I thought the new cordless framing nailers were just overpriced toys.

My boss in Austin insisted we try one on a 2-week build, and it actually kept pace with the pneumatic guns on a 3-story addition. Has anyone else been surprised by a tool they were sure would be a waste of money?

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michael66927d ago

Funny how we get stuck thinking the old way is the only real way. Happens with everything from tools to phones to how we do our jobs. Makes you wonder what else we're all wrong about right now, doesn't it? That cordless nailer proving you wrong is a perfect little lesson.

lewis.terry27d ago

Nah man, that "perfect little lesson" idea is way too clean. Sometimes the old way is the old way because it just works and the new thing is a downgrade with extra steps. You see it with phones that remove the headphone jack or apps that get worse with every update. @michael669, that cordless nailer might be great until the battery dies in the middle of a job and you're stuck waiting for a charge. Not every change is real progress, sometimes it's just change for its own sake.

robin62827d ago

Totally get the "battery dies in the middle of a job" thing. My buddy switched his whole carpentry crew to these fancy cordless planers. They were loving it until a big custom deck job, all three batteries quit within an hour of each other. Had to send a guy on a 40 minute run to the store just to finish the day. They went back to corded the next week.