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Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/30/2010, 9:25 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: off topic tool(s) (Jay Babina)

: My brother went through a few years of unemployment and was doing
: some home repair business and I would help him on occasion. He
: bought several Harbor Freight nailers of various angles / types
: and they all worked perfectly. You could sink a stud into the
: wood but I think that's air pressure not the gun. He has a
: Porter Cable compressor. Granted there's a refinement of
: manufacturing with good tools but for the price and as you say
: for the non-contractor they work fine. Matter of fact, a lot of
: contractors are buying HF stuff and you just throw it away if it
: breaks since it's 1/4 the price.

Hi Jay,

Actually I was on my way to Harbor Freight to buy that nailer, was on sale, but had to stop at Lowes for something else. Saw this kit and for an extra $100 got a finish nailer, a brad nailer/stapler a pin nailer and a palm nailer in addition to the framing nailer.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: off topic tool(s)
Bill Hamm -- 12/29/2010, 8:58 am
Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
Robert N Pruden -- 12/29/2010, 9:12 am
Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
Bill Hamm -- 12/29/2010, 1:39 pm
Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
Jay Babina -- 12/30/2010, 7:57 am
Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 9:25 am
Re: Tools: off topic tool(s)
Noel Bennett -- 12/29/2010, 8:12 pm