Subject: Re: looking for a good finishing nailer for around $ 250.00 --- any suggestions??

From: [email-masked] (JLHargr)
Date: 9 Feb 1997 01:56:10 GMT

Scott,

We have the Airy 16 gauge, Model # escapes me at the moment but if you're
interested I can look---e-mail  me.  It takes brads from 3/4" to 2" and
all in all I'm pretty happy with it for hobby work.  The only complaint 
is that with the 2" brads the brad is prone to find the easiest way out
rather than nailing straight and sometimes comes out.  If I were doing it
again I think I'd go with a 15 gauge model and the PC looks pretty good
(they weren't making a nail gun when we bought this one.  Whatever you buy
it is ever so much more convenient to shoot a brad than to try to hold
everything together and aligned while pounding a nail.

Regards,
Red

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From: [email-masked] (VINODUDES)
Date: 8 Feb 1997 23:11:22 GMT

I bought the Penn State Industries 15 gage nailer. It is around that price
and it goes up to a 2.5" nail. It works well and I am satisfied with it.
Used for home jobs and small remodels, doors trim etc.It has an angled
magazine so you can get into tight places.  John H.

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From: [email-masked] (RLevy66467)
Date: 9 Feb 1997 10:24:19 GMT

Scott Wrote
>looking for a good finishing nailer for around $ 250.00 --- any
>suggestions??
>
>Has anyone tried the  Porter Cable FN250A.. or anyhting >compatible???

Hi Scott
I just bought the Porta Cable FN250A a couple of weeks ago to replace a
Pasload trim nailer that was stolen. I have only used the FN250A on one
job todate, so I can not vouch for it's long range life, but for now it
seems to be a nice tool. I have not been running into misfires, and the
gun can keep up with me during a fast series of shooting.
It's weight is approximately the same as the Pasload, it has the same
magazine (looks the same, I'm told that it is a direct copy), and a
smaller (lighter) head assembly then the older FN250.
My main uses for the tool is as an interior door frame nailer (it drives a
2 1/2" 16ga. brad) I use the smaller and lighter BN200 brad nailer to
attach all of the casings and trims (it drives a 2" 18ga, brad). But I was
using the FN250A to install base on this job and used it to install
approximately 1000 Ln.Ft. with no jams or other problems.
It seems to be a nice tool for the price, but like I said before, this is
based on only 1 job.

Good luck
Richard