My old framing nailer finally gave up on a job site last Tuesday. Sounded like a cough more than a bang.

I was working on a roof truss job in Greenville, nothing special just a basic ranch house. About 10:30 in the morning my Bostitch coil nailer just started acting up. Would fire sometimes, other times it would just click. I spent like 30 minutes trying to clear a jam, swapped air fittings, even oiled it up again. Nothing worked. Ended up finishing the day with a hammer and hand nails like a real caveman. My wrist is still sore three days later. Anyone else had a tool just give up the ghost right in the middle of something? What did you switch to?

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pipergonzalez15h ago

Buddy of mine had his Hitachi framing nailer lock up mid-rafter on a garage build. Took a sledge to it and bought a Paslode cordless that afternoon.

derekwalker14h ago

Mid-rafter" is about the absolute worst place to test a warranty, that's for sure.