Senco fusion nailers

[joiner1970]

I posted about these nailers a long long time ago just wanted to see how any owners are getting on with them ?

We have been offered a couple of them to try out by our fixings supplier not sure what ones 15 g or 18 g. Anyone know if Dewalt/paslode 16 g nails will fit in the 15g Senco.

 

[Deansocial]

no they wont at a guess as 15g is a different shape as far as i know

 

[joiner1970]

Blimey that was fast  [eek] [laughing]

Yeah Im guessing they wont either, not sure how easy it is to get 15 g nails here suppose their not that hard to come by. I remember the senco guy on here saying that the 16g version should be out this year but Ive not seen one yet. When we get the ones our fixings rep is sending out I will post back about them here.

 

[greenMonster]

wish I had waited for the 16ga :/

 

[Frank-Jan]

I'm looking forward to read your findings on the 18g.
I did read someones experience with the fusion nailers on the jlc forums, the poster had a bit of a problem with a safetyfeature, that when the safety is pressed for longer than 3 seconds prior to shooting the gun won't fire.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

I have them Both and this week I used the 18 ga a lot. Shot about 300 feet of Oak shoe molding yesterday with out a problem.

 

[nydesign]

I read a few reviews that said the head was a bit big for precise nail placement.
Did anyone find that's the case with the 18 gauge?

 

[JLB builders LLC]

The 18 ga Brad is great for small shoe, and today i was using it to pin the filler strips in between the spindles on a stair railing.

On the Shoe I used nails with a brown head and didn't have to fill many holes if I placed them right.  [big grin]

 

[Ken Nagrod]

The 18 ga Brad is great for small shoe, and today i was using it to pin the filler strips in between the spindles on a stair railing.

On the Shoe I used nails with a brown head and didn't have to fill many holes if I placed them right.  [big grin]

Jamie,

Source?

 

[JLB builders LLC]

im not sure, I will look at the box Thursday. I believe they are only 1 inch. Maybe Bostich? I also have PC and Senco nails hmmmm

 

[Samo]

Yes,  Bostitch has them - standard item, brown.  Senco also with make you painted fasteners, special order.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

Yes,  Bostitch has them - standard item, brown.  Senco also with make you painted fasteners, special order.

Yep I believe they are Bostitch

 

[nydesign]

Cool, thanks for the info. I guess I'll be getting the 18G when I can.
I won't have to worry about fitting my small senco compressor into a systainer anymore

 

[Julian Tracy]

I had only seen them online - never in person.  But I was at the tool store and had a chance to pick one up.  Wow - heavy and unbalanced imo.  I thought the Dewalt guns were bad...

I can't live without my pinner anyways, and I love my little Thomas compressor, so I barely even use my Paslode gun...

Maybe if I did production trim work, but I was surprised at the Fusions, I thought they'd really be the ticket - the Paslode gets smelly.

JT

 

[fshanno]

I have the 15ga.  I'm still in the 30 day period and I don't think I'm going to keep it.

I got used to the weight and balance quickly, not a problem.  I got it zeroed in so I can put a nail just where I want it.  No problems for me so far with the size of the head.  I love it in routing use, when all is going well.

I have two problems.  First is misfires.  I'm using Senco nails, 2.5" and 1.75".  When it's great it's great.  But it looses it's mind periodically and will misfire 3, 4, 5 and up to 10 times before it will shoot a nail.  I change out the strip, re-cock the spring, remove the magazine.  It's a big problem.  Second is the hammer.  It will stick and not retract.  This can be caused by a weak battery according to the troubleshooting guide.  It happens to me with a newly charged battery.  When it happens I have to remove the battery, set the firing option to off and wait a minute or two.  Put the battery back on, set to cyclic or bump and it will retract.  This has happened several times.  Enough times that I know the routine. 

The thing is, if I take it back I'll never have a cordless nail gun.  I justified it for a specific job and if I take it back I won't be able to force myself to fork over the $400 again.

For $400 it has to be perfect.  It ain't.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

Sounds like you got a bad one. I don't have any of those problems with either of mine. The only issue I had was the screw would come loose that holds the nail mag to the latch and it would work loose and come apart. Lock tite fixed it.

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

Buy the Bosch flywheel.

My 15g fusion has already had to get the firing pin replaced. I had to fight with the company for them to fix it.

I wait 2 months and am way excited to get it back. Now the firing modes don't work! It's stuck in the mode that I HATE!
I need to depress and be able to fire at will, now I can't.

Now it's love/hate. Too early to already be in the love/hate dept :-(

 

[pingvinlakrits]

I got the 18G Fusion and so far it has worked really well. No hickups or hangups, no misfires and no troubles. Apparently they have a lot less moving parts in them than the competition.

I don't like the on/off and firing mode switch. It feels misplaced and a bit flimsy. Balance is ok, but not great.

I don't think it is heavy or too clumsy - considering what it is: a replacement for a compressor driven nail gun, or a gas/battery powered one.
Battery life is great and though you only get one battery with it I can't see why I would need another one. If the battery is run out it charges really fast and if you arrive on site with a depleted battery and just need to fire a dozen nails or so you can charge it 5 min and you are good to go.

At the shop I will use my regular nail gun as I have a silent compressor, but if I need to bust a few caps or if I need to bring it on site I reach for the Senco.

(Time will tell if it holds up well...)

 

[greenMonster]

If you register it, they'll send you a battery.

I wasn't expecting them to actually send it as they had supposedly discontinued the promo claiming a 2nd battery wasn't necessary (due to the quick charge).

Anyhow, I registered online and received a new battery  [thumbs up].

Am I going to need it, meh. At least it'll extend the lifetime having 2...

 

[fshanno]

If you could only have one cordless nail gun which it be from a size standpoint.  15, 16 or 18ga? 

I just took the 15ga back yesterday.  They are giving me full credit toward an 18ga. or a 16ga.  The 15 worked fine but it the holes were too large.  Looking at what I plan to do most everythiing will be stain grade.