Vent: That $300 framing nailer I hated for 3 months finally won me over

Bought a Bostitch at Home Depot in February, and the first week I wanted to throw it in the trash. Jams every 20 nails, misfired on the second floor joist, just a mess. But I stuck with it because I was too broke to return it and buy a Paslode. After I figured out it only runs right on a specific oil and the nails have to be under 50 degrees, it's been flawless for the last 800 nails. Still annoying that it took 3 months to dial in, but now I get why the framers at my site swear by them. Anyone else have a tool that took way too long to click with?

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jennyp1929d ago

Ugh that's such a pain but I'm glad it finally worked out! It's wild how some tools just need the perfect setup to actually be good.

james_singh729d ago

@jennyp19 Respectfully, I don't see it that way at all. Three months of fighting a tool that jams constantly is NOT a small thing - that's THREE months of headaches, lost time, and frustration every time you pull the trigger. A nailer that ONLY works with a specific oil AND needs the nails kept under 50 degrees? That's a weird, finicky tool, not a good one. I get that the framers like Bostitch, but they probably bought theirs 10 years ago before the quality dropped off. A tool that takes that much dialing in is a tool that's badly designed, plain and simple. I'd rather spend the extra cash on a Paslode that works out of the box than waste three months of my life on a tempermental nailer.

caleb_stone4d ago

Three months of fighting a tool that jams constantly" - that right there tells me you're way more patient than me lol. I would've chucked that thing in the trash after like a week of fighting jams. Honestly though, I wonder if people just get attached to the brand name and refuse to admit it's gone downhill...