Anyone have experience with the battery powered brad nailer like this one from Porter Cable, which can also be connected to a compressor?
Finish v Brad Nailer
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Good idea, however I can't think this model will catch on. An 18ga brad gun that weighs in at almost the weight of a framing nailer. I would think a standard brad nailer with a small diameter, lightweight hose coupled to a small, quiet, inexpensive compressor would be a better purchase. With some of the cheaper imports, the whole package could be purchased for less than that unit. My Harbor Freight brad gun works great, with the cheap oil-less compressor, is really portable & works well for the type of job a brad gun is made for.
GaryM
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Senco makes a battery powered brad nailer. When you squeeze the trigger a moter winds up a flywheel. Then the flywheel transfers it's energy to a hammer of some sort that drives the brad. The whole process takes about 1.5 seconds. Much lighter than the Porter Cable unit. They also have a finish nailer http://www.senco.com/products/af/index.asp