Hitachi NT65MA2 15 Gauge 1-1/4-Inch to 2 1/2-Inch Angled Finish Nailer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hitachi NT65MA2 15 Gauge 1-1/4-Inch to 2 1/2-Inch Angled Finish Nailer
Customer Review: Excellent Finish nailer.
Summary: 5 Stars
This nailer from Hitachi is an excellent tool. It is lightweight and quite easy to handle, yet plenty of power to drive long nails in hard woods. The pricing is very reasonable for a quality tool. It uses standard nails readily available. I got this nailer to replace a Senco nailer. The Hitachi works just as well, if not a bit better. Lower cost as well.Customer Review: Super Tool
Summary: 4 Stars
You won't go wrong in purchasing this tool. I purchased one back in May and it has worked flawlessly every time I've used it. It's light weight, easy to load and the depth setting adjusts with just a couple of turns. If you need a solid nailer, this is the one to get.Customer Review: so far very nice
Summary: 5 Stars
Have used this only a few days, and it's my very first nail gun, so I don't have much to compare it to. It took me awhile to realize that the "no mar" nose piece is clipped onto the magazine. I marred a few pieces of word before realizing this.
The gun is very fine quality, comfortable to hold, and so far I have not had a jam or or any problem in over 200 nails (bulls-eye brand, 2.5" galvanized).
I must say that the "air blast" button is absurdly located, and you'll wind up hitting it accidentally several times per day at least. This is scary every time. It's a great feature to have, though, but seems like it should have been easy for Hitachi to place elsewhere.
The case is adequate, although the latches are cheap plastic and seem flimsy. The gun comes with the nicest pair of work glasses I've ever used. Awesome.
Overall I think the gun is a great value for the price and a solid performer.
Customer Review: Great Nail Gun
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this nail gun. But if you're like me, you're here more to find out what's wrong with a tool than what's right about it.
Everything is perfect, and I'd buy another one without even looking to see what's new and exciting out there. And that's saying a lot coming from me. But if I had to complain about anything...
The depth adjuster is a narrow plastic knurled barrel that is only partially finger accessible. It's hard to describe, but when you try setting it, you'll see what I mean, and if you have large fingers too, you'll see why I'd re-design it. It's not horrible, it's just a bit awkward. It's also not the type of thing you have to mess around with very often, so this really is a very minor complaint.
I should also add that when I got my nailer, I didn't realize that I had to crank the )(#*% out of the depth adjuster to get it to move a perceptible amount. I actually thought it was broken, until I cranked the thing many revolutions. But I guess that's better since it means you can adjust it in very fine increments. It just wasn't super obvious - to me at least.
My other minor complaint, and one which I have no better solution to, is the air blast feature. It scares the crap out of you when you bump it by mistake - for instance, when nailing in a tight corner with your head between a wall and a cast iron radiator, carefully lining up a precise shot in the low light at a weird angle, holding your breath as you line it up just right...
I do like having the button, so I wouldn't do away with it, It just made me wonder how many of these nailers have been dropped by people not knowing it's there... "hey kid, could you grab me that nail gun"...
But even its marginal usefulness GREATLY outweighs my concerns about it.
The plastic nail slide makes me worry, but it also makes me actually WANT to treat the nailer nicely. On a tool I didn't care so much about I'd treat it poorly just to tempt the part to break just so I could b*&#$ about it. I love this nail gun too much for that kind of behavior. So it's not a complaint, just a minor concern. If something happens to it and it becomes a complaint, I'll update this review.
Meanwhile I highly recommend this nailer. (and for the record, mine came with the male air coupling installed on it. it's not shown in the picture and I know many other manufacturers leave it out. Not that they're particularly expensive or anything, but it was still nice to see)
Customer Review: Simply the Best
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, this past x-mas I managed to convince the wife
that there actually was a tool that I did not have and she
agreed to get me a small Campbell Hausfeld Air compressor.
(See my review).
With the purchase of my compressor, I was
in need of the nail guns-I bought four- 2 18 gauge Hitachi Brad nailers, A Campbell Hausfeld Framing Nailer, and finnally, the Finish nailer reviewed here.
The reason for this purchase was the remodeling of
the Master Bedroom in my house.Faced with having to
install 80 feet of crown moulding, baseboard moulding
plus casement around the windows and doors, A finish nailer was a definite must have.
Shopping at Lowes, I picked out a cheaper Tradesman brand nailer because:
A) It was cheaper, and B)it came with a free bonus brad
nail gun.
My wife Suggested we spend fifty dollars more
to get the higher quality Hitatchi model with a mail in
rebate for a free brad nailer.(okay,honey, you twisted
my arm!)
The gun comes in a nice high quality plastic
hardshell case, and includes 2 allen keys for any needed
maintenence of the gun, such as clearing jams. I was
surprised there was no oil included, or nails for that
matter. But these items were cheap enough(About ten-fifteen
dollars) so no big deal.
This gun can fire nails up to 2and 1/2 inches long to
handle any trimwork project. The angled body lets it get
into tight spots easily, and the removeable no-mar tip
protects delicate mouldings from being scratched by the
tool. This tool made the moulding install a breeze.
There are some very neat features to this gun that
competitors models do not have such as a dust blower on
the gun that lets you use compressed air to blow away
debris, and a switch to go from sequential fire to bump
fire mode, where yo keep your finger on the trigger and
bump the gun into the workpiece to fire the nail.
The construction of this nailer is rugged, with a
metal body and rubber overmold grip. Nails loaded easily
throgh the back of the gun and I can happily say that I
fired a whole package of nails 2,000? without a single jam
or misfire.
The nailer is a pale green color that grows on you with time. It is not as bad as the obnoxious green and black color used on Hitachi's power tools.