Cheng Liu

The price seems like a little much though. I would rather sell the regular head and buy the tool free one, it would most likely around the same price.

What kind of wood was this in? Was it particularly hard or dense? I have used the Ryobi 18v 18ga nailer many times and it has yet to disappoint.

Something like this?

It does look nice. I wish Ryobi would make something like this.

Does it suck or is it just not as good as the Ryobi? I find it funny considering the Ryobi is 1/2 the price.

I have heard good things about all Makita tools except the brad nailer. If that is important to you you may want to go with (depending on your budget) Ridgid, Dewalt, Milwaukee or maybe even Ryobi.

When it comes to cordless tools always stick to one brand so that you can pool the batteries. Unless you are truly that wealthy, I would highly recommend it.

It would make sense for companies like Bosh since they are from Europe, but Ego is an American company. One would assume that they would release stuff in their home market first.

I know what you mean. Ryobi makes a 40v blower that is also a vacuum. Sadly it is only available in Australia and Europe. I would commit unspeakable acts to be able to buy one of those.

That is the main reason I went with Ryobi over Ego.

I'm not surprised, I feel like corded OPE is slowly going to way of the corded drill.

I got my 15ga. finish nailer at the CPO site for $120. It was allegedly used, but I saw no difference; it looked good as new to me.

Regardless, I have not seen or heard anything about the Milwaukee nailer that makes it worth paying $200 more for.

Nice, if Ryobi ever made such a saw, I would buy it as soon as the funds became available. It is becoming ever more possible since Ryobi has announced a 9 mAh battery as well. It would be great since I often work at sites where there is no electricity.

When I saw the video below which is a throw-down between the M18 Fuel 18ga brad nailer and the Ryobi one, I was surprised that the Ryobi won. Despite owning the Ryobi nailer and being a member of team lime I was assuming the M18 Fuel would win just based on price ($329 vs. $129) and the fact that the Ryobi has been out for years. I guess the video is accurate then.

It's going to be interesting to see which system comes out on top. I hear that Ryobi is also coming out with 3, 6 and 9 mAh batteries, at least in Australia and Europe. I just hope that those make it to the US.

They might not be wrong

There is no official limit, it depends on your specific driver. I once drove 1/4"x6" lag bolts with mine. I wouldn't recommend it though as afterwards my impact driver was literally smoking afterwards. Needless to say, next time I do that; either pre-drill a hole or use an impact wrench.

Ah I see, I skipped that one since I already had the one I linked which is this one, but can do more, is bigger and more expensive.

Are you referring to this inflator? This one has two modes one (the side depicting a tire) is for high pressure lower volume things i.e. tires or basketballs, the other side (depicting an air mattress) is for lower pressure higher volume devices i.e. beach balls and air mattresses. It does cost $40 though although I would consider it worth it.

Thankfully Ryobi latest generation 4 mAh batteries are comparatively cheap. I remember getting mine 2 for $95.

I have used it on plywood only up to 1/2" thick and 2x4s and it worked flawlessly. I also used it a good deal for about 6 hours and the battery (latest generation 4 mAh) was still at at least half. I used it with a high quality Diablo blade, so I'm sure that helped as well.

I guess that's why he said a good brad nailer.

What cordless tools do other brand(s) make that you wish yours did? Also what is one cordless tool that you are glad that your brand makes that others or most others do not? As a member of team lime green (Ryobi) I really wish they would make a cordless wet/dry shop vac like the one that Milwaukee has. Another one would be a framing nailer like the one Dewalt has, although I would prefer if they could make it 21 degrees rather than 34 degrees. One tool that Ryobi makes and no other brand (that I know of) makes that I love is the inflator. It has been very useful for me to do many things from inflating my tires, to inflating basketballs, footballs, soccer balls etc and the other side has been great for things like air mattresses.

I was always wondering what the main disadvantage is with cordless nailers compared to pneumatic. Let's assume here that you already own the battery(ies) needed for the cordless nailer, is there any reason to go with a pneumatic instead? Will pneumatic nailers one day go the way of corded drills? I am wondering because I own the Ryobi 18v 18 and 15 ga. nailers and I can't imagine why someone would rather have a pneumatic one.