ryan summit wrote:misterstomach wrote: i'm torn between that cheapish hitachi nr90ae, the max super framer, or the bosch sn350.
im partial to hitachi
even the alienish lookin cheaper line
i have the 16g straight finish
its my every-day carry
i beat the shit out of it
it ends up in the rain alot
never let me down
im gonna check out the model you said
ive heard mixed things about max
and ive never seen a bosch nailer
they kind of stepped it up past few years
love that portable table saw they have now
my framing gun is for shit
its a dewalt i bought from a friend
basically brand new for $100
things been in the shop 3 times now
luckily i have a built-in 24oz framing gun
if it was my finish gun it'd be someones art project right now
definately wanna know what you end up with and thoughts
that dewalt compressor i got is the jam by the way
200psi(less fills) and quiet as hell
well worth the extra weight and $$$
what compressor you use stummy?
i've had a number of compressors over the years, but i've actually been without one for a little while. i'm back to mostly working on my own again though so i'm having to build up my tools again. (i had everything stolen a year and a half ago or so). i just bought a rolair twin tank, the bull. i love rolair compressors and it's awesome, but i might not get to keep it. long story, but i think it might have been stolen and if so i plan to help it get back to it's owner. i hope not though cause i need it and i really like it. i too have a hitachi finish gun that i love. i have the 15g angled nailer. i have another 15g, but since i got the hitachi i never use the other one. i've only seen one bosch nailgun in real life, but it was super comfortable and smooth and great to use. plus i really generally like bosch stuff and have had a bunch of it. and it'd be kind of cool to be the only guy with that nail gun.
lordgalvar wrote:I have heard some bad stuff about some of the Bosch ones but also some great things. I always preferred Senco, but they have changed factories lately. They were my favorite for years. The dudes down at the local fine woodworking and tool repair place (you know the dealers for the really high end junk...like those 30k table saws and stuff) said they still like senco despite being a bosch and paslode dealer.
Bostich are subpar. I've heard that hitachi's QC has gone down in the last 10-years as has Porter-cable's (but they are still the boring old standard I see around, but they were converted to a cheaper brand once dewalt bought them out). There is a newer company (I don't remember if it is freeman or not) that is supposedly really really good (at least for brad and pin nailers). Paslode is another one I have heard mixed reviews about lately.
I still think Hitachi is a great brand for the price though.
I will say this, I still think it relies heavy upon each individual model more than brand. So I dont know.
I love my makita hot dog compressor. Gets up to 180 quick and is quiet.
i think almost all the tool companies have gone downhill a bit as far as QC in the past chunk of time. but i've still generally had good experiences with hitachi nail guns. they're newer compressors aren't near as nice as their old ones though. i somehow ended up with like 6 different porter cable nailers at one point. they all got stolen, and honestly in a weird way i was glad to see them go. the framer actually treated me fine, though i wasn't in love with it, but all the other guns were shit. told myself i wasn't going to buy any of their stuff again. although those cheap pancake compressors of theirs are bullet proof. they're loud as hell and annoying in a lot of ways, but they do the job and last forever.
and i too love makita compressors. they're so quiet and pleasant to use. and they're fast too.
All good, I had it pretty bad prior to your picking it up, but that pushed me over the edge.
Get your stuff back and fuck them at the same time. Win win. Or just show up with a lead pipe or a motorbike chain and beat them both within an inch of thier lives, then take your tools back. Again win win.