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Getting ready to buy another for the company. Great for tyvek too.
Now my business never hand nails. First used these cap nailers when working for someone else.
Cap nailed felt won't rip out from under you feet on steep pitched roofs. The caps and staples are a little more expensive, but the time saved pays for itself double.
You can felt roofs in half the time. Now everyone borrows mine.
MOney well spent, and great time saver.
On a sheet rock application I had to shim the studs out to compensate for the cap thickness to get the wallboard straight.Also, it is very difficult to staple caps on the inside edge of a stud unless the bay is wider than the height of the stapler. The down side of these thick caps is that if you are using the cap stapler to hold up a vapor barrier on wall that you are going to put sheet siding on, the caps are so thick on the wall studs that your siding may be warped when you put screws through.
I have had a Bostitch framing nailer for years and it has always been reliable. This is a solid tool.
One of the concessions might have been the cap loading mechanism which appears to count on substatial edge-thickness of the caps. So far, this cap stapler seems on par with that.Here is the word of caution: The caps are pretty thick with a ridgid edge, like a sixteenth of an inch.
I have a feeling that the design of this cap stapler had to work around Hitatchi patents. They really are that thick.
The safety mechanism doesn't let you angle them in very effectively.So over all, the tool is solid, but it's use to you may limited by some fundamental design features.
I am a contractor - not a roofer.Occasionally I have found it more cost effective to have my workers do small roof jobs rather than subcontract.I nailed my first roof by hand - and later was fortunate to have a friend with a bostich coil, roof nailer RN145 help me on my second. .so good that you have to wonder why anyone would willingly drive a simplex/tar paper nail by hand.No one wants to be on a roof one second longer than they have to.and when the wind is whipping - you better nail as fast as you can - or the tar paper rips and flys away Similarly Tyvek (house wrap) presents it's own issues. The difference was so astounding that I bought a coil, roof nailer ( Porter-Cable RN175A) which I have reviewed. ( the Bostich RN145 is the better tool )My first experience with the Bostitch SB150SLBC-1 3/4-Inch to 1-1/2-Inch Cap Stapler Kit created that same kind of epiphany. Those long rolls are tough to handle when it's blowing.Clearly a specialty item - once you try it - you won't go back to hand nailing.The gun is well made , like all Bostich tools - if a bit tricky to use.The trick is to be square up to the surface - which is sometimes difficult.My suggestion is to rent one from your local Home Depot. If you plan to roof or wrap more than once - I think you'll be hooked.Caslo
If you do any type of contracting work this tool is a must. No more hammer stapler, with this you can put down felt paper, house wrap and save a lot of time. I found mine on e-bay, just 115 bucks. That is a steal for this piece of equipment.
Have used this stapler on roofing felt, house wrap. and fan-fold siding insulation.Wonderful, works very well and saves a tremendous amount of time. Paid for itself on the first job.No contractor should be without one or two of these.
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