Just had to tell someone . . . In the process of wiring my shop with a
receptacle of some voltage on every stud, I found a great use for a Porter
Cable PN650. Putting up electrical boxes . . . This thing is very
controllable . . . I have only used the common nail attachment so far . .
But I must say I am impressed. I originally bought it to do all my Simpson
wind straps and joist hangers . . . Got it open started playing with it &
realized it was very easy to control . . . did not crack or warp one
bakelite/plastic box . . . Installed 58 of them . . . .
Steve
They will also drive the hell out of those VERY long 6"
"nails" used for landscaping timbers. One of my very
favorite tools.
Oleg Lego wrote:
> The Steve DeMars entity posted thusly:
>
>
>>Just had to tell someone . . . In the process of wiring my shop with a
>>receptacle of some voltage on every stud, I found a great use for a Porter
>>Cable PN650. Putting up electrical boxes . . . This thing is very
>>controllable . . . I have only used the common nail attachment so far . .
>>But I must say I am impressed. I originally bought it to do all my Simpson
>>wind straps and joist hangers . . . Got it open started playing with it &
>>realized it was very easy to control . . . did not crack or warp one
>>bakelite/plastic box . . . Installed 58 of them . . . .
>
>
> I don't know what I did before I picked one of these up. I chose the
> Porter Cable because the lower cost Stanley did not have (or at least
> they said they didn't have) variable drive depth. I used it to put
> vinyl siding on the garage, and every nail is perfectly proud of the
> vinyl. I did have to add another washer to get it right, but it worked
> beautifully.
>
> It's a great thing to have when driving 6-inch ring nails (pole barn
> nails), too. No more aching arms from the hammer.
>
The Steve DeMars entity posted thusly:
>Just had to tell someone . . . In the process of wiring my shop with a
>receptacle of some voltage on every stud, I found a great use for a Porter
>Cable PN650. Putting up electrical boxes . . . This thing is very
>controllable . . . I have only used the common nail attachment so far . .
>But I must say I am impressed. I originally bought it to do all my Simpson
>wind straps and joist hangers . . . Got it open started playing with it &
>realized it was very easy to control . . . did not crack or warp one
>bakelite/plastic box . . . Installed 58 of them . . . .
I don't know what I did before I picked one of these up. I chose the
Porter Cable because the lower cost Stanley did not have (or at least
they said they didn't have) variable drive depth. I used it to put
vinyl siding on the garage, and every nail is perfectly proud of the
vinyl. I did have to add another washer to get it right, but it worked
beautifully.
It's a great thing to have when driving 6-inch ring nails (pole barn
nails), too. No more aching arms from the hammer.