I was dead set against cordless nailers until a job 2 months ago

Always figured battery guns were too weak for framing work. Been using my trusty Senco pneumatic for 15 years, never felt the need to switch. Then I had to sheath a roof on a 90 degree day in Phoenix with no generator nearby. Borrowed my buddy's Milwaukee cordless framing nailer and drove 3-1/4 inch nails into LVL all afternoon without a hiccup. Has anyone else found one particular tool that changed their mind about battery power?

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dianagreen1d ago

Honestly, my buddy Dave had the exact same thing happen up in Seattle. He swore by his Hitachi pneumatics for like a decade, totally against battery stuff. He had to do a big deck with some massive laminated beams and his generator died halfway through the morning. Ended up borrowing his neighbor's DeWalt cordless framing nailer and was honestly shocked it sunk 3-inch nails into treated lumber without any issues. He ended up buying the same kit two weeks later and admitted he was wrong about battery power.

owens.willow1d ago

Gotta say your buddy's story misses the real lesson - those big battery packs now actually last longer than a tank of gas in a generator when you're driving 3 inch nails all day, so the whole "what if the battery dies" argument kinda flips the other way.