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I was so impressed with the battery power and legth of charge, that I started replacing my 18V Ryobi tools with the Dewalt line of 18V cordless.Like an earlier reviewer, I wish Dewalt would make a cordless framing nailer. I save my air nailers for only the larger jobs.The batteries are fantastic.
I would have rated it a 4.5 if I could. I love this tool.
As a repair/handyman contractor, it is perfect for taking to small jobs. The reason it doesn't get a 5 is that it frequently jambs at the end of the sleeve of nails (at about the second or third nail from the end).
I bought Passload nails to replace the Dewalt nails that came with it, and they actually work better - fewer jambs.Although heavy, I have used it for large projects and one battery lasts all day. I bought the complete kit and got two batteries and a charger.
I'll be first in line when they do.
I use it mostly for furniture and cabinet work. I consider this one of my best tool puchases. I have had this nailer for just over a year. It is much easier than carting a compressor around or feeding compressor hose out a window. I agree that is a little heavier than its pneumatic counterpart. I do not find that its weight a detriment. I used it all day on outside window trim work and it performed flawlessly. I am really happy with this nailer.
I've only trimmed one house before and used a borrowed miter box and hammer. It seemed heavy the first time I picked it up but gotta say that, even being a woman, the weight did not interfere with my slapping baseboards, window trim, chair rail and ceiling trim in one room all in the same day. Shoulda bought this tool for that job, too. Love the tool. I didn't purchase the charger with my original purchase but should have. Lowes and HD only had the car charger (which works fine).
I forgot to mention the Dewalt has a massive head on it, thats where the awkward came from. It's heavy and awkward enough that no real contractor would use one all day. How many times have you nailed something together in the dark. I think for a homeowner after you figure on space consumption and cost of a pancake comp, hose, and a nailer this takes less space and cost about the same amount.
18th & cashed it in on the 20th luckily they have a 30 sat guarantee. Dewalt says the 618 weighs 8.75 pounds, Paslode "cordless still" weighing in at 4.75lbs with the battery/cell in it. If you went with the "hose," the magnesium bodied Bostitch weighs in at only 3.8lbs.The Paslode drives 1200 nails on a cell and 4000 on a single battery charge. The only good thing about this gun is that it's cordless,no hose. I installed some Cove under a cornice assembly today and I thought it was great. Last, the led's that shine on your work area, so what.
Even if this was a good tool, I would have opened the housing and shutoff those lights, cause theirs nothing more I hate than having to grab another battery or even worse, charging one.Even Workbench Magazine a year ago had an article giving tipss for shoppers for the holidays, tools to watch out for. Endorsed tools, tools with lasers, work lights, there was some others but you get the picture.I bought this nailer at Lowes Nov.
But I'm not sure how bad it's going to smell indoors. However, this might be great for a hand full of nails for a homeowner.
I tried the DC628 but Im sure this 618 is about as useless with the exception of possibly the nails. It's not a great tool for tight places.I also ran into problems trying to locate the proper degree nails for this gun, no one sells Dewalt brand nails yet and Dewalt attempting to be different left me without nails.
I traveled to both HomeDepot and Lowes and still had no luck. I bet it would be easier to find this angle than the 628.I've now bought the Paslode and I'm very happy.
The fuel cells smell like a propane leak.Good Luck
This nailer works pretty good but at least with my 2 batteries it does not last very long. Shoots about half the nails its suppost to on a single battery. Maybe the rateing only applies if the depth is set to 1.Ether way its great not haveing to dig out the compressor and hose everytime I have trim work.It is severale times the size of a neumatic and a lot heaver.Was installing some crown a week ago and boy did it give my arm a work out.For one room jobs it works very good but for multiple rooms or a whole house the compressor gets dug out.
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