pasload frameing nailer problems

[hillbill]

anyone ever work on thier paslode nailer guns?ive got a frameing nailer im haveing trouble getting to work.it was working but now refuses to fire. im wondering if there are some elec contacts inside that need cleaned.anybody have any experience with these?

[DalesCarpentry]

I have had a air Passload framing gun for 6 years now. I like it a lot. I had to have new seals put in it last year but other than that it had been a great gun. Although I have shot myself twice in the 6 years with it and another guy I work with shot himself with it to. All three times it a because it double bumped. I am very carefull with this gun now.The last time I shot a 3" ring shanked nail through my ring finger. It went through the bone. The guy that I was working with had to use a flat bar to remove my finger from the wall. Talk about pain. Another guy I know has a Dewalt nail gun that works nice also. I have also heard good things about the Ridgid nail guns too.

[Glanceblamm]

I do not own any power nailers but have seen many brought into the work place (read goverment projects  ) The compressed air models for roofing could be notorious for being filled up with shingle sand. We figured that once the gun was fired, the immediate rush of air that was drawn in to replace the air that had been displaced created a slight vacuum that would cause this.
Perhaps the gun that is used for the framing does the same thing but draws in small amounts of saw dust? at any rate, cleaning up the inside of the guns was much more common than having to replace a seal depending on the usage.

Dale, Ouch & Ouch!!!
I have had a couple incidents with the Chainsaw over a 10yr period but thats another story!...I still have all of my appendages though

[GRIMJIM]

I have used one on oacassion but don't own one. My friend does and says regular maintenance is vital. If you bought it new and have the owners manual refer to it for cleaning schedules and procedures, if not maybe you can download the manual on the web.

[hillbill]

my paslode gun is the propane fired type. i did check the air filter and it was fine. I'm thinking it has something to do with the elect contacts maybe that send the juice from the battery to the ignite. but that's all guessing. i have the book but it doesn't show anything other than adjustment and routine maintenance. id like to find a exploded drawing of the internals before i take it apart. may just have to wing it.as Ive used it mostly for pole barn its not been around a lot of sawdust and grit. its really awesome for building deer stands as it has no cord or hose.if no one has any experience with them ill prob just tear it down some evening and see what makes it work.

[DalesCarpentry]

In the real world you put a couple drops of oil in it everyday. You try your best to do it yourself or appoint a helper to do it. To much oil is also bad. In real life you shoot it till you have problems then you take it to the shop. I had a problem with a gun that stopped working because one of the guys before lunch one day took a piece of t-shirt and stuffed it in the end of the gun to keep all the dirt out. Well another guy came along after lunch and plugged in the air hose. Where do you think that piece of t-shirt went? I have to say most framing guns are well built and pretty forgiving from abuse. Everyday at least one gets dropped from the top of the ladder to the deck. I cringe when it happens but they must do drop tests at the factory because out of hundreds of drops I can only remember a couple times I really hurt the gun. Dale

[DalesCarpentry]

I have owned the gun you have now. Believe me when I tell you that is about all it is good for, building deer stands. It does not cycle fast enough for the real world of framing. You can forget about nailing down decking with it. It is nice if you got something small to do and don't feel like breaking out the air compresser. Other than very small jobs forget it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The one I had also had real problems if it got down to 20 or 25 degrees. It would not fire. I will take the air powered ones any day over the airless ones. That is just my two cents worth. Dale

[hillbill]

dale, i agree they have their short comings fer sure. i dint use mine in cold weather and know their limitations there.they are very handy when you are holding a board with one hand and nailing with the other.mostly i use it for tacking stuff up when i dint have any help around.mine will shoot full depth in seasoned oak tho which is what i liked about it.

[DalesCarpentry]

Dale, i agree they have their short comings fer sure. i dint use mine in cold weather and know their limitations there.they are very handy when you are holding a board with one hand and nailing with the other.mostly i use it for tacking stuff up when i dint have any help around.mine will shoot full depth in seasoned oak tho which is what i liked about it.

Well I think if you are not using professionally everyday it would be a good tool to have. Dale

[gwindrider1]

Scap that Paslode, and get a Porter/Cable.  If you oil them daily-they just work.

[hillbill]

im a big porter cable fan true, do they make a cordless, hoseless gun i aint heard about?

[DalesCarpentry]

I am pretty sure they have come out with a airless trim gun. I have not tried it yet. As far as a airless framing gun goes I don't think they have come out with one of those yet. I am pretty much up on new tools also because it is what I do. Dale