, (think Torx, Robertson head, Etc.) would... } – May 25, 9:32 AM
That’s a roofers tan all right. No actor there.
and a roofers accent.
Do you know how is the Duofast different from the Paslode which sells for about the same price – and also comes from ITW
Nice tool I would would wait for the Lithium powered version as Paslode seems to be slowly converting product lines over.
The cost to use this thing compared to a regular nailer & compressor combo is huge. Plus it doesn’t look as smooth to use as the Hitachi I use. Hitachi nailers are awesome.
http://hitachipowertools.ca/en/Products?cat=9&pid=307&new=50