regopit Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm starting to see the Fuel 18ga brad nailer for sale on a few online dealers. My question is are you willing to pay $329.00 for a bare tool, $379.00 for a kit or just keep using air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Julian Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I think it's a bit steep. Part of it will depend on how good the tool really is, but I trust Milwaukee will be quality. I will probably wait for a special buy that comes with an extra battery or bare tool or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'll stick with air for that price, for my use battery nailers aren't cost effective because I don't work with them day in and day out. Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeInCtown Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Not in your life for a brad nailer. My bostich was like $80 or so when i got it and it works perfect. Why pay 4x the price? Maybe a finish, roofing, or framing nailer no problem as the premium is only about double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Considering you can buy the compressor and tool for that price, and a compressor is more versatile, I would say air. If you need cordless because of power constraints, although expensive, Milwaukee may not be too bad. It's also their first kick at the cat. I would personally wait for a 2nd gen, just to have a better overall tool with kinks worked out and a tweaked design. Look at Dewalt, great example of solid evolution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Considering you can buy the compressor and tool for that price, and a compressor is more versatile, I would say air. If you need cordless because of power constraints, although expensive, Milwaukee may not be too bad. It's also their first kick at the cat. I would personally wait for a 2nd gen, just to have a better overall tool with kinks worked out and a tweaked design. Look at Dewalt, great example of solid evolution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It would not be too far of a stretch to say that the Ryobi Air Strike nailers were the first gen and that the Ridgid Hyper Drive was the second gen. That makes the Milwaukee Fuel nailers third generation. From the looks of them, and the claims in the marketing materials, they certainly seem to be improvements over both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket1420 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 On 4/6/2016 at 1:09 PM, khariV said: It would not be too far of a stretch to say that the Ryobi Air Strike nailers were the first gen and that the Ridgid Hyper Drive was the second gen. That makes the Milwaukee Fuel nailers third generation. From the looks of them, and the claims in the marketing materials, they certainly seem to be improvements over both. That's pretty much what I was going to say. No way am I going to pay $329 for it. Wait until you can get it at HD with a free battery kit or something. The $150 HD promo is only seven months away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 The bare tool cost sucks on these nailers your not really saving much money. I will probably wait till they have some kind of buy a kit get a tool free type deal to offset the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Yeah Rego, the prices for the new Milwaukee nailers are ridiculously high at this point. I will wait till they go on sale during the holidays lol. I'll stick to air for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmcmillan Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Milwaukee tools always have a steep pricing curve. Gen2 drill and impact combo was $400 at release and within a couple months you could get the combo for around $270 with home depot sales. Same with the lights that were going with a free battery within a few weeks of release. It's like an early adopter fee for people who buy into the marketing so much they absolutely must have the tool immediately. I expect the nailers will have something similar to soften the blow pretty quickly. Since it's the start of the line, they need to get a lot of tools out to users to get a foothold. Personally I can live with Ryobi to avoid getting a compressor. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I'm sure the Milwaukee is nice, but for that money I'll stick with my pneumatics. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, jeffmcmillan said: Milwaukee tools always have a steep pricing curve. Gen2 drill and impact combo was $400 at release and within a couple months you could get the combo for around $270 with home depot sales. Same with the lights that were going with a free battery within a few weeks of release. It's like an early adopter fee for people who buy into the marketing so much they absolutely must have the tool immediately. I expect the nailers will have something similar to soften the blow pretty quickly. Since it's the start of the line, they need to get a lot of tools out to users to get a foothold. Personally I can live with Ryobi to avoid getting a compressor. Yes Jeff, your right. That's why I got the Ryobi airstrike Brad nailer and crown stapler, just need to get the angle finish nailer, But that's $220 for the bare tool. So I'll hold off for a little while to see how much they drop that price. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 If I could one day consider that pocket change I could see myself getting it, definitely. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswoger1986 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I'm starting to see the Fuel 18ga brad nailer for sale on a few online dealers. My question is are you willing to pay $329.00 for a bare tool, $379.00 for a kit or just keep using air. Those are basically the exact same prices as the dewalt 16g angled finish nailer. Dewalt needs to come out with an 18g Brad nailer though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I guess since I asked the question I should add to this thread. I have been waiting a long time for Milwaukee to come out with these nailer's, so long that I gave up and have bought the DeWalt framer and finisher. I have had the Paslode and they were ok. I like the DeWalt guns a lot. The framer is good for small jobs and the finisher is an all around nice gun to use anytime. I can not see myself paying that kind of cash for a brad nailer. I have no problem using my JC-10 and Bostitch brad nailer and with the new Reinforced Polyurethane Air Hoses you feel like you are carry nothing. I see no time or money savings so I'll stick with what I got. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I'll keep my Porter cable pneumatic stapler/brad/finish nailer and my paslode. I can't see myself parting with that much money for those nailers. I could spend it elsewhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Air. I can get a lot more tools that I can power with air. I figure I could get a brad nailer, a finish nailer, and maybe a pinner and still have a little money towards a Rolair,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Well, what happens when you've bought all of the tools that you need and your monthly tool budget keeps piling up and you just have to spend it on something. It's either these or you start buying everything all over again in green, or you buy these. I'm pretty sure that's almost certain to happen. Some day. For someone... They're not that expensive, but they're expensive enough to slide down on the list I think. Maybe I'll get a brad nailer to see how I like it and go from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noops Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 The Dewalt framer is usually $500 here bare with the kit setting you back something like $629. Both prices are insane. $200 for a bare tool is painful but $300 is rather nuts. I love the Dewalt. It's so handy compared to anything else. I'm not sure it's worth $500 tho. We got it on a sale $429 for the kit with another tool. That was an okay deal. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo1310 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Looks like fuel nailers are coming next month according to Milwaukee website. https://www.milwaukeetool.com/power-tools/cordless/2740-21ct?sf21943533=1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Can't wait to see how they perform Jimbo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo1310 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I bet they'll give Dewalt a run for its money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I bet they'll give Dewalt a run for its money. They will when they get their framer going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo1310 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, JimboS1ice said: They will when they get their framer going! True. I wish they would come in a case instead of a bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 True. I wish they would come in a case instead of a bag. That's crap for that kind of money it better have a case... Even though I prefer bags but probably not for a nailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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