Opinions?

On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>
> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
> Porter Cable
> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>
> Model CFNBNS
>
> Price: $299.00/bx

I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
bigger one can't be moved easily.

Check around on the prices and look for sales.
http://coastaltool.com/
http://amazon.com/
http://toolking.com/
are a few

If you just put PC and the model number in the search box of google
you will find plenty of places selling the nailers.

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:42:54 GMT, [email protected] (Drew Lawson) wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>
> RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>>On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>>
>>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>>>
>>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>>> Porter Cable
>>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>>
>>> Model CFNBNS
>>>
>>> Price: $299.00/bx
>>
>>I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
>>about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
>>one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
>>bigger one can't be moved easily.
>
>I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
>Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
>(Completely new to buying air tools.)

Most definately. When I need portability, I can fill up a 5-gallon
tank ($20 at WalMart) and bring that to the work site. That's enough
to drive a couple dozen nails. Nailers need very little capacity. I
would not buy a small-tank compressor, though your needs may be
different.

"Drew Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>
> RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>>On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>>
>>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>>>
>>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>>> Porter Cable
>>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>>
>>> Model CFNBNS
>>>
>>> Price: $299.00/bx
>>
>>I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
>>about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
>>one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
>>bigger one can't be moved easily.
>
> I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
> Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
> (Completely new to buying air tools.)

Yes.
--

"Anybody can have more birthdays; but it takes
balls to get old!"

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:40:51 -0400, "Mike M" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>
>http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0880808388.1177371428@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddkkgejmfecgelceffdfgidgin.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+3966&pos=n24


Don't have the combo but have used an FN250B for about five years
light duty, and it has been excellent. I bought a 15 Ga. Porter Cable
two years ago, because I wanted to leave the FN250B set up for shorter
nails (got tired of switching the nail guide).

Of course with the brad nailer in the kit, that might not be an issue
for you.

Frank

"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>
>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>>
>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>> Porter Cable
>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>
>> Model CFNBNS
>>
>> Price: $299.00/bx
>
> I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
> about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
> one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
> bigger one can't be moved easily.
>
> Check around on the prices and look for sales.
> http://coastaltool.com/
> http://amazon.com/
> http://toolking.com/
> are a few
>
> If you just put PC and the model number in the search box of google
> you will find plenty of places selling the nailers.

Too late. I picked it up this morning. The guns aren't as cheaply made as
I thought. Shot the cat twice with the finish nailer. Didn't leave a mark.
Now to test the pinner. Where is that goddamned cat!?!?!?
--

"Anybody can have more birthdays; but it takes
balls to get old!"

In article <[email protected]>, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.

>That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>Porter Cable
>Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>
>Model CFNBNS
>
>Price: $299.00/bx

Good tools, decent price. I bought that same kit about a year and a half ago.
Works just great. And that compressor's big enough to operate a framing
nailer, too, if you ever want to do that.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Mike M"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>"Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>
>>That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>>Porter Cable
>>Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>
>>Model CFNBNS
>>
>>Price: $299.00/bx
>
> Good tools, decent price. I bought that same kit about a year and a half
> ago.
> Works just great. And that compressor's big enough to operate a framing
> nailer, too, if you ever want to do that.

Thanks, Doug.
--

"Anybody can have more birthdays; but it takes
balls to get old!"

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>
>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0880808388.1177371428@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddkkgejmfecgelceffdfgidgin.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+3966&pos=n24
>>
>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>> Porter Cable
>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>
>> Model CFNBNS
>>
>> Price: $299.00/bx
>>
>
> PC nailers are not terribly expensive anyway so that is believable. For
> only $129 more you can get "5" nailers and a compressor. Model CFNBNS-UP
>
> AND Free shipping on both sets. Sounds like a good place to start.

Thanks, Leon.
--

"Anybody can have more birthdays; but it takes
balls to get old!"

[email protected] (Drew Lawson) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>
> RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>>On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to
>>> believe.
>>>
>>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?
BV_Ses
>>> ...
>>>
>>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>>> Porter Cable
>>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>>
>>> Model CFNBNS
>>>
>>> Price: $299.00/bx
>>
>>I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
>>about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
>>one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
>>bigger one can't be moved easily.
>
> I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
> Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
> (Completely new to buying air tools.)
>

Yes.

Patriarch

On 24 Apr 2007 05:16:41 -0700, RayV <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>
>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>>
>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>> Porter Cable
>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>
>> Model CFNBNS
>>
>> Price: $299.00/bx
>
>I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
>about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
>one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
>bigger one can't be moved easily.
>
>Check around on the prices and look for sales.
>http://coastaltool.com/
>http://amazon.com/
>http://toolking.com/
>are a few
>
>If you just put PC and the model number in the search box of google
>you will find plenty of places selling the nailers.

I have a PC nailer and used to put up over 500 feet of 4-layered crown
molding. Never had a jamb. A 25 gallon compressor may have been
overkill for this job, but that's what I have. Be careful with RIDGID
tools, you may be throwing your money away in the long run. I never
regret paying more for a quality tool.

In article <[email protected]>
RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>
>> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_Ses...
>>
>> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
>> Porter Cable
>> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>>
>> Model CFNBNS
>>
>> Price: $299.00/bx
>
>I have two PC nailers and am happy with them. Before you buy think
>about what else you might want to use the compressor for. That little
>one is not going to run an impact gun, sander or an HVLP sprayer but a
>bigger one can't be moved easily.

I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
(Completely new to buying air tools.)

--
Drew Lawson http://www.furrfu.com/ [email protected]
"Please understand that we are considerably less interested
in you than you are."
-- Madeleine Page, on the deep truths of alt.folklore.urban

In article <[email protected]>
SWDeveloper <[email protected]> writes:
>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:42:54 GMT, [email protected] (Drew Lawson) wrote:
>
>>I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
>>Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
>>(Completely new to buying air tools.)
>
>Most definately. When I need portability, I can fill up a 5-gallon
>tank ($20 at WalMart) and bring that to the work site. That's enough
>to drive a couple dozen nails. Nailers need very little capacity. I
>would not buy a small-tank compressor, though your needs may be
>different.

Low end -- daydreaming and Norm wanabe projects. I'm still messing
with cheap plywood. At least I will be soon, now that the garage
is back above freezing.

But I also have a basement room to finish and being able to use a
nailer will justify the purchase when the time comes.

--
|Drew Lawson | Of all the things I've lost |
|[email protected] | I miss my mind the most |
|http://www.furrfu.com/ | |

"Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0880808388.1177371428@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddkkgejmfecgelceffdfgidgin.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+3966&pos=n24

That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
Porter Cable
Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit

Model CFNBNS

Price: $299.00/bx

In article <[email protected]>, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Drew Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>
>> RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>> I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
>> Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
>> (Completely new to buying air tools.)
>
>Any standard pressure compressor with a tank will operate a framing nailer.

Depends on your definition of "operate"... If the tank is too small,
and/or the flow rate of the compressor too low, it'll limit the number of
nails you can shoot before you have to wait for the compressor to build up
pressure again.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Drew Lawson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>
> RayV <[email protected]> writes:
>
> I keep being tempted by this package, but haven't given in yet.
> Is that compressor powerful enough to run one framing nailer?
> (Completely new to buying air tools.)

Any standard pressure compressor with a tank will operate a framing nailer.

"Frank Boettcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:40:51 -0400, "Mike M" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>>
>>http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0880808388.1177371428@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddkkgejmfecgelceffdfgidgin.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+3966&pos=n24
>
>
> Don't have the combo but have used an FN250B for about five years
> light duty, and it has been excellent. I bought a 15 Ga. Porter Cable
> two years ago, because I wanted to leave the FN250B set up for shorter
> nails (got tired of switching the nail guide).
>
> Of course with the brad nailer in the kit, that might not be an issue
> for you.
>
> Frank

Thanks, Frank. Picked it up this morning. I miter cut the cat and finish
nailed him back together. Hardly no blood and no need to recess the nails.
:)
--

"Anybody can have more birthdays; but it takes
balls to get old!"

"Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike M" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> Will only be used for light work. The price looks too good to believe.
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0880808388.1177371428@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddkkgejmfecgelceffdfgidgin.0&CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp&MID=9876&N=2984+3966&pos=n24
>
> That sucked. Home Depot's site/power tools/porter cable.
> Porter Cable
> Three Nailer/compressor Combo Kit
>
> Model CFNBNS
>
> Price: $299.00/bx
>

PC nailers are not terribly expensive anyway so that is believable. For
only $129 more you can get "5" nailers and a compressor. Model CFNBNS-UP

AND Free shipping on both sets. Sounds like a good place to start.