Powerstat. When you use a brushless motor, you get a lot more power, more run time, and more life.
The product is made in China.
Fully able to sink 2-1/2 inches.
Powerstat. Using a brushless motor means that you get more power, more run time, and a longer life from your machine. Fully able to drive 2-1/2 in. nails into solid oak with no ramp-up time. Redlink plus electronic intelligence allows for advanced communication between the battery and the tool, which allows for unmatched performance, protection from overloading and overheating, as well as productivity. The Redlithium battery doesn’t have to deal with the mess and cost of gas cartridges. It also comes with LED (light emitting diode), dry-fire lockout, tool-free jam release, nail quantity indicator, and a nose pad that won’t damage your nose. The product is made in China.
When I first bought these, I ran about 50,000 stainless 2-1/2″ nails through them before there were any major problems. I’ve now gone through three of these, and the first two worked great. There are no more of those. To have a working one on hand, I bought the third one. This one only worked for about 200 1-1/2″ galvanized nails before it stopped working, so I bought another one. It makes a lot of noises when the trigger is pressed against the work piece. Finally, it shoots a nail and shuts off. I tried different batteries and didn’t have any luck. Over $10,000 has been spent on Milwaukee tools by me as a commercial contractor, and I have a lot of their tools. I’ve always been a fan, but the last three Milwaukee tools I’ve bought haven’t been good at all. It might be time to switch back to Makita. This is what I think.
If I didn’t have the other two I had that were great until they died, I’d give this one star.
In the last few days, I’ve taken three of them in for warranty work. Three times: One of them has done this before. Nobody worked after they were fixed. A single shot doesn’t come out of them. In the end, I have more than $900 worth of useless tools and three pieces of trim to install, which means I will have to drive home and get the pneumatic nailer and other tools I need. Not a happy customer right now. For anyone who wants to know, the M18 shop vac only works sometimes, and even with the 4.0 battery, the M12 rotary cutter can’t get through 1/2″ drywall, even with the 4.0 battery.
