Bought a cheap framing nailer off Amazon, wasted $120

I needed a framing nailer for a shed build last month so I grabbed a no-name brand for $120. It jammed every 10 nails and the depth adjustment was useless. I spent more time fighting it than actually nailing. Anybody else learn the hard way that you gotta spend real money on nailers?

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felix_thomas7311d ago

My buddy calls my cheap nailer habit "paying the stupid tax" and honestly he's not wrong. That thing would sink a nail sideways into the wood or just spit air at me like it was mocking my efforts. After about 45 minutes of cussing and prying jammed nails out with a screwdriver I just threw it in the trash and went back to swinging a hammer the old fashioned way. Sometimes you gotta let your wallet learn the lesson your pride already knows.

anthony_fox907d ago

I used to be the guy who thought "a tool is a tool" and would grab the cheapest option every time. But after watching a buddy's cheap framing nailer literally explode a nail through some plywood, yeah, I get it now. You ever try to explain to your wife why there's a hole in the garage wall and a bent nail sticking out of it?

ben43611d ago

Man I got burned the exact same way with a $100 brad nailer from some random brand on eBay. Ended up borrowing my buddy's Paslode and it was night and day, finally just saved up for a refurbished one for not that much more and it actually works.