Milwaukee M12 23 Gauge Pin Nailer

[FestitaMakool]

I am not really a fan of Ikea (far from it), but whenever you are in the neighbourhood of one drop by their sales corner. Often they have a box with spare parts. Look in there to see if there are spare nail holders in it. These are included with any of their products that have a back panel that must be nailed to the carcass. You can take them for free and they are quite handy.

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Yup, these are handy to have, keeping a couple at hand here as well.
“Thumb’s caretaker”?  [wink]
On another note, I keep large diameter flat head short screws as stock to aid back panels from IKEA... it has proven much more holding power..

BTW, have just bought a never used Makita pin nailer (US: XTP02Z) at a private sale.
Nice machine, not sure I’m too fond of headless in all instances though. Better shoot at different angles to get a good hold. It is great to help out with glue up of small assemblies though.

 

[Packard]

In the world of RTA (ready to assemble) furniture, Ikea is a technology leader.  They are a major sponsor for the industry organization and they sponsor testing of various types of assembly systems. 

They are also the real pioneer of wordless assembly instructions and they still do that better than almost all other manufacturers.

 

[hdv]

Going by the many many (not always meant to be) jokes about their assembly guides, I am not sure I agree with that last part of your statement...  [cool]

 

[bidn]

I own the Milwaukee M18 18G and love it.
Here in Europe, I have been waiting all the time for M12 23G version, but it is still nowhere to be seen, not even on Milwaukeetools .eu site.
And even in the US they seem difficult to find.

Would someone have more information? Are the tool shipments stuck somewhere? Or would there be a new model coming?

 

[Crispy]

I own the Milwaukee M18 18G and love it.
Here in Europe, I have been waiting all the time for M12 23G version, but it is still nowhere to be seen, not even on Milwaukeetools .eu site.
And even in the US they seem difficult to find.

Would someone have more information? Are the tool shipments stuck somewhere? Or would there be a new model coming?

I am assuming im allowed to say - Ebay is your friend. [big grin]

I got jack of waiting for the Milwaukee nailer to be released and found a reputable seller in the US via a google search earlier this year.
Took like 10 days via DHL to Darwin, Ive had stuff from Australian states take almost twice as long to get here.

Today we still cant buy them off the shelf in any tool store here or from Milwaukee in australia, but the Milwaukee electrical cable stapler is available here......go figure.

 

[bidn]

I am assuming im allowed to say - Ebay is your friend. [big grin]
I got jack of waiting for the Milwaukee nailer to be released and found a reputable seller in the US via a google search earlier this year.
Took like 10 days via DHL to Darwin, Ive had stuff from Australian states take almost twice as long to get here.
Today we still cant buy them off the shelf in any tool store here or from Milwaukee in australia, but the Milwaukee electrical cable stapler is available here......go figure.

Thank you very much,
I have followed your advice and ordered one on Ebay.
Would you know which pin nails work fine (no clogging) with the Milwaukee 23G nailer?
(I don't see that Milwaukee sells any under their own trade name).
I am especially interested in stainless steel ones.

 

[grobkuschelig]

I used Grex Pins and „Rapid“ brand ones (both from amazonDE). But no Stainless so far.

I had the 23ga shipped over from a friend.

 

[jeh]

I want to like the various battery powered nailers, but their weight is too much for me for long periods of use. This nailer would be the exception,  but I've never liked the 23 gauge pin nailers because the nail is just too small. Senco has a 21-gauge that use regularly and it has quite a bit more holding power with only a marginally larger nail head.

 

[Bob D.]

I see the Milwaukee 23Ga pin nailer (bare tool) is $229 at Home Depot in the store.
But if you order online and have it sent to you or to your store for pickup you can get
the same tool with a 2.0A battery for the same price and shipping is free IIRC.

 

[rst]

I've been using air mailers and staplers since the seventies and have everything from ancient heavy duty staplers and headless pinners form the late sixties to current issue Grex.  I had a Senco tiny air compressor since they were first released, kept in Sys V along with hose with attic lid for accessories.  When that Senco died I had resigned myself to M18v Milwaukee as I had a lot of that equipment and batteries so I bought the 15ga brad nailer and it is brilliant.  I was not thrilled about buying the equivalents to my air equipment.  It was happy days when Milwaukee brought out the M18 air compressor.

 

[bidn]

I used Grex Pins and „Rapid“ brand ones (both from amazonDE). But no Stainless so far.

I had the 23ga shipped over from a friend.

Thank you,
I had forgotten to thank you, I had ordered the stainless versions of the Grex pins from amazon com (even with shipping costs, etc. they were cheaper than from amazon de).

I wanted stainless pins mainly for the following reason:
- When their head is hit, or they are sunk into hardwood (oak), the galvanisation surface treatment is often undone, exposing them to rust (an issue in humid weather or in oak). And 23 gauge pins are so thin, that if they rust they lose their strength. So better for the long term.
Alos I thought that because they are so thin, they could bend more easily, it would be better to have stainless ones (harder).

 

[bidn]

I have been thinking about why the lovely 23 gauge 12 volt Milwaukee nailer cannot be sold outside the USA unlike their other nailers or unlike their 12 V stappler.

I think this is probably because this machine can shoot without contact (no need to press the machine against the wood), which is forbidden in the EU and many countries.

Shooting without contact is actually useful when you don't want them to fully enter the wood, so you can bend the nail's extruding head (e.g. to hold a glass cover on a frame), by shooting at small distance (about 1 cm, without contact, though one should keep in mind that some proportion of the pins will not enter the wood at all but will instead bounce and fly away).