Anyone have or have experience with the nailers ? I have to redo most of the trim in my house and was thinking of picking one up to do it all.
I don't have personal experience with them, but reviews have sometimes not been too great from some people, especially if you REALLY push them. Some guys seem to be ok with them, some not so much. The cheaper Ryobi air strike does seems to get very high remarks though.
As much as I'd hate to buy anything not Milwaukee, if it were me I'd prob get the Ryobi if I needed one, for as little as I'd use it since it's cheaper and does appear to work a bit better. I already have a compressor, nailers, and the Paslode nailers that take the gas cartridges, so I dont even have an excuse to buy either cordless anyway.
It's been hit or miss with the Milwaukees. At most you might just have go back and sink a few heads by hand afterwards, but it's not like they are said to be horrible.. people do expect to NOT have to do that with a premium brand like Milwaukee though.. Again, I don't think I've EVER seen a complaint with the Ryobi model though. They use different designs from each other. The Ryobi uses a piston that must draw air inside in order to fire, while I believe the Milwaukee uses a nitrogen charged piston for instant reaction.
Here, you might wanna watch this -
I was just looking for you - If you are planning to act on this, right now the Ryobi is on sale for $40 off until April 30th. you can get the 18 gauge finish nailer, intelligent charger, and one compact lithium battery (not their best lithium battery, but it's only a nailer anyway)for ONLY $149.. that's pretty hard to beat IMO, only $20 above the bare tool price of the Ryobi nailer, AND all the more reason to go Ryobi with this one. At least it's still within the TTI Family.. That's a pretty great deal if you ask me. To compare the Milwaukee 18 gauge nailer is $329 for the bare tool..
The Ridgid nailers are suppose to be pretty good too, but your looking at $300 for the 18 gauge with a charger and battery..
Here's a link to the Ryobi that's on sale with a charger and battery.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18...r-and-Lithium-Upgrade-Kit-P320-P128/207153526
To be completely fair, with the vids posted, NOBODY is gonna be sinking a few hundred nails non stop with a finish nailer, so I wouldn't let the overload be THE reason to go Ryobi. The real difference between to two is the lack of delay the Milwaukee has using a nitrogen chargerd piston. There's no spool up required. That said, the wait time on the Ryobi is a non issue for 99.9% of people on earth. I would assume rapidly firing the charged piston is what Milwaukee's issue is with the overload, while the Ryobi is always drawing in fresh air.
This will give you a better comparison between competing nailers, and explain a bit why Milwaukee IS still more of a professional "design" over the others using the piston design it has.
Under realistic use condtions, I don't suspect it would be as bad as some people feel they are. I'd also suspect holding the head of the nailer down with your free hand would improve the sinking depth of nails, as the "instant firing" may be a contributing factor.
ALL THIS SAID AND POSTED, I'd still say get the Ryobi unless you really want the Milwaukee.
