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  • AN923 and AN943 FramersTOTT Editor's Choice Award Winner: AN923 and AN943 Framers
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (8/15/2007)
  • Makita. The company has added a three-mode selector switch on its AN923 and AN943 framers (shown), joining its other framing, siding, and roofing coil nailers. Users can choose from bounce-fire, sequential-fire, or lock positions, providing jobsite safety at the touch of a switch, the maker says. Cost: $299 each. 800-462-5482.
  • 23-Gauge Pin Nailers
  • TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine (7/16/2007)
  • I first discovered 23-gauge pin nailers when I was looking for a way to quickly attach small moldings after I found that 18-gauge brad nails, the standard for attaching small wood trim, would consistently split the material. At the time of my first purchase–about a decade ago–pin nailers shot a maximum 1-inch-length fastener. Back then, I felt this was more than adequate because I only envisioned using the pinner for attaching trim of 1/2 inch or less in thickness. What I did not expect, however, was how many other uses I would find for it.
  • Grip-RiteHot Finds: Palm Nailer / Saw Hood
  • TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine (7/16/2007)
  • Grip-Rite says its 16D mini palm nailer offers the performance of a pro tool but in a compact package that's one-third the size and weight of traditional palm nailers. The GRTMP16 drives up to 16D nails up to 3-1/2 inches long at 70–110-psi operating pressure. It features a magnetic nose to hold fasteners in place. – FastCap's ChopShop Saw Hood can keep your cleanup quick and your customers happy. Set up behind your miter saw, the hood eliminates blowing sawdust near your workstation, preventing the room from becoming covered in dust. The unit also can be used as a protective cover when working outside in inclement weather.
  • Cordless Finish NailersMVP Award Winner: Cordless Finish Nailers
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/13/2007)
  • Senco. The ability to go back and forth quickly between sequential and contact-actuated operation is the big step forward in these three cordless finish nailers. A judge praised the simplicity of the drive control: A push button goes in for sequential and out for contact actuation. The switchable drive also permits the 18-gauge brad nailer, 16-gauge finish nailer, and 15-gauge angled finish nailer to drive up to four fasteners per second with 600 to 1,000 drives per charge. Depth-of-drive is adjustable. Two rechargeable batteries come with the tool. Cost: $402 to $435. 800-543-4596.
  • Products: Tools
  • REPLACEMENT CONTRACTOR Magazine (5/1/2007)
  • The latest in tools.
  • Model AF505 2-inch Brad Nailer
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (3/12/2007)
  • Makita. The 2-inch brad nailer, model AF505, drives a range of 18-gauge brad nails from 5/8 inch up to 2 inches into hard or soft wood, with magazine capacity up to 100 nails. A tool-free depth adjustment dial allows for a variety of finish applications. The tool's sky hook can be rotated up to 180 degrees and attached on either the left or right side, so the tool can remain close by without being in the way. Dual nail reload indicator windows alert the user when to reload to avoid blank drives. 800-462-5482.
  • Product Review: Tools and Hardware
  • PROSALES Magazine (3/1/2007)
  • Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools--not just more items to sell--as you progress through 2007.
  • Tool Test: Metal Connector Nailers
  • TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine (2/5/2007)
  • Years ago I'd routinely build houses that didn't have any metal connectors in them at all. Everything was blocked or ledgered and a few 16d nails were considered adequate for almost any connection. Once in a while I'd use the odd joist hanger, so I kept a coffee can full of 1-1/2-inch hanger nails in my truck box. It would last me a year.
  • 20-Degree Round-Head Framing Nailer
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (2/2/2007)
  • Duo-Fast. The NSP-350F2 20-degree round-head framing nailer features an ergonomic design, an adjustable depth-of-drive, a work contact element, a 360-degree adjustable diffuser cap, a two-finger trigger, and nail lock-out. It also includes a rubber grip, an angled air inlet, and a rafter hook. The tool drives 20-degree plastic collated framing strip nails. 888-631-2020.

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