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I am very happy with this nailer. I used it to lay approximately 800 square feet of maple flooring. It NEVER had a single jam, or problem. I am very happy I used this nailer.
Also, I didn't like how the black paint on the mallet seemed to just flake off and make a mess everywhere. I did not want to shell out the extra cash for an air compressor which I otherwise did not really need at this point, and I am limited on space. that's kind of a bummer. Maybe mine was defective but still. First, I must admit I don't particularly like the case. This unit has worked without a hitch and with moderate force, driving a nail home never seemed to take more than 1 or 2 strikes with the mallet. This was the main reason I purchased the product. Most floor nailers out there need an air compressor to function, but this one does not.
I wanted a truly portable, low maintenance tool to work with. These would be EASY things for the manufacturer to fix, yet when I emailed them with my concerns they did not respond. I mean it seems reasonably durable but I had trouble keeping the snaps shut to prevent the case from opening during transport. In addition, I knew I would not have to trip over any hoses and such. EVEN before I started using it. For these reasons I dropped this to a four star product, rather than a five.Well, after getting past those annoyances, I discovered that this is otherwise an excellent product. Well after finishing installing about 350-400 square feet of 3/4" heart pine flooring I must say I am impressed. The unit feels sturdy, can be disassembled and repaired if needed, and is easy to use.Overall I am happy with my purchase and I would buy it again if I had to, but with that said, I think the manufacturer definitely needs to address the concerns I mentioned.
This is the one I use and have used for years. This is the professional's choice. I just bought another for a second crew and would never have thought of switching brands. Yes, it requires more effort to use than a pneumatic flooring nailer, but the results are worth it. Pneumatics don't draw and straighten your boards the way a manual cleat nailer can. Save the pneumatics for face-nailing and finish work. Porta-nails is the way to go.
What a relief it is to buy a product that does exactly what it says it does. Every now and then a nail wouldn't sit quite right in the tongue, so I would take my nail punch and set it. You'll get in a good rhtym where 2 good whacks will get the nail set. I also ordered the bamboo floor shoe attachment Porta-Nails 40248 15-17 Millimeter Metric Bamboo Flooring Shoe, and 2 boxes of 1 and 1/2 inch nails. I was able to do this over the course of a week on my own time. It did a great job. I used this nailer to do about 400 ft of 5/8 engineered bamboo (golden arowama from [.].). The motion was not all that difficult, and as others have said, let the hammer do the work.
The floor looks great. Out of hundreds of nails driven, only a few tongues slightly split, nothing that caused the board to be replaced. Buying this was much better than renting some beat up nailer for $30 a day. Can't say enough good things about this nailer
There were no jams, and each nail was set correctly. I just finished installing around 300 square feet of 3/4 inch solid red oak flooring with this manual cleat nailer. It took 2 to 3 blows on the piston to set the nail. This is my first time installing hardwood flooring, but the job went really well with this tool. I used a 1 and 1/2 inch cleat nail to secure the oak. I also used a finish nailer to install the first 3 and the last 2 rows. I'll be installing another 200 square feet of the same hardwood sometime in October since I am doing a few rooms at a time due to time and budget.
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