With the switch lever, the switchable fire mechanism tool can be either contact or single fired.
The body’s light weight, compact size, and well-balanced design allows it to easily reach inaccessible areas.
It is possible to select between contact and single firing with the switch lever on the tool’s fire mechanism.
Adjustable depth control with a dia.
Drives brad nails ranging in size from 5/8″ to 2-1/8″ according to the manufacture.
A brad nailer with an 18 Gauge gauge, the NF255F/18 can shoot brads from 5/8-Inch to 2-1/8-Inch in length. The latest tool from MAX, the world’s leading innovator in pneumatic tool technology. The features and durability of this tool make it a favorite among professional contractors. Unlike pin-style driver blades, this tool has a screw-in driver blade that lasts on average four times as long as the pin style. In addition, the bumper has extremely high durability.
In our production trim business, we have a large number of different 18 gauge nailers on hand. This is the first one that consistently drives nails to the correct depth, leaving a clean small hole in mdf that is not puckered and does not cause us any problems. Every week, we run between 5 and 10 thousand two-inch nails through this gun. After a couple of months, it is still running smoothly and without issues. Our remaining Hitachi, Ridgid, and Bostitch guns will be phased out over the next couple of months if this gun continues to perform as well as it has been. One of the best features of this gun is that it will shoot any type of nail you put through it quickly and without difficulty. The Bostitch guns will leave a clean hole and drive to a consistent depth, but if you use anything other than Porter Cable or Bostitch nails, you’ll run into all sorts of issues with your project. When you consider that we can order generic nails for less than half the price on the internet, this gun will pay for itself in no time.
Update. We’ve been using these nailers for a couple of years now and have no complaints. The Hitachi, Bostitch, Rigid, Paslode, and Senco guns that we previously used have been replaced by four of these machines. One thing we’ve noticed is that it takes a couple hundred shots for these guns to become consistent at driving nails into wood. Due to the fact that I have seen sparks coming out of the nose and been hit with small pieces of shrapnel from a new gun, it appears that the passage for the nails in the nose is a little tight. When you set a few hundred nails, the sparks cease to exist, and the nails begin to be consistently set. In addition, we remove the plastic nose tips to allow the driver to dive deeper. (sharpen the edges of the nose piece with a file. After hundreds of thousands of shots, countless drywall screws being hit, and numerous falls from ladders, countertops, and other elevated platforms, we only had one driver break. They are not without flaws, but they are the best we have found so far for what we do.
