New Senco Cordless Nailers - No more compressors or fuel cells

[Sean7a]

Many of you are probably aware, but Senco is on the cusp of launching their new Fusion line of guns to the public.  Get the rundown here: www.fusionpowertool.com. 

The gist of it is that you won't need to purchase a compressor, hose, compressor oil, gas cartridges (think paslode), need to clean your guns, etc.  These guns are taking things to the next level.  Some of you may think, "Didn't DeWalt already do this?"  Yes and no.  These new Senco guns maintain a pressure behind the piston via a pressurized tube o' nitrogen.  Sure, there is leakage over about 200,000 shots according to the manufacturer, but this means replacement once every 1-3 years for the tube.

I've had the pleasure of using the guns and they bump fire just like a regular pneumatic nailer.  No ramp up time like a Paslode or DeWalt cordless.  It truly operates like any pneumatic nail gun, but it uses a darn 18 volt lithium battery which charges in to 80% in 15 minutes and that's it.  Super simple, super easy, just like a cordless drill.  We're scheduled to receive shipment numero uno in about a week or two.  15 gauge and 18 gauge finish guns are on this shipment with an ETA of about a year or so for framers.

Discuss!  I'd love to hear what you guys think about this stuff.  If they prove to be reliable they're going to change the nail gun industry forever.  There's still a big if....
Press release from Tool Nut here: http://tinyurl.com/22lbppz

 

[Deansocial]

wonder if they will come to the uk

 

[Guy Ashley]

I was just about the consider a Paslode 2nd fix, the Dewalt 618 18V was a complete dog!

If someone in the US can let us poor cousins over the pond know when they are likely to come our way it would be great to know!!

 

[Deansocial]

well i have just seen them on a UK site but there is no price or date. repairing my dewalt is getting a little boring now after 5 times

 

[Guy Ashley]

Let me guess, jamming?? The build quality of a lump hammer!!

 

[Deansocial]

was never to the problem in full but it was something to do with bending the piston when hitting some thing hard like another nail or a nail plate or anyhing not timber but i dont wear x ray glasses

 

[ajones]

I do [eek]

 

[Jonhilgen]

I will buy one.  I was thinking of converting a Sys 5 to hold my smallsenco compressor and nail guns, but this would really negate my desire to do it.

Question:  Are they developing a 23 gauge gun in this version?  That would be a slam dunk for me too.

 

[bonesbr549]

Cool video seems like cool technology.  Shame they don't have a pinner in the new technology. 

 

[ajones]

the size of the 23 gauge could be a issue cant see it being small enough,can you?

 

[Deansocial]

how could size be an issue, they are tiny

 

[ajones]

my bostitch 23g is but how big would the senco be ?

 

[ajones]

with a 18 volt battery hanging off the back?

 

[Deansocial]

i see what you mean now, the nailer size being the issue

 

[ajones]

I love the concept of the fussion, I would want to know if its user serviceable and what cost to re-gas

 

[jmbfestool]

My main issue with me which no one seems to mention is that you can never turn the nail gun off because how it works.   So if a nail jams up ill be scared to remove it in case if fires.  Unlike paslode removing battery or gas or both the gun will never work and the Dewalt you remove the battery and it will never work.  This gun doesn't need the battery to fire it uses the battery to return the piston.

So in theory the only way to make sure it is safe is to remove the battery fire the gun and the motor wont return the piston back up.

Edited:

BUT  if its jammed and the pistion isnt fully out  will it carry on at high force once I have removed the nail to release it??? thats the question! How do you make is safe?  or are they going to claim it will never ever jam?!?!?!?

 

[ajones]

Yep that makes sense

 

[erikfsn]

I love my 15 gauge DeWalt cordless nail gun (works every time and I use it A LOT) so I'm curious about these. Too bad it's a year out for the framing guns.

 

[PaulMarcel]

Looks nice.  I am in the market for a pin nailer, although I could wait awhile.  I was going to use the paint-ball cartridge trick presented here or on tF, but this would be infinitely nicer.

 

[RONWEN]

That appears to be a quantum leap forward in technology -- makes you kind of wonder if the tools 100 years from now will have people looking back at our time period tools the same way we look back 100 years in the past??? Although, thinking about it most of today's tools won't be around in 100 years the way 100 year old tools are today... [unsure]