So I have some trim work to do both at home and for a friend. Seems like a compressor/nailer kit is in my future. That cash outlay will eat up what my friend will pay me to finish his trim work (if I had a regular job I'd do it for free).
Seems the major brands are priced similarly:
PC ($279) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer, 18 ga crown stapler
Bostitch ($299) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer, 18 ga crown stapler
DeWalt ($269) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer (I think no stapler here)
Here's the real Q: Any reason to pick one brand over the other?
The Bostiitch 18 ga brad nailer holds up to 2" brads, the PC and DW only 1.5", but I don't know if that is such an issue. All the 16 ga finish nailers held up to 2.5" nails.
I expect to use the 16 ga mostly - doing mostly casing and some jams;
I expect to use 18 ga on a few strips of door stop, some base cap, and maybe some shoe molding.
Reputation wise I think of Bostitch as the company with the longest track record in nailers - but don't know about compressors. PC is next in nailers, but again I know nothing of their compressors. I think DW acquired Emglo compressors, but I know nothing about their nailers.
ALL of these are the low end consumer brand kits with oil less compressors; I won't be using these full time (at least I hope not). Cash is an issue so the $300 is my max outlay.
Opinions or reasons to pick one over the other?
Henry
Seems the major brands are priced similarly:
PC ($279) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer, 18 ga crown stapler
Bostitch ($299) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer, 18 ga crown stapler
DeWalt ($269) - Compressor, 16ga finish nailer, 18 ga brad nailer (I think no stapler here)
Here's the real Q: Any reason to pick one brand over the other?
The Bostiitch 18 ga brad nailer holds up to 2" brads, the PC and DW only 1.5", but I don't know if that is such an issue. All the 16 ga finish nailers held up to 2.5" nails.
I expect to use the 16 ga mostly - doing mostly casing and some jams;
I expect to use 18 ga on a few strips of door stop, some base cap, and maybe some shoe molding.
Reputation wise I think of Bostitch as the company with the longest track record in nailers - but don't know about compressors. PC is next in nailers, but again I know nothing of their compressors. I think DW acquired Emglo compressors, but I know nothing about their nailers.
ALL of these are the low end consumer brand kits with oil less compressors; I won't be using these full time (at least I hope not). Cash is an issue so the $300 is my max outlay.
Opinions or reasons to pick one over the other?
Henry