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Porta-Nails 402P Porta-Nailer Manual Flooring Cleat Nailer | 
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| Brand: Porta-Nails
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $270.00
Buy New: $219.00
You Save: $51.00 (19%)
New (13) Used (1) from $185.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 9667
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 6.8 x 17.5
MPN: 402
Model: 402
UPC: 726205004024
EAN: 0726205004024
ASIN: B00008CMR9
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Portable nailer designed for tongue and groove hardwood flooring | | • | Quickly nails 5/8-inch to 1-inch tongue and groove; ram does not return until nail is seated | | • | Lightweight aluminum and strong heat-treated steel parts | | • | Includes extension handle, mallet, and carry case; shoe accessory for thinner flooring available | | • | Limited 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
Uses T nails; Replaceable shoe to convert tool into a face nailer (40225 Shoe sold separately); Lightweight and durable construction; Holds 50% more nails than others; Designed to seat nails properly with one or several hammer blows; Ideal for tongue and groove flooring, decorative paneling and ceiling, sub flooring, sheathing and roofing; Complete with extension handle, hammer, wrenches, and plastic case.; Instructional DVD Included
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 Competent Flooring Nailer October 5, 2008
I used this hammer to lay 400 sqft of 2-1/4" T&G oak flooring. I had no problems with the tool while blind nailing. The finished floor is nice and tight, no gaps. HOWEVER... The face nailing shoe doesn't really work, because the nailer bounces off the nail after the first blow. I recommend using a pneumatic finishing nailer instead for face nailing. The plastic case is really flimsy and won't last a week.
 Great item May 22, 2008
We are remodling an old farm house, and have already installed over 900 sq. ft. of 3/4" solid oak flooring with this nailer and we still have more to go.
Outstanding tool December 31, 2007
From the time you open this tool's case you will be impressed. The case has room enough for the face nailer shoe attachment and a couple of boxes of cleats. This American-made product is professionally well constructed. Quality craftmanship and efficiency of design are just two of the great advantages of this nailer over many other options.
Renting a pneumatic setup will cost you more that purchasing this nailer, if you rent for the amount of time you would really need. Think about it...if you are a do-it-yourself person, do you have the experience to finish the job in a day? A week? Two weeks? Purchase this nailer and you can take your time. You can move furniture around instead of emptying rooms. You can work on evenings and weekends instead of using vacation. So unless you are experienced and/or have most of the pneumatic setup already in place, consider purchasing.
This nailer is easy to handle, and not as difficult to activate as you might think. I consistently grab the mallet toward the head (I prefer not to use gloves), and find that I can drive a cleat much more easily than swinging the entire mallet torque. This close-in stance also gives me greater control so that I don't end up with a wild upswing that hits furniture and walls.
This nailer is also quite safe to use compared with pneumatics. A pneumatic nailer must be handled as a loaded weapon that, given the right circumstances, can nail your shoe to the floor, or worse. I would be afraid to use such a tool when I grow tired, or around children. This manual nailer, on the other hand, is impossible to activate accidentally, and has no dangerous springs accessible that can harm anyone. I feel comfortable leaving the nailer loaded--there is absolutely no wasted prep time!
Read the instructions carefully. Little things such as placing your foot on the rear of the nailer shoe, are important. In fact, the face nailer shoe attachment, which has received a lot of bad marks, has actually worked well for me once I learned how to lean over the nailer from the side and strike straight down on it; I have not had an unintentional ding yet, although I have set a few cleats with a nail set. I will agree, however, with those who claim that the cleat set is unnecessary; I find that a regular 8d nail set works much better even though it leaves a small hole.
Never put a single cleat in the nailer, although I have often driven cleats until the nailer is empty without problems. A single cleat will indeed jam. Hitting a subfloor nail would most likely jam the nailer, although I have never hit one despite re-nailing the subfloor with flooring nails. The one jam I did experience (due to that single-cleat issue) I cleared quickly by following the instructions.
Yes, I highly recommend this nailer for any size job, even an 800 square-foot job such as mine. This tool has quickly earned respect and pride, right up there with my chisels and planes.
Definitely worth the money October 27, 2007
This is a nice, basic manual nailer. The real trick to being successful with it is to make sure it's seated well against the board and doesn't move when struck. If it does move, make sure it's over the partially seated nail and that the ram hasn't reset and put another nail in firing position. I would also avoid going below about 4 glued-together nails in a strip. Using these methods, I had very few problems with jamming.
A well made product Made in the USA. September 26, 2007
Worked very well. I did about 900 square feet with no problems. I only had one nail jam, not too much trouble to take it apart. This is a tough tool and worth the money. It is nice to see American made tools.
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