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Hey folks,
I like to drive nails but tennis elbow takes all the fun out....... I've pretty much switched to screws and an impact driver but need to use a bunch of sawmill slabs for siding and screws aren't real practical. Any of you use or have these cordless power hammers or whatever they are called? Most will be 3-4 inches. Anything worth looking at?

Thanks, Dave
 
dont know about the cordless nailes but i use a air nailer its a life saver. did lots of framing the last couple of years. I ended buying two just in case the other one broke.
 
I know what you mean Dave. It hurts me to do much hammering anymore.

I've been wondering about those cordless hammers myself. Sears has had them for 2 or 3 years now, but at $100 I wasn't willing to try one.
Harbor Freight has them now for $40 on sale, and I've been thinking about trying one out.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cordless-automatic-hammer-68364.html

Edit: I just noticed it says drives common and finish nails up to 2 1/2". :(
 
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I know what you mean Dave. It hurts me to do much hammering anymore.

I've been wondering about those cordless hammers myself. Sears has had them for 2 or 3 years now, but at $100 I wasn't willing to try one.
Harbor Freight has them now for $40 on sale, and I've been thinking about trying one out.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cordless-automatic-hammer-68364.html
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They say only 2 and a half inch nails tho???? Looking at 3-4 inch. The big paslode ones are more than I want.
 
It looks like Sears has come down on their prices since I last checked.
And their's drives 3 1/2" nails and there are a lot of reviews.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00911818000P
 
I have a paslode one and it works great but if you use it all day your arms will let you know it. You can get one that runs off a compressor and it fits in plam of your hand. I used one of these for pole barn spikes and it worked really good. I think Harbor Freight has them. Ivan
 

I agree.
I have one of those air palm nailers. Mine is a Porter Cable and I've used it to drive some mighty big honkin' nails through landscape timbers, posts, etc.

It does vibrate your hands and wrists pretty hard, but it sure beats driving them with a big hammer.
 
Forgot to add that the project working on better be done before Sept because I will be over there on the 8th and it is going to rain everyday until I leave on the 21st.
 
I have one of the Craftsman cordless hammers. Does a pretty good job for a small unit. I use it mostly for finishing mails but have run a few larger ones, and it worked pretty good. Sure save swinging a hammer and is handy in tight spaces.
 
(quoted from post at 17:11:37 06/15/11) I have one of the Craftsman cordless hammers. Does a pretty good job for a small unit. I use it mostly for finishing mails but have run a few larger ones, and it worked pretty good. Sure save swinging a hammer and is handy in tight spaces.
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How long does it last on a charge?? One review I read said 6 nails........ Nails will be 3 inch or smaller,,,,,,,
 
Dave, The easiest to function with, and least trouble is a butane powered nailer. They work by the combustion of butane. Fast, never require charging, and are cordless. At least take a look, I believe in them. Jim
 
I have a Ridgid palm nailer. I love it; one of the handiest tools I ever bought. I have driven up to 30 penny nails with it. Just finished rebuilding a bathroom that had rotted out under the toiler. Had to scab in/replace floor joists and nail in lots of bracing. Couldn't have done it with a hammer or a nail gun.
 
I have one from sears. It does a good job.
Never did a big job that would run down the battery, but it has driven some pretty large nails.
 
I've got one of the Ridgid palm hammers as well. I bought it for my elderly mother because I had alot of nails to drive and she wouldn't quit till I let her help. She ended up making me look bad. She drove several nails to my one. I did borrow it from her to try it out a couple times. I found out you want to be careful putting a nail in one. I bumped the nail with my finger.
 
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