I sold my Paslode and brought Hikoki Framer - sick of paying for gas ⛽️ love the Green!

The pressure to depress the tip can be lessened by cutting the spring down that’s in the gun. It’s also lighter then the milwaukee by 300 grams, that paired with a 3ah makes it a much nicer gun to use.

Great review, enjoyed your analysis. I don’t think anything is good enough to fully replace the paslode yet but it doesn’t hurt having a battery gun too.

Good review this is the exact things I’ve noticed and had issues with using my hikoki framer. I love the gun but there is definitely some things that could’ve been done better. There angle grinder is the best though hands down.

I totally agree on the frustration of spring tension and miss firers. Give the machine a good clean out and lubricate and it comes good. I agree you shouldn't have issues after 3 months. Good hikoki rep in Melbourne, definitely worth having his number, super helpful guy big reason why my green tool numbers are growing. Also hanging out for next generation, I'm hearing 1kg lighter! Never going back to gas.... 18v 3ah batteries help with weight alittle too. Happy nailing and keep up the great vids

Hey mate I have a heap of these guns the misfire is really a killer chuck a bit of graphite powder in the track where the nails go in and also the coil that you pull back to load the nails and pull it back and let go a few times then load the nails back in and should be sweet! Also was speaking to a hikoki rep and he was saying that the paper that hold the nails can bind up and cause a issue just take the top off and clean out cheers mate

i had the same frustrations with my gun with the skewing of nails, take it to nail equip and they will cut the spring and weld on some better teeth for skewing. also switch the rafter hook to the other side so it can sit in 35 timber and wont stop it from spinning it around for 90 timber

I love mine ,had it for over 12 months. the misfires are mainly from a build up of paper from the nail clips. you just need to clean it out occasionally.

I'm not a framer so not using it as often as a chippy but as a steely still use it quite a lot because most of the time end up having to do the framers job because some framers don't set their pockets for the steel right or if it's pre-fab the pockets are usually wrong. I haven't had an issue with misfiring for a long time, I used to have to hold the rack too and a bit of wd-40 used to get it going again but the gun is quite old now and doesn't really misfire at all, maybe these guns just need a bit of wearing in. The battery is annoying too, when it shows 2 bars but is nearly dead is a pain in the ass. I'm happy with the gun, I don't recommend it, though, I get apprentices ask about it all the time and I usually say go with Paslode or Milwaukee if you really want to go battery, the Milwaukee are weighted not the best but overall they shoot better and you can skew far easier because the tip on the Hikoki is much to be desired.

Battery only guns , are improving on each release, but Paslode still rules , which is testament to them considering the technology has stayed the same, apart from adding li-on batteries. Being lightweight is key for a 1st fix nailer , and that extra kick from the gas ,gives it the power. Great review, but don’t get rid of that Paslode just yet …. 👍🏼

Great review. These battery guns will get lighter and better as new models comes out. It want be long b4 paslode will have their version.

AEG next!!! Also a review on finishing nailer???

Swap out the spring in the safety with a softer spring. Makes the gun a whole lot better

I use the Paslode coil nailer a lot. Villa sheets in bathrooms😁 If I don't keep a drop of oil down the firing pin on each magazine change? The f'er will jam on me or misfire! (Villa, and particular bathrooms are dusty) I started having a problem with my Makita 16ga finisher. I started a drop of oil down the firing pin on that. Bingo!... No misfires! So, a drop of oil (machine oil, I can imagine would be fine) in the magazine and firing pin would be a reasonable idea?

Bit of wd40 in the slider fixed my misfire issue. But the tip is frustrating it's just to short

Good news for you. Makita framer nail gun is coming soon.

The only time the hook has been useful is when up in the trusses and being hable to hang it off the rafters etc. my rafter hook broke one day as i stepped down off a ladder, the step down and then sudden stop on the ground just snapped the hook in half. Am now using just a regular makita hook on it. this also prevents the annoying spinning the gun will do when hanging on the belt. i have had this gun 18 months and i am now only having issues with misfires. definately worth the money as only having to buy nails and no gas is so cheap

Lubricate with what Dave? I have that problem. Looking forward to the new Makita one! 👍

I sold mine and went back to paslode and an air gun. Too heavy, and hard to get it into a lot of spots

I live this gun But the 36V is even better

Dry glide on the mag every couple months an it never miss fires

put a rubber band/hair tie around the head of the gun and clip to solve the miss fire option dude

What do you tell your barber you want when you get a haircut?

Hikoki framer is lighter than Milwaukee Framer Hikoki weight includes battery Milwaukee weight only skin

Yeah you was not using a brand new Dewalt either.. lol

Sorry

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I reckon the rafter hook is a piece of shit spins on my bag straight away the hook on the fixer is way better

battery is so unreliable”. Three months battery dead.

I shot myself in the hand with one of those, because the nose teeth are shit as!! Slipped on a piece of 4x2 scew shot

U coulda bought a new battery with the nails u used up 😂