Paslode Cordless Framing Owners...a fix for misfires... - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

TBFGhost · 11-02-2008, 08:25 PM

I just wanted to share a fix for that annoying Paslode toe-nail mis-fire that some units seem to have....

Does your framer not fire at all angles but will if you get the nose to contact the surface just right? Well mine did, so I started playing with it. I came to find out if I hold the nose all the way back it would fire everytime...be it on the surface or just dicking around and launching a nail into the garbage can.... this lead me to believe that the nose piece was somehow not pushing the switch inside the gun that activates the firing circuit when at odd angles. So I took it apart just like I normally would for a cleaning and looked at it for a few min...

I noticed this lever looking thing (number 27 on your parts diagram) is what pushed a switch on the molded circuit assembly ( number 22 on your parts diagram)... I then proceeded to play some more, with the cylinder off and the fuel out, I inserted a battery and pushed this button... the fan started up and if I pulled the trigger...it sparked(BE CAREFUL...THAT FAN HURTS LIKE HELL WHEN IT GETS YOU!!!!!, IT DREW BLOOD)......

Looking at the gun and then seeing this told me enough that for some reason that lever was no longer pushing the button far enough....so I added 1/16" of material between the lever and switch, put it all back together...BINGO fires everytime at every angle.....

DecksEtc · 11-02-2008, 08:53 PM

Sounds EXTREMELY dangerous to me

I hope you aren't in love with your hands or feet...

Jason W · 11-02-2008, 09:05 PM

Maybe a new part is in order?

Obviously, you have no concerns about your Employee Compensation rate?

Or the guys pulling that trigger?

rbsremodeling · 11-02-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DecksEtc

Sounds EXTREMELY dangerous to me

I hope you aren't in love with your hands or feet...

Yep void the warranty and get hurt all in the same day. Sounds like a plan to me

dkillianjr · 11-02-2008, 11:28 PM

It dosen't sound unsafe to me, the saftey is still there. The tip is just a little more sensitive, just like an air powered nailer.

TBFGhost, i have been thinking of doing something with mine,I will have to look into it. I believe Paslodes new version of the cordless has a different tip on it that can be fired from all angles. I was thinking maybe it could fit the older models some how too.

Dave

**Leo G** · 11-02-2008, 11:31 PM

The tip needs to move nearly a 1/2" to activate. I don't think a 1/16" is going to make a difference in safety. I like the idea. I have noticed this more with toe nailing. Sounds like a plan and it doesn't sound dangerous to me.

TBFGhost · 11-03-2008, 10:34 PM

yup....i think you could go a head and add more but I didn't want to push it....and it is my personal framer...no one pulling the trigger but me...

I got my Framer used off Craigslist anyway for $80 minus a charger....so I don't think I could send it back for work anyway, lol.

My angled finish Paslode is behind me right now, sitting there apart, waiting for a new probe to arrive in the mail...17 foot drop to a paved driveway blew apart the battery and bent the probe. Put a new battery in it, bent the probe back to the point where I could get it to fire and finished off the day....these things really are troopers....

...am I the only one here who works on his own tools???

To be honest with you, WHERE THE HELL IS PASLODE'S NEW CORDLESS FRAMER? I keep seeing ads for it...but I can't find it anywhere...the tip looks WAY more like the Paslode PowerMaster Plus air nailer which never failed me...

dkillianjr · 11-03-2008, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TBFGhost

...am I the only one here who works on his own tools???

TBF, I have had my eyes open for the new gun I haven't seen it either. I work on all my own tools. Just got done putting a new trigger in my dewalt drill, now onto rebuilding my old porter cable compressor

Dave

bob14-0 · 11-07-2008, 06:25 AM

Ingenious! Did you call Paslode? What do those guys in development do all day, why didn't they come up with this fix?

UKframer · 11-09-2008, 05:12 AM

Thanks for sharing with us TBF, much appreciated. Will definately be trying that out.

TBFGhost · 11-09-2008, 01:35 PM

I have no idea why Paslode made their framers so touchy with how far the nose has to be pushed in....It does look like the new one tho is much better....