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In my opinion, to have only 3 issues with over 7,000 nails driven, is an excellent score (99.96% success rate). I did experience one nail jamb with this same scenario and it was easily fixed with the supplied wrench. I figured it was my fault for not monitoring the nail supply closely enough.
There is an issue as other posts have stated with the last nail. There can be a problem if you slide the nailer along to move it to the next position in which case when you hit the nailer plunger, the nail may be driven awkwardly into the finished portion of the wood requiring you to rip out the piece of damaged wood. I have used this tool to install 1000 square feet of 2&1/4 red oak hardwood flooring and have found it to be an excellent tool.
This happened to me twice during my install. I highly recommend this tool. What I found usually would happen is that when then second to last nail is driven, when moving the nailer to the next spot on the floor for nailing, the last nail falls out of the nailer.
This is usually not a problem and a good way to know that it is time to load more nails.
The plastic base protected the floor finish very nicely. It worked great. We had no jams, split tongues, or damaged boards and the nails set perfectly with the setting right out of the box. Used this nailer to put down about 300 sq ft of 3/4 inch pre-finished Brazilian cherry (jutoba) which is about twice as hard as red oak. The last nail pop out syndrome that many others referenced is real although it presented us no real problem. Since we plan to do more flooring in my house and my son's, I bought this nailer rather than rent. Due to this wood's hardness, the supplier recommended that we use a pnematic nailer with nails not staples. I figure I'll sell it on E-Bay when I'm finished with it.
The flooring nailer is no exception. A case would be a very nice addition, especially at this price. Price is steep and being a specialty tool, you can only use for one purpose.
Considered purchasing a lower priced nailer but after several hours of use, my decision to purchase this nailer was validated. Overall another great pneumatic from Porter-Cable. The only draw back is it doesn't come with a storage case.
Decided to purchase a flooring nailer rather than continuing to rent. The nailer worked flawlessly nail after nail. I should have purchased years ago.
I have several other Porter-Cable pneumatics and they all work very well and consistently a reliable tool. The safety trigger was more of an adjustment than I expected but once used to it, it wasn't an issue.
This nailer seems to be heavy duty to boot. I put down 800 sqft of flooring without one jamb or having to use a nail set. This is the first time I've used a pneumatic floor nailer, I am very happy with this product and I would recommend this to anyone.
Take a look, it is the same tool for a fraction of the cost. Not one miss driven nail or staple (it uses both).
Do your howework before you purchase a Big Name Brand, the lesser known brands come from the same manufactor as the big boys. It drives to the last nail with no problem, and when it is empty it fires louder to let you know you are out.
I hope you are happy with your Porter-Cable nailer. The Ramsond tool works flawless.
I have a great tool and 2/3 of my money still in my pocket. I purchased a RAMSOND RMM4 HARDWOOD FLOOR FLOORING NAILER-STAPLER NAIL GUN PNEUMATIC, on Ebay for $150 with free shipping.
It come with these accessories: Mallet, Goggles, Extra Base Plate, Carrying Case, Tools, Oil, O-Ring Kit.
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