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1. 
   RickL | Oct 26, 2004 06:41pm | #1

   Wrong forum.

   Check with the  folks at breaktime. Builders use nail guns more than furniture makers.

2. 
   dwright | Oct 26, 2004 11:39pm | #2

   I talked with both the store manager and lead service tech about the Senco battery nailers at The Tool Shed (Greenville, SC).  They have sold quite a few of them, and still have them on the shelves.  Both said that they had a high return and trouble rate with the Senco battery units and recommended that I go traditional pneumatic instead.  The manager’s opinion was that Senco shouldn’t have released the units.  His recommendation reduced the amount I spent that day, so I think he was speaking openly and honestly.  Good store.  I have never gotten bad advice there, and never had my questions received with a blank stare and wacky advice as is commonplace at the Borg.

    

   The nailer I bought instead was Senco’s 18 gauge FinishPro 25XP.  It’s been a great unit so far.  I don’t use it for my better furniture, but have found plenty of use for it on Class B casework, fixtures, and jigs.

3. 
   nikkiwood | Oct 27, 2004 05:18am | #3

   As noted, the Sencos seem to have problems.

   Compressor driven guns are best, but if you want to go cordless, Paslode is probably the way to go. I've had one for 5-6 years, and it has always been reliable.

   Try a search at Breaktime; there was a thread in the last couple of weeks, and the Paslode was the consensus choice among those folks.