Question about Dewalt air nailer DWFP72155

[jjscott]

I’m interested in purchasing the Dewalt DWFP72155 precision point air nailer, but have a couple questions first.

I’ve used a few nailers in the past and they both required you to depress the nose to be able to shoot a nail. I believe they also had a trigger lock as an additional safety feature. Maybe I’m misunderstanding the the features on the Dewalt, but I don’t see either feature listed. The way it reads to me is you can just pull the trigger and it shoots a nail. Below is from their website.

“Precision Point™ Technology: Precise nail placement due to a smaller nose, compared to current DEWALT nailers, and no need to compress the contact trip to actuate the tool”

Their site also lists “Trigger Lock-Off = No”. I’m assuming this means there is no trigger lock either.

Am I misunderstanding it’s functionality? If not, this seems really dangerous! Don’t get me wrong, I know an air nailer is dangerous to begin with, hence the need for some type of safety controls.

Does anyone have one of these?

Are there any safety controls preventing one from shooting themselves in the foot if they accidental pull the trigger?

 

[DFB]

 

[6PTsocket]

I’m interested in purchasing the Dewalt DWFP72155 precision point air nailer, but have a couple questions first.

I’ve used a few nailers in the past and they both required you to depress the nose to be able to shoot a nail. I believe they also had a trigger lock as an additional safety feature. Maybe I’m misunderstanding the the features on the Dewalt, but I don’t see either feature listed. The way it reads to me is you can just pull the trigger and it shoots a nail. Below is from their website.

“Precision Point[emoji769] Technology: Precise nail placement due to a smaller nose, compared to current DEWALT nailers, and no need to compress the contact trip to actuate the tool”

Their site also lists “Trigger Lock-Off = No”. I’m assuming this means there is no trigger lock either.

Am I misunderstanding it’s functionality? If not, this seems really dangerous! Don’t get me wrong, I know an air nailer is dangerous to begin with, hence the need for some type of safety controls.

Does anyone have one of these?

Are there any safety controls preventing one from shooting themselves in the foot if they accidental pull the trigger?

That is strange. Nailers often have two ways to use then but both involve compressing the tip. Method 1: depress tip and pull trigger. Method 2: hold trigger on and bump tip on wood to fire nail; used for high volume nailing.

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[jjscott]

The YouTube video that DFB posted explains it well. The point of the nailer has to be in contact with the surface in order for it to fire.

Thanks for the link DFB

 

[jjscott]

Does anyone own one of these? Would like to hear if you like it, hate it, any issues, etc

 

[DFB]

Ya it's different. And that's probably one bigger drawbacks of a nailer like my Milwaukee 2742 (16 ga angle cordless) is that big rubber bumper around the tip. Its much more prominent than something like my NuMax 16ga air has, that's actually a decent line of sight. The shoe and rubber is much smaller.

The Milwaukee sometimes can feel like best guess where the nail gonna hit But of course you do have to be paying attention And to me something like the Ridgid cordless looks like it has more of point tip.

That's the Milwaukee bumper in the photo. It built for rugged use.

 

[jjscott]

Ya it's different. And that's probably one bigger drawbacks of a nailer like my Milwaukee 2742 (16 ga angle cordless) is that big rubber bumper around the tip. Its much more prominent than something like my NuMax 16ga air has, that's actually a decent line of sight. The shoe and rubber is much smaller.

The Milwaukee sometimes can feel like best guess where the nail gonna hit But of course you do have to be paying attention And to me something like the Ridgid cordless looks like it has more of point tip.

That's the Milwaukee bumper in the photo. It built for rugged use.

So you have a cordless and air nailer. Which one do you like best? If you could only own one, which type would it be and why?

I debated between the cordless and air and decided on air. I didn't want to deal with replacing batteries and I also noticed the cost difference between the two. I'm not going to use it a ton and couldn't justify the additional dollars for the cordless.

Interested in hearing your thoughts

 

[JRC3]

I always used a Bostich angle finish nailer, always liked it. Decided to give the DeWalt a try a year or two ago so I bought it. No complaints. I like the tip and I like its weight. And yes, the tip has to be pushed to fire just like every other nailer. And the tip has to be reset after every single nail is driven for the trigger to fire again. This can be switch to sequential.. I love doing crown molding with it because you can hit the thin flat part on colonial crown. It also has a little blow-gun feature that I've never really used.

Back then I got Home Depot to honor a HF 20% coupon too.

 

[DFB]

So you have a cordless and air nailer. Which one do you like best? If you could only own one, which type would it be and why?

I debated between the cordless and air and decided on air. I didn't want to deal with replacing batteries and I also noticed the cost difference between the two. I'm not going to use it a ton and couldn't justify the additional dollars for the cordless.

Interested in hearing your thoughts

Well that's a tough question I had air first (and of course there was a time cordless wasn't really an option either) but that has done the job just fine. And things depend on a lot factors though at least to me AIR needs me to haul my compressor back and forth on jobs. Hoses too.In empty buildings compressors can be noisy and the rubber feet can leave marks on the floor too. Air is definitely smaller AND lighter. And there is lot of choices too.

Cordless is still pretty new and they are large and heavy for the most part, but still not as heavy as hauling a compressor The convenience factor is pretty amazing to me. Eventually cordless seems like it will be the way to go but it still needs more refinement I think, Don't get it wrong they do work good but it the size mainly and Milwaukee has that recoil too.

So house, garage workshop I say air its pretty cost efficient as long as already own a compressor. Depending on my job I will use both but small detail work will still be air for me.

 

[ItsNemo]

I have this gun (and the 18 gauge version too)...basically the tip is already "pushed in" and when you fire it tries to push out, if the gun isn't up against the workpiece, the tip pushes out and doesn't fire but if it's up against a workpiece it doesn't push out and gun fires.

Works great, quite happy with them both...especially the 18g which is very light and quiet.

 

[jjscott]

Thanks for all the info. I will be using the nailer here at the house and I already have a compressor with hook ups in the garage and basement so that should cover the majority of the jobs. If I need to repair something in my soon to be barn or landscaping fences, I will look for a small pancake compressor. I think they are pretty cheap.

I had quite the experience trying to buy the Dewalt nailer tonight at Home Depot. Went to the store and "tried" to pay for it and the checkout person couldn't ring it up. The register was throwing an error when she attempted to scan it. So she called her supervisor and was told there is a recall on this nailer. Go figure. If this is true, the recall must of just happened otherwise I would think they would have pulled the product off the shelves.

I checked the Dewalt site for recalls when I got home and the last recall listed is from 2009. Didn't get any hits when googling for a recall either. I'm gonna give Dewalt a call tomorrow and see what they say.

To top it all off...my dinner carryout order got screwed up. Joe Pesci was right!

What a night.

 

[jjscott]

Spoke with Dewalt and they confirmed no recall. They said it must be an issue with Home Depot. I wen to another store and bought one...no issues. Love the nailer. Works great.

 

[JRC3]

Just in case you don't know, keep your pressure regulated at 90. In the past I didn't understand the importance, after replacing 2 Bostitch triggers I now get it. Not to mention it cycles the pancake compressor less. Who wants to hear an oil-less run more than it needs to?

 

[850xpeps]

Just in case you don't know, keep your pressure regulated at 90. In the past I didn't understand the importance, after replacing 2 Bostitch triggers I now get it. Not to mention it cycles the pancake compressor less. Who wants to hear an oil-less run more than it needs to?

Buy hitachi and you won’t have to worry about a garbage nailer dieing or chewing up air. My framing hitachi uses less air and drives nails harder then our paslodes, bostich, ridgid and dewalts. Lighter as well. Only complaint would be no cut out when it’s empty.

 

[JRC3]

Buy hitachi and you won’t have to worry about a garbage nailer dieing or chewing up air. My framing hitachi uses less air and drives nails harder then our paslodes, bostich, ridgid and dewalts. Lighter as well. Only complaint would be no cut out when it’s empty.

OK, so what about an angle finish nailer?


Heck, my HF framer is more than 10 years old and hasn't died yet. LOL

$59

 

[850xpeps]

OK, so what about an angle finish nailer?





Heck, my HF framer is more than 10 years old and hasn't died yet. LOL

$59

Lol it’s not as pretty though

 

[DFB]

I have had a HF pro finish brad nailer/ stapler too for long loong time and has had quite a workout to with commercial work. I sometimes wonder if the old purple/blue ones are better than the newer ones but I dunno.

Totally agree about setting your pressure regulator correctly

 

[850xpeps]

I have had a HF pro finish brad nailer/ stapler too for long loong time and has had quite a workout to with commercial work. I sometimes wonder if the old purple/blue ones are better than the newer ones but I dunno.

Totally agree about setting your pressure regulator correctly

Commercial Brad nailing?


My framing nailer gets 120 psi and usually any other nailer is 80-90. When I do hardi siding and use my framing nailer instead of the siding nailer it will get set to 90 psi as well. The depth setting on my framing nailer works good for the siding.


The old nailers were tough and weighed a ton. Crawl around in rafters and hang and reach and nail day in and day out gets tiring. I buy quality framing and quality staplers. The Brad nailers aren’t a huge deal I like my makita but cheaper ones work fine.

 

[JRC3]

I forgot about the HF brad/crown guns I had years ago. This was also part of my lesson about regulating pressure. Eventually it broke the tongue, and then again on the replacement. At $20 a piece they weren't worth fixing even if the parts were available.

When I do hardi siding and use my framing nailer instead of the siding nailer it will get set to 90 psi as well. The depth setting on my framing nailer works good for the siding.

Seems like a roofing nailer would be a better option. I use mine to lay Hardi under tile. In a bed of thinset, of course.

 

[850xpeps]

I forgot about the HF brad/crown guns I had years ago. This was also part of my lesson about regulating pressure. Eventually it broke the tongue, and then again on the replacement. At $20 a piece they weren't worth fixing even if the parts were available.





Seems like a roofing nailer would be a better option. I use mine to lay Hardi under tile. In a bed of thinset, of course.

I have a siding nailer just for this use coils nails. It’s not a roofing nailer. The head on roofing nails is too large and you need ring shank nails to hold siding in wall. The lumbar yard got me wrong nails. They got me strips for my framing nailer but they are made to use with hardi. Worked fine just a little harder to to set nail depth but once set works fine.

 

[DFB]

Commercial Brad nailing?

Ya trimmed out all the finish work for our farm business new barn store, packing house renovation, donut shop and kitchen using 18 ga for years before I got a replacement 16 ga.

Nothing has fell apart with all the abuse either.

They also used staple for orchard crate building in the past but they don't hold back the weight


Cripes I seen other guys blow framing nails (especially clipped head) halfway thru 1/2" sheathing because the pressure too high