Reviews about Brad Nailers & Accessories

Xoxoamber33 says "Arrow fastener brad nail gun " about Arrow Fastener Brad Nail Gun

Xoxoamber33 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:59:02 GMT

Well the product is crappy and doesn't work I took it out of the box and it doesn't even shoot!...

kdawn14 says "great tool" about DeWalt 18 volt 16 ga. Straight Finish Nailer Kit

kdawn14 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:31:34 GMT

this is the first nail gun i have ever owned. i am so proud i went w/ the dewalt. not only is the battery compatible w/ my other tool, but the quality of the product stands true to the dewalt name. it doesnt drain the battery like the sawsall does. the nail gun does have any lag time building pressure, like some others i have used. a wide variety of brads can be used, anything up to two inch. i seriously should have bought one of these years ago. ots came in handy for so many projects, such as installing brickmoulding around my doors, hanging trim inside and outside of the house and will soon be used to install hardwood floors. projects i used to dread are now a breeze w/ my new toy

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BOWL119 says "ARROW brad nail gun, Not for everyday use..." about Arrow Fastener Brad Nail Gun

BOWL119 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:33:12 GMT

Father bought this nail gun for me. Nails would stick out, but after some practice, i learned how to get the nail all the way into the wood. But then it just stopped working. I build ET centers, book shelves, shadow boxes, ect.

This gun I feel would be good for the person who uses it periodically, but not the person who needs to use it daily. For those people an air nailer would work better...

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JorgeT says "It gets the job done." about Craftsman air nail brad gun supplies

JorgeT — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:28:46 GMT

We have been working all summer on finishing a house we built from the foundation up. We are what you would call weekend warriors. We bought the craftsman finishing gun to put up the trimming in the house. We were all very impressed with the handling of the gun and how it got the job done. We used a different brand roofing gun and were very dissatisfied.

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MuskyDon says "Craftsmans brad nailer is the best for doing wall paneling." about Craftsman 351.181730

MuskyDon — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:50:53 GMT

I have been remodeling my upstairs bedrooms with wood paneling.My first bedroom i used the old hammer and nails. Then i purchased a Craftsman 18 gauge brad nailer and did it make a difference in time. I finished the next two bedrooms in less than half the time as the first bedroom. Also the quality was much better because of no missed hit nails or crooked nails. If anyone is looking to remodel any bedrooms or for that matter any rooms a Craftsman brad nailer should be the first tool to get.

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mtg169 says "Craftsman professional electric brad nailer is junk..." about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

mtg169 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:14 GMT

I needed an electric nailer as I do not have an air compressor. I read the reviews of cheaper ones and thought this more expensive one would be able to handle most jobs I would be doing. I intended on building some shelves for vinyl records with 1/4" and 3/4" plywood. I got maybe 50 shots out of this gun before a nail jammed. I removed the jammed nail according to the manual which was pretty simple.

After screwing the safety pin and plate back on, the nailer no longer feeds or shoots any nails. I took it apart 5 or so more times to see if anything was stuck in it still, but it's clear. Appears that the first jammed nail caused internal damage. I was using 1-3/16" Craftsman nails recommended for the gun and tried using smaller 3/4" Craftsman nails also reccomended, but it still wouldn't fire any. Just keeps shooting "blanks". I read other reviews of this gun that stated the exact same problem, but for the money and being that I was only nailing thin plywood, I thought I would have better...

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PaulieGee says "This is a good tool to have around" about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

PaulieGee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:25:54 GMT

I bought this nail gun to finish some moulding in a kitchen. The tool worked good for the moulding but left marks where the tip met the wood. I bought this to eliminate using nails and a hole punch to counter sink the nails, but with the marks on the wood, I had to fill in the holes any way. Also does not work well with hard wood such as maple. Tried to put some moulding on maple cabinets and some brad nails did not go through all the way. It is very hard to hammer in or take out a 1" brad nail that does not go all the way through. The nails are also very expensive and come in large packs. Unless you have a very big job you will have nails left over for the rest of your life. At $22 each it is hard to buy the different sizes you will need for different jobs. If you are looking for a smooth job, I would recommend a good brad nail-er with built in compressor.

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Bobster99 says "Just not powerful enough." about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

Bobster99 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:41:06 GMT

I bought this gun to install some baseboard trim in a Condo. I didn't want to lug my compressor and deal with the noise on the 4th floor. In the end, this gun just didn't have the power to consistently set the nails in the composite baseboard.

If you are doing light crafts, maybe. I doubt it would work very well if your using hardwood.

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LrngPro says "Did not live up to expectations" about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

LrngPro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:13:46 GMT

I wish I'd had the success of the other reviewers. I found the nailer to be quiet and relatively light, but I returned it after about 100 "shots". Many times the nailer would misfire and after one nail jammed I could not get it to feed nails into the "gun" again. I found the nailer did not adequately countersink the nails (used 1-3/16" nails, which aren't easy to find. I could not find them at 2 Sears stores.) and I had to use a nail set to tamp each nail a bit deeper. It also leaves significant dents in the molding that need to be filled in with wood putty. Overall the tool did not live up to my expectations. Thankfully Sears readily accepted the return.

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Salbs says "Great Product" about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

sears-feed — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:00:05 GMT

I purchased my Electric Brad Nailer about a year ago. At the time of my purchase, I was a new home owner and envisioned myself doing alot of small projects with a nailer around the house. So getting a nailer was a must for me. Since I was a new home owner, having limited space in my garage and would not use the nailer often, I knew getting an electric/battery nailer was the way to go. I found that the battery operated nailers, although the reviews were quite good, were expensive (I was about to spend over $300 before finding this craftsman electric nailer). I must admit, I'm still fond of the battery nailers, but I love my electric nailer. There is no reloading noise. You simply press up against the wood you need to nail, hold it firm and pull the trigger. The sound you hear is not scary, not intimidating and is quieter than you repeatedly hitting a hammer on the head of a nail. Best of all, you don't have an air pressure tank making any noise. My project included adding chair rail moulding......

weekender717 says "Great Tool" about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

sears-feed — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:30:05 GMT

I was looking for a Brad Nailer to put up crown moulding on kitchen cabinets read several reviews on other nailers but they all talked about jamming. I purchased this model based on other reviews. I used it this weekend to put up 60 ft of moulding with tons of angles. moulding was pine on oak cabinet faces. Not one brad jammed or didn't seat . Great tool costs alot more then others but it's worth it....

randy11 says "poor" about Arrow Fastener Brad Nail Gun

sears-feed — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:45:04 GMT

had one, it didn't drive nails all the way in, returned it for replacement same problem, returned this one will not buy another, arrow should listen to these reviews...

iamv says "Time to get another one" about Craftsman 27233 15 amp Electric Brad Nailer

sears-feed — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:15:02 GMT

After using my old one for six years nailing through oak trim on furniture and pine trim throughout my house, I put it on a garage sale last year and someone bought it. It reliably drove 1 3/16 brads and that's all I've ever used. Now I need to get something for another big furniture job. This still looks like the best buy. I'd like a cordless version but reviews on the cordless nailers don't look good and I know this one will do the job. It's amazing with oak....

KBK1 says "Just fine" about Arrow Fastener Brad Nail Gun

sears-feed — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:00:11 GMT

When using as directed every has worked just fine. It is not meant as a heavy duty nailer, but works great for smaller projects....

barkip99 says "1 star" about Arrow Fastener Brad Nail Gun

sears-feed — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:45:16 GMT

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