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I’m a bit old school and still prefer the air guns for larger jobs, but you just can’t beat not lugging a compressor around. The angle nailer works great. I never had a single jam. I find a 60v 6aH battery to be a must for these guns. Just gives them that extra oomph they need to drive the nails nice and clean. The framing nailer was my biggest regret until I switched from dewalt nails to metabo nails. The dewalt nails would cause endless jams. Go figure.

 

Cordless finish tools will have to come a long way for me to abandon air. The cordless 15g would just be for small, paint grade jobs. For stain grade, which always is a much harder wood, air in where it's at. A few years ago I picked up a Hitachi 23g nailer. I love that thing. If I had to guess I'd say I use it for at least 70% on my stain grade shots. Those little nails require zero putty and hold way better then I would have ever thought.

 

Its ridiculous that nobody seems to want to work. I turn down jobs all the time and people tell me they just can’t find anyone or everyone is working months out. Kitchens and bathrooms are my bread and butter.

 

I have the set you showed in the first pic. I probably don't use it as often or as hard as you, but they've been great to me.

*EDIT
Oops, I have the XR ones here:

$359 DEWALT 20V MAX Hammer Drill and Impact Driver, Cordless Power Tool Combo Kit with 2 Batteries and Charger (DCK299M2)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DQ19AP0?ie=UTF8&th=1

I did just pick up a 3/8 Milwaukee 2457-20. First time ever having one like this and I LOVE IT! I couldn't find a Dewalt like it. They had an air impact but I don't need that. At least that's what I keep telling myself everytime I find myself in that section of the stores...

I also got a bit set in an attempt to cut down on the massive amounts of random bits I have.

$24 DEWALT Screwdriver Bit Set, Impact Ready, FlexTorq, 40-Piece (DWA2T40IR)

Dewalt Bit Set
and a

$27 DEWALT Titanium Nitride Coated Drill Bit Set, Pilot Point, 21-Piece (DW1361)

Dewalt Drill bit Set

 

We're 2 years out from taking any jobs with our current crew. For months my boss has been trying to find and hire decent journeyman carpenters. It's just not possible. Everyone who knows what they are doing is already working and getting paid well. Everyone else we've found can't do math or cut a straight line with a skill saw. Two very important traits of a carpenter. lol

 

Im with you on that. The time to abandon air isn’t here just yet. But I do like the convenience of the cordless nailers for small things. It wasn’t long ago that cordless for me was limited to drills, but the 20V max changed everything for me. I’d hate to have to go back to cords.

 

I'd sure like to get an answer to this.

Why are Dewalt tools so heavy compared to other brands? The guts are the same, the other brands last as well or better... so why are they so damn heavy?

My wife bought me a Dewalt box cutter knife for Christmas and it's probably twice as heavy as a normal box cutter. The same for every other Dewalt tool I've used. Why?

 

They’re made for real men

 

Have you ever used Paslode? After using a Paslode framing nailer 15 years ago I bought one for myself, haven’t looked back.

 

a buddy of mine swears by his. I just couldn’t get myself to pay the premium they’re asking. Haven’t looked at them in a while though, maybe prices are more in line with other options now.

 

I have. The issue with Paslode is I frame at 8000' and over. The combustion that occurs doesn't send the nail like it does at sea level. Also Cali has this thing called shear requirements which means you nail the shit out of some walls. Think 2 on 12. Air is the only thing that can keep up for that type of work.

 

I don't believe that is *their* reasoning.

But I have wondered if it is a marketing ploy to sell tools to people with penis envy.

 

wow! Hopefully you’ll connect with a contractor who can get things done at a fair price.

 

bawhahaha… I can imagine the corporate meeting for that decision

they’re = they are

 

Battery nailers-wise, I’m running the 18g and the 16g angled. Of course if I’m trimming all day, I’ll bring out the air tools, but the convenience is huge. They’re reliable from a jamming perspective and sink nails right. Honestly, the only downside is weight and maneuvering the nose into corners. Buddy has brought his framing nailers to jobs recently and they’re okay, but jamming more than I like with a $&@tty jam clear process. (Allen wrench, Dewalt?!? Really?)

 

LOL... yes, they're does = they are. But their (possessive) is the word to use in, "I don't believe that is *their* reasoning."

So is there (= their = they're?) a problem or did you correct grammar that was perfectly fine in the context of how it was used?