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Posted by Al Bundy on August 10, 2006, 7:40 pm
beerguzzler50@yahoo.com wrote in
> I'm not saying Harbor Freight is super well consctructed, but I bought
> a framing nailer last year and build a very large garage/shop with it
> and then a toolshed. It worked flawlessly and I'm keeping it. For
> the roof I bought a bostich coiled nailer cause I started hand nailing
> it and it took forever. I couldn't order the HF and get it in time
> with the time I had off from work to finish it, so I bought the
> bostich. It worked well and jammed every once in a while (normal I
> would suspect). It cost a lot more than the HF and for a job or two I
> would have just bought the HF roofing nailer had I to do it again $90
> v. $260.
>
>
> Al Bundy wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >> Of all the crap and gizmos I have I do not have any air tools!
>> >> <head hanging low in shame>
>> >>
>> >> Planning on picking up a general use compressor like the Porter
>> >> Cable.
>> >>
>> >> In the future I will likely be doing a roof. I usually just hand
>> >> nail since I never did an entire house in one shot. So a roofing
>> >> nailer will probably be
>> >> in the future as well. I could rent one but that forces hurrying
>> >> to get it done.
>> >>
>> >> Thought is if I just buy one of those econo Harbor Freight ones
>> >> and it lasts the job it'll cost less than renting more than a few
>> >> days.
>> >>
>> >> Not knowing air tool details, I need some "look for"s and "look
>> >> out for"s. What I've picked up so far from nosing around the
>> >> Harbor Freight website is these coil roofing nailers vary. They
>> >> have one for $89/$99.
>> >> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92
>> >> 917
>> >>
>> >> Says it needs 2.5 CFM @ 90 PSI which is about the Porter Cable
>> >> output of like 2.6 @90 PSI. Connector is 1/4''- 18 NPT. Standard?
>> >>
>> >> They showed another, but MAGNESIUM COIL ROOFING NAILER, on sale
>> >> for $99 (reg 199).
>> >>
>> >> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=9
>> >> 325 3
>> >>
>> >> Would guess it's better for a couple of reasons but noticed air
>> >> requirement is much much higher at 17. Saw a different one with
>> >> air req at 11. Why these big differences?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Nails:
>> >>
>> >> Some say 10 gauge. Others say 11 gague . The product spec sheets
>> >> say '0.12" (Approximately'. Is there some standard to look for
>> >> here so you don't have o get the crappy Harbor Freight nails? I
>> >> see they are listed as zinc coated vs galvanized.
>> >>
>> >> Help me out with some basics here. Thanks!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Al...
>> >>
>> >
>> > If you are only going to use it once I use the eBay "rental"
>> > program. Buy a very good condition Bostitch or other high end tool,
>> > do the job and put it back up on eBay. Did this with a flooring
>> > stapler, bought for $360, did my floors, sold for $311. Tried it
>> > with a Bostitch roofing nailer to do my new shop three years ago
>> > but never got around to selling it. Just did my barn with it last
>> > month. Keeping it until I reroof the house this fall. Bostitch
>> > nail coils in Home Depot just vary by length.
>> >
>> > Steve.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Hmmm, never considered that angle.
>
>
I have seen on a couple of ng's about people who bought HF stuff and had
decent luck with it. I'm sure there are a lot of "junk" stories too.
But I guess it's how you look at it. If you know you are only gonna need it
for a couple of projects and are pretty sure not again and it cost's less
than renting under the timeline gun I guess you take a chance. If you get
lucky and it lasts longer than that then that's a freebie. That's the way I
would look at a HF purchase.
Al...
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