Milwaukee Finish nailers - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

eXpatRioteX · 04-27-2008, 01:51 PM

I picked up a 16 ga and a 15 ga on sale at amazon last week. The price was right so i figured what the heck. The were about $100 each and they seem to work as well as the porter cables. As far as i can tell they are the same gun as the ridgid, just a different color. I couldn't find any online reviews of them since they are a new gun, so i thought i would throw this out there.

1018 · 04-27-2008, 07:26 PM

I picked up a Milwaukee Framer as per a friend's recommendation, it comes in sometime this week. I bought it for 170, and for that price it's worth it to just have it sit as a backup. I hope it's as good as he says.

angus242 · 04-27-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by eXpatRioteX

I picked up a 16 ga and a 15 ga on sale at amazon last week. The price was right so i figured what the heck. The were about $100 each and they seem to work as well as the porter cables. As far as i can tell they are the same gun as the ridgid, just a different color. I couldn't find any online reviews of them since they are a new gun, so i thought i would throw this out there.

If you bought them from Amazon, there are reviews on their site:
15 gauge got great reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/review/product...owViewpoints=1
16 gauge was OK:
http://www.amazon.com/review/product...owViewpoints=1

There are plenty more reviews online if you look hard enough.

I just picked up the crown stapler for $60. Haven't used it yet.

bcradio · 04-28-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by angus242

If you bought them from Amazon, there are reviews on their site:

There are plenty more reviews online if you look hard enough.

I just picked up the crown stapler for $60. Haven't used it yet.

sure are... and they seem to be some pretty good reviews as well.

I have the brad nailer and just ordered the roofing nailer.

I love the brad nailer... and I think Milwaukee has more features on their guns than most others because their lineup is fairly new

angus242 · 04-28-2008, 01:18 PM

I was going to buy the brad nailer but the nose piece/safety is behind the barrel. That makes it kinda hard to get into those tight spaces. That's the only reason I didn't get it. I do like that it's oil-free. I don't use my finishing nailers daily so I didn't foresee any issues with oil-less.
I'm curious bcradio, does the brad nailer's trigger lockout when it's out of brads? My current brad nailer does however my 15 ga finish nailer doesn't. Even though there's a small "window" to see when you're getting low on nails, I don't always pay attention and sometimes I start blasting a few empty holes in wood/trim before I realize it's empty. I like having the extra protection of the trigger lockout feature.

bcradio · 04-28-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by angus242

I was going to buy the brad nailer but the nose piece/safety is behind the barrel. That makes it kinda hard to get into those tight spaces. That's the only reason I didn't get it. I do like that it's oil-free. I don't use my finishing nailers daily so I didn't foresee any issues with oil-less.
I'm curious bcradio, does the brad nailer's trigger lockout when it's out of brads? My current brad nailer does however my 15 ga finish nailer doesn't. Even though there's a small "window" to see when you're getting low on nails, I don't always pay attention and sometimes I start blasting a few empty holes in wood/trim before I realize it's empty. I like having the extra protection of the trigger lockout feature.

actually the nose piece doesn't depress when it is out of nails... also there is no window to see how many nails left, but rather a red indicator that slides along and lets you know if you're out (I think it works just as good)

I actually prefer the nose piece behind just because it gives you extreme accuracy on nail placement (this was the main reason for my purchase of this gun since I needed accuracy over being able to get in tight places)