Bostitch MIIIFN 1-1/2-Inch to 2-Inch Pnuematic Flooring Nailer | List Price: $965.44
Discount Price: $478.00
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Brand: Bostitch
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - 1-1/2-inch to 2-inch pneumatic flooring nailer for driving L-shaped flooring cleats
- High-speed; extra-wide composite base; high-capacity magazine; 420 inch-pounds of driving power
- Constructed of aircraft-grade aluminum
- Includes rubber-tipped mallet
- 17-1/4 by 3-1/8 by 11-1/2; 11.2 pounds; 7-year limited warranty
Great tool [Posted on 2007-03-06]
I did not buy this tool, but I rented from Home Depot. This Bostich model is the sole model of pnuematic floor nailer that you can rent from HD (In the Chicago area anyway). When I rented the tool I can only imagine the constant use and abuse the tool had undergone from umtold previous rentals (I had to call around to several stores to find one available). Anyway, the tool worked flawlessly. Easy to load, easy to operate, never jammed. It did the job making the operation of the nailer a non-issue in the floor installation project. Although I consider this an expensive tool I will purchase the tool before I begin my next floor project because it is cost effective in the event you have a couple of flooring projects more than 300sq feet each. This tool, and this model in particular, ranks high on the cool tool to have list.
Bostitch Pneumatic Nailer [Posted on 2007-03-09]
I have used the nailer for almost 1500 sq. ft. of hardwood flooring (3/4" t & g Brazilian Redwood). The nailer works great with only one flaw. When the clip of nails gets to the end it may jamb with the last nail. Even if it doesn't jamb the last nail falls out of the nailer. Getting the gun unjambed was not particularly hard, just time consuming. The instructions for the nailer could be better. Otherwise the nailer worked great. Used a Porter Cable pancake compressor.
time saving tool [Posted on 2007-04-11]
I own a manual floor nailer but this tool is a joy to use...
A rough start [Posted on 2007-07-18]
A word of caution. When attaching the handle my husband screwed it down to tight and broke the handle. I then had to order a new one. The handle is not as strong as I would have hoped, We have not had a chance to use it yet, we will be laying about 1100 sq feet of flooring in another month, so I'll let you know how it goes.
A great nailer with some minor flaws [Posted on 2008-05-14]
We bought this nailer to install 1800sqft of hardwoods in our house. Here's our experience:
Pros:
Beefy. You can tell it's made for the pros. And you can smack it hard to help get warped boards tight.
It does exactly what it's supposed to.
The included mallet feels like high quality, and its just the right weight.
Cons:
We had a lot of problems with the nailer allowing the last nail in a stack to fall out of the nailer. This is a problem because it can fall half way out, then when you put the nailer down on the finished floor, it's easy for the sharp nail to scratch the finish. Get in the habit of setting the nailer on the unfinished part of the floor.
The nailer includes a plastic shoe that bolts to the underside. The instructions say this is for finished floors whereas the normal plate is for unfinished (site finished) floors. The shoe was useless for us. It made it nearly impossible to line up the nailer with the tongue. The normal plate didn't scratch the floor at all. So we used it that way. Maybe softer woods would have scratched (we used distressed oak).
Having to attach the handle was annoying. It also seems like a clunky afterthought. But once installed, it worked fine.
If you don't smack it with a hammer hard enough, it won't drive the nail in all the way in. If it's half way out, you can use channel lock pliers to pry the nail out. But if you get it 90% of the way in, you'll have to use a nail set to drive the nail in the rest of the way so that the next board fits. This is a real pain. The nail metal is soft. It likes to deform or break off. This is more operator error than anything else. So smack it hard.
How it could be better:
Stop letting the last nail fall out.
Make the nail cartridge slightly longer so you can put the next stack of nails in sooner.
Redesign the handle.
What we learned:
For wood floors, wider is better. 5" wide boards mean half the cutting, fitting, and nailing compared to 2.5" wide boards.
Also pick up a finish nailer to help when you're close to walls. If you take the rubber guard off, a finish nailer can nail through the tongue just like this nailer. Less face nailing.
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