I've had one for about 18 months now and never noticed the extra tips, thanks. I've also used the Dewalt nails and no issues, although it's been mainly softwood.
I bought this nail gun as we were planning to renew all the fencing in our back garden. As this involved 19 double slatted fence panels, 10 of which needed to be cut down in size, we knew there would be a need for a great th-cam.com/users/postUgkxHQsUrwNr5GQrnx9V4xDdUr56qxwuiBHt deal of re-stapling the wooden slats to the wooden framework. Each alteration required the re-stapling of 62 wooden slats with double staples. Prior to starting the work we ordered sufficient additional staples as per the instructions with the gun.The gun performed fantastically throughout the entire project with no jams of misfires. The adjustable power was excellent allowing the staples to be fired into the 8mm slats to the correct depth. For the price paid this was a bargain and it proved itself to be so reliable and versatile making an arduous task much quicker and professional. I cannot recommend this product highly enough and it will be used on many other projects in the future.
I too have put it to heavy use approx 30,000 nails mostly 1 5/8 . I'm a trim carpenter. Not one issue with this gun. Love it worth every penny. I bought mine on free battery week and scored a 5.0 for zip. Everyone on our crew wants one. Highly recommended. Throw away your gen 1. Milwaukee hit it out of the park with gen 2.
Another trim carpenter here. I go through 5k boxes of 2" brads on the regular with this thing, not sure how many I've shot, but a lot and it continues to work great. Excellent tool!
Scott Moore, if someone has a Gen 1 nail gun they don’t have to throw it away... Ghat would be rather stupid, considering Milwaukee’s awesome 5 year warranty. They simply need to call 1-800-SAW-DUST, tell the rep how disgusted they are with their Gen 1 nail gun, as they fully expect it to operate as beautifully as the Gen 2. There’s no way to repair it, so after receiving the Gen 1 gun back they’ll ship back out a Gen 2 to replace it!
Wait till you drive 2” brads into solid mdf casings and liners. There is no better nailer on the market then the Ridgid pneumatic. I used Omer, Max, Porter Cable. They are all trash in comparison. Omers are almost 200 $ more. Life time warranty on the ridgid. Best nailer I used 10 years in business! Painters love it!
I have had no luck with cordless nailers. I currently own the Milwaukee gen 2. It his a great gun for looks, technology, and power is incredible. Sinks nails deep. Hole size is ok too. It’s the double nail BS I hate. Perhaps I got a lemon. May change it up with a new one see if it’s a factory issues. Noticed the top bar that holds firing pin down has no real torque like the Ridgid. It seems much looser. This could be how 2 nails sneak out?
Out of all of my tools, this is by far my favorite one! When I built my tiny home, the nailer I was using was always getting caught up on something and it jammed and I had to constantly move the air compressor and cords. Huge irritation and after getting this for the bargain price of $178 I threw the other one away lol. Also, I didn't find the extra tips until just now, and I've had it for a couple of years!
I love this gun, I’ve had mine for a year and my only issue with it is it would be nice to have a smart point tip like the Bostitch gun, and the on off switch needs to be where the drills forward reverse switch is so you can do it with one hand.
The only problem I have had with mine was with my initial use as the tip would fall off if you inadvertently dragged the tool along to the next shot. I called Milwaukee support and the nice gent on the phone said he hadn't heard of that being a problem but sent me a new pack of tips which was nice. I have learned to not drag it and also CA-d it and haven't had a problem since. Great tool and impresses all who I have let use it.
OMG, i think you solved my problem!!! I even asked other contractors, could the glue in the Dewalt nails be causing all the jams in the nailer? He said no. But, Now i know it was. It was sooo annoying, every other nail was jamming. Thanks for the tip!
You need to get paid for the video man! You just sold me on this big time. Thanks for showing it in action on the job site. It doesn’t look too bulky at all. Cheers!
Milwaukee finish and brad nailers work perfectly with PC nails. I machine gunned my m18 fuel 15 gauge finisher with PC nails and it handled it like a champ.
Daniel, yes. Call 1-800-sawdust on Monday. I don’t think they’re open on Sundays. Tell the Milwaukee rep that you’re very dissatisfied with your Gen 1 nail gun, that you fully expected it to function like the Gen 2 does. There’s nothing they can do to fix it, so they’ll replace it for you. Tell them what an awesome job they did with the Gen 2 nail gun and how great it would be to have a tool that functioned as it does vs what you’ve been having to deal with. I think situations like this are less expensive for a manufacturer to replace on a case by case basis vs issuing a recall.
You can change the setting so you don't need to lift up after every shot... and just scoot it like your pneumatic. Right next to the power button you will see a single nail symbol and a multi nail symbol.
I had bostich nail gun kit, the nail gun would misfire, drive the nail to deep or not deep enough,even jamb. 8 bought senco made of magnesium is real work horse, very light weight is consistent and rarely jambs. I will keep on with sir to install lower trim .and battery for climbing up and down ladder no hose to get entangled. I have lot of 18 volt fuel tools considering the milwaukee a tie with senco fusion. Your video helped to lean more milwaukee.
I don’t understand why you were having an issue with sequential firing of the nailer. The Milwaukee has two modes, one where you have to lift the tool in order for it to reset prior to shooting the next nail and a sequential mode that allows rapid firing by moving the nailer along the surface you’re nailing, without having to lift the nail gun.
Ok, I just picked up gen2 cordless Milwaukee brad. I work with mdf daily. I see the ridged pneumatic nailer. That is by far the best on this video. As for the cordless, it is at best hit and miss. It’s 1 week old. First day I had 3-4 miss fires. Shooting Two brads at one time leaving them up 11/4” above the product. I was doing window liners. And 1” nominal casings. The gun has no issue with power or sinking one nail. Yet it will occasionally try to sink two when burring it into 2” of solid MDF. Finger joint pine and profiled casings would be a breeze with this gun, or even the far cheaper Ryobie Airstrike. I bought that one first. I would still own it except I maxed out pressure and it would miss fire and fail to recoil on 2” mdf.
Mine was amazing for a year, but then it started killing my batteries, and now I had to send it back for service because it was not turning on after being turned off, and it was also having trouble shooting nails consistently. Thankfully Milwaukee backs it up for 5 years, which is amazing for any product nowadays!
I’m still going strong with tons of use, besides a weird clicking noise and not firing a few times haha, just turned it off and back on and it worked so not sure what that’s about.
@Adirondack Homestead My replacement arrived recently and of course, it's working as intended (power button works to turn it on, off and then back on!)
I have had this for just over a year and I love the gun but it's just mysteriously stopped working. I contacted Milwaukee and at first they were not going to honour their guarantee because it was just outside the year. They said it was because I had not filled in the form for the extended warranty which I contested because I could prove my purchase to them. After a bit of fighting my corner the guy told me to send proof of purchase and he would look into getting it fixed under warranty for me. I am somewhat disappointed in Milwaukee because this is the 2nd tool thats broke down on me. I have reliability concerns! I still think their finishing nailer is the best one out there but I have lost confidence in the tools reliability and the company imo are not showing good after sales support by trying to deny me help under warranty. The tool was bought on 5/5/2021 so it's only a few weeks over the year and it is not firing! What should I take from this in terms of the brands reliability? Great gun when it works but it's not so great when you are on a job and it lets you down! The gun has only seen fairly light usage over the year too. Not good Milwaukee! At least honour your guarantee when customers have proof of purchase. Do better Milwaukee!!
Was forced to buy this because the pneumatic nailer I had took a dump on me. Plus the pancake compressor I had on hand was really loud. I’m working on a condo unit so the super loud noise was embarrassing to say the least. I’m installing 3/4” thick, 5 1/2” wide baseboard on a 3 floor building. Around 1,200 feet once all said and done. I used Dewalt nails exclusively because the Home Depot only had that on hand at the time. After getting used to the initial learning curve mentioned at the beginning, I didn’t have a single issue with the gun. No jams or other issues to speak of. I used a 3.0 battery on an 8 hour day. I have to say, I was extremely satisfied with the performance of this gun. It was a huge help. I didn’t have to worry about compressors or plug in outlets, hoses or otherwise. For me it was a worth while investment that paid itself on the first day. I used it on another worksite a few days after for some small baseboard, no issues. Didn’t even have to adjust the gun for depth.
Mine failed under warranty and is getting serviced. After 2,000 or so nails it can no longer drive nails in all the way. Limped along adjusting the depth for the last job.
I just returned the 18 ga Milwaukee nailer to Home Depot because of the jamming issue. HD only had DeWalt brads in 1 3/4 length. I exchanged it for another Milwaukee 18 ga. Nailer. Thankfully I found your video before I shot another single DeWalt brad. Ok! Problem solved. Thank you for that very informative tip.
I all of a sudden started to have problems. Either not shooting at all or barely shooting the nail. Even into pine when we were trying to get it working again. Any ideas?
Thanks John despite the weight issue i have to hand it to Milwaukee on the overall Ergonomics on the gun which IMO is one of the more important issues on any tool. I did buy and use The Senco Battery operated finish nailer when that was new on the market and although it worked well i never liked how it fit in my hands and found me personally using my older Pneumatic Sencos most of the time i do like to utilize a Silicone hose length that my guns are attached to for maneuverability
I have the battery powered Dewalt compressor and senco gun too, and that is a really nice portable set up👍🏽 but honestly haven’t used it since I got this gun haha
You used 18ga nails to hold in big casing like that? Not a professional like yourself but I would think that 15ga or 16ga would be stronger. Interested to hear your thoughts on that, thanks!
Run nothing but Dewalt nails in mine. Pretty much flawless and I use it every day for work. Thousands of nails now and may a few proud and 2 failed to fire but no jam.
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost the account password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
@Hugo Carmelo i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
I was installing trim in a closet while sitting down. I had it in rapid mode and had to maneuver the gun. I almost shit a nail thru my leg. That's a hospital visit! So I don't use that feature anymore!
Just got mine. Definitely getting those nails you talked about. I’m using the 9.0 from my Milwaukee weed trimmer. A bit overkill, but I shouldn’t have to worry about the battery draining ever.
I got 2 of these badass nailers, one has zero issues with dewalt nails but jams with senco nails and gripfast. The other only works with senco nails. Kinda weird that the same nailer are also different. But no big deal still great nailers
I got this brad nailer two years ago. Fell from my work bench and the tip broke off. Can't get anyone from Milwaukee to help get the tool fixed. Went to their website and filled out information so they can send me a box to ship it out, and nothing. Two much money for a tool that can break so easy.
It can sink in Ipe too which is very impressive. I've been having problems with jamming, could be the metabo nails. One huge issue that doesn't have anything to do with the nails is that it doesn't like to fire all the time. I'll get a click and no shot, then wait 2 seconds to try again. This is my 3rd gun and I'm hoping this one is better.
Are You sure you don’t have the M18 Fuel Gen 1 gun? I use mine everyday, firing from 10-15 + racks of 2” nails per day, 5-7 days a week. I use exclusively Senco nails. I have never ever had a jam or a malfunction to speak of. I’ve also knocked my nail gun over at least half a dozen times, where it’s fallen from 2-3 feet. I do however take extremely good care of it, always cleaning it off, then replacing it in the large Milwaukee bag.
At first when i bought this gun it worked like a charm.. but the after the 3rd big trim job. Its been miss firing and jamming up. What brand nails are you using if i may ask? I know i can still send my unit back and get a new one but when i do.. i dont want to be using the wrong kind of nails for it.
Bought this new and firing into new pine it leaves 2” brads sticking out 1/2”. Not heard anyone else with the same problem. The mailer is set at full depth too. Think it’s a faulty one.
How’s recoil vs your ridgid pneumatic? Reason I’m asking is. I’ve had the 1st get before. And it was junk, it was worse then their 15Ga recoil. Hence I’ve bin using my bostitch, and ridgid pneumatic. I also have bostitch (dewalt coppy) cordless, it’s flywheel design with slight ramp up, but much softer on rebound. On the fence to get this one mow
I don’t even remember to be honest haha haven’t touched the Ridgid besides this video in probably a year. I’m sure the Milwaukee does have a little more recoil, but I don’t find it to be bad, use it everyday 👍🏽
Just purchased my gen2 Brad and right out of the box I noticed the battery is loose when on tool.. battery locks in and fire's works fine, just wiggle in battery.. any input on this ? Thanks
I have this nailer and after 3 months and around 6,000 nails it stopped sinking the nails in completely. Up until then it worked great. Just brought it back and exchanged it for a new one. I shall see what happens 🤞
I bought this nailer 13 months ago in uk and after light use it broke down and I can assure you I have treated it and handled it well. Milwaukee in uk don't want to help me because it's one month over the year and simply because I didn't fill in the extended warranty form. Thats Milwaukee finished as far as im concerned, their after sales is utterly shocking!
@@JohnBuildsIt Ours is supposed to be 3 years but when you buy the tool they require you to go online and register the product online, I didn't do this, I forgot but I still think if I can prove my purchase they should fix under guarantee but they are refusing. I am going to take the company I bought it from to task under the consumer rights act 2015, a premium product must meet a certain standard of durability even if it's outwith it's standard year guarantee.
I got rid of my cordless Hitachi Was considering reliability of flywheel type Dewalt or legendary reliability of Porter Cable. I AM SOLD NOW!!!! Already in Milwaukee with many other tools! Thanks!
I’m NOT a contractor at all, but I’m a handy man who loves tools and Milwaukee toys, I almost bought the DeWalt brad nailer because of the price and some good reviews, but I rather buy this one for $300 ( tool only ). DeWalt price $300 with battery and bag 😬.
For anybody that has gen 2, does it automatically turn off if set down for awhile ? How long if so till it does or will it stay on till the battery dies.
I’ve only had this gun for about two weeks and I already have had one jam and two instances where it fired two nails at a time. I’m using porter cable nails. I wonder if that could be the issue?
@@bartman59laj55 I wasn't aware of this... Is this true? What was the model number of the gen 1 15 gauge nailer? If this is truly the 2nd gen of the 15 gauge nailer then it's a must buy for me. I've still heard a few to many complaints about the nails not sinking completely. I did purchase the 16 gauge nailer they have but it was a bust, as probably 20 percent of the nails would not sink fully into the wood... Thanks for any reply or info on this being a gen 2 15 gauge nailer.
THANK YOU! I LITERALLY JUST GOT MINE TO THE JOB SITE 10 MINUTES AGO AND IT WAS ACTING LIKE SUCH A JAM HAPPY PIECE OF CRAP THAT I STARTED GOOGLING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I COULD BE DOING WRONG. I WAS USING DEWALT NAILS BECAUSE THEY SAY ON THE BOX THEY SHOULD WORK IN MOST BRAD NAILERS. I'M SO HAPPY YOU SAID THAT. I LITERALLY CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW FRUSTRATED I WAS AFTER HATING THIS BRAND NEW $400 NAILER. I'M GOING TO SWAP OUT THE NAILS WITH SOME OTHER BRAND AND GIVE IT A FRESH START IN THE MORNING. I REALLY REALLY HOPE THIS TAKES CARE OF IT. BY THE WAY, IF ANYONE WITH A MICROMETER WANTS TO MEASURE, I THINK THE DEWALT NAILS MIGHT BE A TINY TINY BIT THINNER AND THAT'S CAUSING THEM TO NOT NECESSARILY DOUBLE FEED BUT MORE LIKE 1.05 FEED. OTHER BRANDS MIGHT BE A TINY BIT THICKER NAILS OR JUST A TINY BIT MORE SPACED OUT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MICRONS HERE SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'D BE ABLE TO SEE WITH MY BARE EYE. ANYWAYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIP ABOUT DEWALT NAILS. I'M GOING TO HANG IT UP FOR THE NIGHT AND GIVE IT A TRY WITH SOME DIFFERENT NAILS IN THE MORNING. YOU LITERALLY MADE MY ENTIRE NIGHT THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH
Dewalt needs some better cordless nailers that aren't so damn bulky/top heavy. I just can't convince myself to buy them when other brands have ones that look so much better. (But I'm also not swapping brands for battery reasons.)
I finally bought one, it jambs after every single nail. Anyone else have these issues? Shooting 18ga 1 3/4. Seems like a great idea, but unjamming after every shot sucks
Guys You can get this nailer w a 8 AH battery at HD for 279usd Online only I believe. The 8 AH battery is 199. normally. I am ordering it right now. This won’t last long. In my experience, they will sell out of this deal. I am just going to use my 3 ah battery for the gun and use the 8 ah battery for the bigger tools Merry Christmas to all. 👍
I have only used DeWalt nails in mine and have not had one single jam. I only use single fire, so maybe that has something to do with it. I have only run about 300 nails through it so far, so take that for what it's worth as well.
@@rosacam6765 That sucks. I've run probably another thousand Dewalt nails through it since I posted that with zero jams. I've even run other brands of nails such as Simpson, etc. Galvanized coatings and all and I have yet to jam it even once! Maybe I just got lucky?
I used dewalt nails for 400 to 500 nails started missing firing , swapped nails to tacwise no problems after 5000 nails. leave dewalt nails in there box
That's strange .I only run dewalt Brad's in it now as my second box i ran through it was paslode and it didn't like them .most of the time it wouldn't fire and when it did they were smashed. So went back to dewalt Brad's and everything is fine.havent tried any other brands apart from them 2.
That’s weird we use mostly Dewalt with no issue but I also keep some small boxes of paslode in the box with the nailer and no issues with those either. Wonder if Milwaukee quietly fixed something over the last year cause I’ve got thousands of nails through mine and never once jammed or curled a nail.
I have the Gen1 version and I am totally dissatisfied with it in many ways. I want to upgrade to the Gen2 but it's hard to lay out that much to replace a gun that is practically brand new. No help from Milwaukee on that either. They won't even answer your email.
I have the Gen2 brad nailer. Amazing tool. Glad I waited. For someone like me who fights with cords and hoses (it's a curse) this was a no brainer!
I've had one for about 18 months now and never noticed the extra tips, thanks. I've also used the Dewalt nails and no issues, although it's been mainly softwood.
Hahaha fuck that's a good memory.. Thanks dude. I fortunately didn't go nearly as long as you did lol.
I've had mine for like 3 months and I've used it on 2 large projects and is has never failed me it's an amazing tool
For sure!
What size of nails are recommended for wood trimming? I'm goin to install trimming in my house around the bathrooms and rooms around.thanx in advance
@@tonistarks2874 I'd use 1 and 1/2 inch or 2 inch 2
@@lilbigdaddy3042 thank u brother 😎👍🏼..Im goin to HD right now to buy the m18 brad nailer😁
Just bought one today. I still have 4 hours of work left. Can't wait to go try it!
I bought this nail gun as we were planning to renew all the fencing in our back garden. As this involved 19 double slatted fence panels, 10 of which needed to be cut down in size, we knew there would be a need for a great th-cam.com/users/postUgkxHQsUrwNr5GQrnx9V4xDdUr56qxwuiBHt deal of re-stapling the wooden slats to the wooden framework. Each alteration required the re-stapling of 62 wooden slats with double staples. Prior to starting the work we ordered sufficient additional staples as per the instructions with the gun.The gun performed fantastically throughout the entire project with no jams of misfires. The adjustable power was excellent allowing the staples to be fired into the 8mm slats to the correct depth. For the price paid this was a bargain and it proved itself to be so reliable and versatile making an arduous task much quicker and professional. I cannot recommend this product highly enough and it will be used on many other projects in the future.
I too have put it to heavy use approx 30,000 nails mostly 1 5/8 . I'm a trim carpenter. Not one issue with this gun. Love it worth every penny. I bought mine on free battery week and scored a 5.0 for zip. Everyone on our crew wants one. Highly recommended. Throw away your gen 1. Milwaukee hit it out of the park with gen 2.
Yessir! 👊🏼
Another trim carpenter here. I go through 5k boxes of 2" brads on the regular with this thing, not sure how many I've shot, but a lot and it continues to work great. Excellent tool!
To save a little weight, I use a 2amp battery an get more than 700 brads before recharging
Scott Moore, if someone has a Gen 1 nail gun they don’t have to throw it away... Ghat would be rather stupid, considering Milwaukee’s awesome 5 year warranty. They simply need to call 1-800-SAW-DUST, tell the rep how disgusted they are with their Gen 1 nail gun, as they fully expect it to operate as beautifully as the Gen 2. There’s no way to repair it, so after receiving the Gen 1 gun back they’ll ship back out a Gen 2 to replace it!
@@martylucas8557 really? I have a gen 1 and can't stand it.
First and best review on youtube. Theres NO need for me to watch other videos on this nailer. Sold. 😃
You won’t be disappointed! 👍🏽
Wait till you drive 2” brads into solid mdf casings and liners. There is no better nailer on the market then the Ridgid pneumatic. I used Omer, Max, Porter Cable. They are all trash in comparison. Omers are almost 200 $ more. Life time warranty on the ridgid. Best nailer I used 10 years in business! Painters love it!
I have had no luck with cordless nailers. I currently own the Milwaukee gen 2. It his a great gun for looks, technology, and power is incredible. Sinks nails deep. Hole size is ok too. It’s the double nail BS I hate. Perhaps I got a lemon. May change it up with a new one see if it’s a factory issues. Noticed the top bar that holds firing pin down has no real torque like the Ridgid. It seems much looser. This could be how 2 nails sneak out?
Out of all of my tools, this is by far my favorite one!
When I built my tiny home, the nailer I was using was always getting caught up on something and it jammed and I had to constantly move the air compressor and cords. Huge irritation and after getting this for the bargain price of $178 I threw the other one away lol.
Also, I didn't find the extra tips until just now, and I've had it for a couple of years!
Thank mate, i just got one and your video was very helpful in getting me started and understanding how to use the gun properly.
I love this gun, I’ve had mine for a year and my only issue with it is it would be nice to have a smart point tip like the Bostitch gun, and the on off switch needs to be where the drills forward reverse switch is so you can do it with one hand.
The only problem I have had with mine was with my initial use as the tip would fall off if you inadvertently dragged the tool along to the next shot. I called Milwaukee support and the nice gent on the phone said he hadn't heard of that being a problem but sent me a new pack of tips which was nice. I have learned to not drag it and also CA-d it and haven't had a problem since. Great tool and impresses all who I have let use it.
OMG, i think you solved my problem!!! I even asked other contractors, could the glue in the Dewalt nails be causing all the jams in the nailer? He said no. But, Now i know it was. It was sooo annoying, every other nail was jamming. Thanks for the tip!
Try some different ones and you’ll love it! 👊🏼
You need to get paid for the video man! You just sold me on this big time. Thanks for showing it in action on the job site. It doesn’t look too bulky at all.
Cheers!
Buy it ! I got mine a few days ago 👍👍👍
I’m pretty happy with mine too.
I’m a handyman and my vehicle space is precious so No compressor and NO hose!
Milwaukee finish and brad nailers work perfectly with PC nails. I machine gunned my m18 fuel 15 gauge finisher with PC nails and it handled it like a champ.
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One of the best tools I’ve ever owned honestly. I’m glad I didn’t buy the gen 1 model though!
Same man!
Kane’s Garage, if you had bought a Gen 1 Milwaukee will replace with Gen 2 free of charge. It’s covered under the 5 year warranty.
@@martylucas8557 for real???
Daniel, yes. Call 1-800-sawdust on Monday. I don’t think they’re open on Sundays.
Tell the Milwaukee rep that you’re very dissatisfied with your Gen 1 nail gun, that you fully expected it to function like the Gen 2 does. There’s nothing they can do to fix it, so they’ll replace it for you. Tell them what an awesome job they did with the Gen 2 nail gun and how great it would be to have a tool that functioned as it does vs what you’ve been having to deal with.
I think situations like this are less expensive for a manufacturer to replace on a case by case basis vs issuing a recall.
You can change the setting so you don't need to lift up after every shot... and just scoot it like your pneumatic. Right next to the power button you will see a single nail symbol and a multi nail symbol.
That makes it so all you have to do is hold the trigger and then it will shoot when you engage the tip
@@JohnBuildsIt Ahh sorry... my mistake. I have that gun but never actually used that feature.
I had bostich nail gun kit, the nail gun would misfire, drive the nail to deep or not deep enough,even jamb.
8 bought senco made of magnesium is real work horse, very light weight is consistent and rarely jambs.
I will keep on with sir to install lower trim .and battery for climbing up and down ladder no hose to get entangled.
I have lot of 18 volt fuel tools considering the milwaukee a tie with senco fusion.
Your video helped to lean more milwaukee.
I don’t understand why you were having an issue with sequential firing of the nailer. The Milwaukee has two modes, one where you have to lift the tool in order for it to reset prior to shooting the next nail and a sequential mode that allows rapid firing by moving the nailer along the surface you’re nailing, without having to lift the nail gun.
If you put the tool in Sequential mode you can drag it a cross and fire without lifting the tool.
Ok, I just picked up gen2 cordless Milwaukee brad. I work with mdf daily. I see the ridged pneumatic nailer. That is by far the best on this video. As for the cordless, it is at best hit and miss. It’s 1 week old. First day I had 3-4 miss fires. Shooting Two brads at one time leaving them up 11/4” above the product.
I was doing window liners. And 1” nominal casings. The gun has no issue with power or sinking one nail. Yet it will occasionally try to sink two when burring it into 2” of solid MDF. Finger joint pine and profiled casings would be a breeze with this gun, or even the far cheaper Ryobie Airstrike. I bought that one first. I would still own it except I maxed out pressure and it would miss fire and fail to recoil on 2” mdf.
Mine was amazing for a year, but then it started killing my batteries, and now I had to send it back for service because it was not turning on after being turned off, and it was also having trouble shooting nails consistently. Thankfully Milwaukee backs it up for 5 years, which is amazing for any product nowadays!
I’m still going strong with tons of use, besides a weird clicking noise and not firing a few times haha, just turned it off and back on and it worked so not sure what that’s about.
@Adirondack Homestead mine got returned to me as-is, broken. I had to send it back for a second time, and now I’m finally getting a replacement…
@Adirondack Homestead My replacement arrived recently and of course, it's working as intended (power button works to turn it on, off and then back on!)
I have had this for just over a year and I love the gun but it's just mysteriously stopped working. I contacted Milwaukee and at first they were not going to honour their guarantee because it was just outside the year. They said it was because I had not filled in the form for the extended warranty which I contested because I could prove my purchase to them. After a bit of fighting my corner the guy told me to send proof of purchase and he would look into getting it fixed under warranty for me. I am somewhat disappointed in Milwaukee because this is the 2nd tool thats broke down on me. I have reliability concerns! I still think their finishing nailer is the best one out there but I have lost confidence in the tools reliability and the company imo are not showing good after sales support by trying to deny me help under warranty. The tool was bought on 5/5/2021 so it's only a few weeks over the year and it is not firing! What should I take from this in terms of the brands reliability? Great gun when it works but it's not so great when you are on a job and it lets you down! The gun has only seen fairly light usage over the year too. Not good Milwaukee! At least honour your guarantee when customers have proof of purchase. Do better Milwaukee!!
@@pgtips4240 weird, their supposed to have 5-year warranties…
My heart sunk when he nailed the purple hart 😂
That inch wasted was like $10! Haha
Had mine for about 3 months, heavy use. So far no issues with nails, I've used Hitachi 5/8 Arrow 1.5 inch and Dewalt 2 inch
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Was forced to buy this because the pneumatic nailer I had took a dump on me. Plus the pancake compressor I had on hand was really loud. I’m working on a condo unit so the super loud noise was embarrassing to say the least.
I’m installing 3/4” thick, 5 1/2” wide baseboard on a 3 floor building. Around 1,200 feet once all said and done. I used Dewalt nails exclusively because the Home Depot only had that on hand at the time. After getting used to the initial learning curve mentioned at the beginning, I didn’t have a single issue with the gun. No jams or other issues to speak of. I used a 3.0 battery on an 8 hour day. I have to say, I was extremely satisfied with the performance of this gun. It was a huge help. I didn’t have to worry about compressors or plug in outlets, hoses or otherwise. For me it was a worth while investment that paid itself on the first day. I used it on another worksite a few days after for some small baseboard, no issues. Didn’t even have to adjust the gun for depth.
Sure like your review. Straight to the point and easy to understand. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!!
Do you bother filling the nail holes. Think I will get one. Great video
Thanks mate so helpful how smooth to used
Have one for just under a year now and mine won't sink 2 inch nails all the down. Brutal.
That stinks, warranty it!
Mine failed under warranty and is getting serviced. After 2,000 or so nails it can no longer drive nails in all the way. Limped along adjusting the depth for the last job.
That stinks! Good thing it was still under warranty
I just returned the 18 ga Milwaukee nailer to Home Depot because of the jamming issue. HD only had DeWalt brads in 1 3/4 length.
I exchanged it for another Milwaukee 18 ga. Nailer. Thankfully I found your video before I shot another single DeWalt brad.
Ok! Problem solved. Thank you for that very informative tip.
Awesome man!
That’s so weird I wonder why? We only buy Dewalt the big packs and never one problem. We do use 2” though so maybe that’s it.
I all of a sudden started to have problems. Either not shooting at all or barely shooting the nail. Even into pine when we were trying to get it working again. Any ideas?
Milwaukee fixed it and had it back quick. They sent me to a local service center and they took care of everything
I just bought it and I’m looking forward to use it.
Thanks John despite the weight issue i have to hand it to Milwaukee on the overall Ergonomics on the gun which IMO is one of the more important issues on any tool. I did buy and use The Senco Battery operated finish nailer when that was new on the market and although it worked well i never liked how it fit in my hands and found me personally using my older Pneumatic Sencos most of the time i do like to utilize a Silicone hose length that my guns are attached to for maneuverability
I have the battery powered Dewalt compressor and senco gun too, and that is a really nice portable set up👍🏽 but honestly haven’t used it since I got this gun haha
weird I received this nail gun for Christmas 2023 and the bostitch nails jam every other nail. I will try some other ones...
I just bought one today and love it!
Nice! 👍🏽
You used 18ga nails to hold in big casing like that? Not a professional like yourself but I would think that 15ga or 16ga would be stronger. Interested to hear your thoughts on that, thanks!
Just depends on the size and thickness for me. I use the Milwaukee 15g as well
Run nothing but Dewalt nails in mine. Pretty much flawless and I use it every day for work. Thousands of nails now and may a few proud and 2 failed to fire but no jam.
That was an impressive display of power. Look forward to adding a gen 2 to my arsenal. Heard that gen 1 had issues, glad i waited.
Me too! Haha
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb lost the account password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
@Brennan Kohen Instablaster :)
@Hugo Carmelo i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Hugo Carmelo it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much you saved my account !
I was installing trim in a closet while sitting down. I had it in rapid mode and had to maneuver the gun. I almost shit a nail thru my leg. That's a hospital visit! So I don't use that feature anymore!
Awesome video man. I’m here because I just ordered this about half hour ago. I’m even more excited now that I’ve seen this video.
Youll love it👊🏼
@@JohnBuildsIt - Thanks 😊
Thanks, this is good review. Great job!
Just purchased one.
Dude it's a nice tool.
Thanks for the information and promotion.
I wish you a healthy and happy day....
Thank you, you too!
@@JohnBuildsIt You're welcome
Solid vid man, things a beast...just picked one up👌
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I have dewalt nails I always use them on Milwaukee gen2 never had a problem
Then you are truly blessed because they jam all the time in ours at work.
@@OldDunollieman 🙂
Good to hear! Just saying that’s the only issue I’ve heard👍🏽
Same here we use them daily at work
Thank you for the great review and the tip about what nails to avoid.
Just got mine. Definitely getting those nails you talked about. I’m using the 9.0 from my Milwaukee weed trimmer. A bit overkill, but I shouldn’t have to worry about the battery draining ever.
I got 2 of these badass nailers, one has zero issues with dewalt nails but jams with senco nails and gripfast. The other only works with senco nails. Kinda weird that the same nailer are also different. But no big deal still great nailers
Haha that’s crazy
Holy crap, I returned two of these....just heard your comment on the DeWalt nails 🤦🏻
Yea I’d say it’s either a nail issue or you just got a lemon gun!
@@JohnBuildsIt it was totally the nails. I put some paslode nails in it and it's been running great all day. They need to put this in the manual
Mine doesn't like Bostitch nails, especially anything smaller than 2in. It sometimes shoots 2 at a time! But I love it!
Thank you man, for make this Video it helpful
I got this brad nailer two years ago. Fell from my work bench and the tip broke off. Can't get anyone from Milwaukee to help get the tool fixed. Went to their website and filled out information so they can send me a box to ship it out, and nothing. Two much money for a tool that can break so easy.
I have it and love it.. one battery last all 8 hrs easy.
Yessir! 👊🏼
It can sink in Ipe too which is very impressive. I've been having problems with jamming, could be the metabo nails. One huge issue that doesn't have anything to do with the nails is that it doesn't like to fire all the time. I'll get a click and no shot, then wait 2 seconds to try again. This is my 3rd gun and I'm hoping this one is better.
Are
You sure you don’t have the M18 Fuel Gen 1 gun? I use mine everyday, firing from 10-15 + racks of 2” nails per day, 5-7 days a week. I use exclusively Senco nails. I have never ever had a jam or a malfunction to speak of. I’ve also knocked my nail gun over at least half a dozen times, where it’s fallen from 2-3 feet.
I do however take extremely good care of it, always cleaning it off, then replacing it in the large Milwaukee bag.
At first when i bought this gun it worked like a charm.. but the after the 3rd big trim job. Its been miss firing and jamming up. What brand nails are you using if i may ask? I know i can still send my unit back and get a new one but when i do.. i dont want to be using the wrong kind of nails for it.
Mainly the Grip Fast brand from Menards, or bostitch
this is my first tool! And I would like to know how many more types of nails I can use? that's my question, hopefully someone can help me .
With this gun? Just 18 gauge
Where it shoots straight vs at an angle, have you had any difficulties using it in tight spaces?
No I havent
Thanks for such a well done review 👍🏾God bless you mate.
Thanks for watching 👍🏽
Very informative! Milwaukee should give you a raise!
Haha I wish! 👊🏼
Would this be good to put fence boards on or would the first fox be better?
No you’d want a siding or framing nailer for fence boards
Isn’t that what the bump fire is for? You don’t have to pickup the gun on that setting.
Will you be doing a review on their new 23 gauge pin nailer? This was a fantastic video, so I hope you also do one on their new pin nailer. Thanks
I’ll be getting it! 👍🏽
Bought this new and firing into new pine it leaves 2” brads sticking out 1/2”. Not heard anyone else with the same problem. The mailer is set at full depth too. Think it’s a faulty one.
Yea I would say so haha! Exchange it👍🏽👍🏽
How’s recoil vs your ridgid pneumatic? Reason I’m asking is. I’ve had the 1st get before. And it was junk, it was worse then their 15Ga recoil. Hence I’ve bin using my bostitch, and ridgid pneumatic. I also have bostitch (dewalt coppy) cordless, it’s flywheel design with slight ramp up, but much softer on rebound.
On the fence to get this one mow
I don’t even remember to be honest haha haven’t touched the Ridgid besides this video in probably a year. I’m sure the Milwaukee does have a little more recoil, but I don’t find it to be bad, use it everyday 👍🏽
Just purchased my gen2 Brad and right out of the box I noticed the battery is loose when on tool.. battery locks in and fire's works fine, just wiggle in battery.. any input on this ? Thanks
Mine does too. Has never fallen off or anything but yea it does wiggle
@@JohnBuildsIt right out of the box as soon lock the battery in!!.. not what I expected from Milwaukee, especially with the hefty price tag.
That is common on a lot of Milwaukee tools
Thanks for the review 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching!
Will this gun staple welded wire? Or chicken wire? Looking to staple a roll of welded wire into my wood fence because my dogs bite the wood
This is nail gun. They do make a staple gun too though that’s great
I have this nailer and after 3 months and around 6,000 nails it stopped sinking the nails in completely. Up until then it worked great. Just brought it back and exchanged it for a new one. I shall see what happens 🤞
Dang that stinks! Must’ve had a lemon
I bought this nailer 13 months ago in uk and after light use it broke down and I can assure you I have treated it and handled it well. Milwaukee in uk don't want to help me because it's one month over the year and simply because I didn't fill in the extended warranty form. Thats Milwaukee finished as far as im concerned, their after sales is utterly shocking!
Dang you guys only have a 1 year warranty over there?? Ours is 3 years.
@@JohnBuildsIt Ours is supposed to be 3 years but when you buy the tool they require you to go online and register the product online, I didn't do this, I forgot but I still think if I can prove my purchase they should fix under guarantee but they are refusing. I am going to take the company I bought it from to task under the consumer rights act 2015, a premium product must meet a certain standard of durability even if it's outwith it's standard year guarantee.
What brand of nails do you use with this is nailer? Thanks
I got rid of my cordless Hitachi
Was considering reliability of flywheel type Dewalt or legendary reliability of Porter Cable.
I AM SOLD NOW!!!! Already in Milwaukee with many other tools!
Thanks!
You won’t be disappointed 👊🏼
hello, is it possible to nail skirting boards into gypsum plaster or is it not possible?
Yes
I’m NOT a contractor at all, but I’m a handy man who loves tools and Milwaukee toys, I almost bought the DeWalt brad nailer because of the price and some good reviews, but I rather buy this one for $300 ( tool only ). DeWalt price $300 with battery and bag 😬.
The Dewalt is a nice nailer, but it’s worth it not to have to listen to that windup constantly haha
For anybody that has gen 2, does it automatically turn off if set down for awhile ? How long if so till it does or will it stay on till the battery dies.
It shuts off. I don’t know exactly how long but I’d say over 10 minuets
I’ve only had this gun for about two weeks and I already have had one jam and two instances where it fired two nails at a time. I’m using porter cable nails. I wonder if that could be the issue?
Could be man! I’d switch it up and if it still happens go ahead and return it for another one
How can you tell the difference between a gen 1 and gen 2? I don't want to accidentally buy a gen 1
New model # is 2746-20
Very helpful! Thanks!
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Any issues shooting into LVL or LSL? I've heard that some guns will just bounce out or spark when the nail hits it.
I’ve only cased one house that had lvl headers, but I didn’t have any issues with it
That Husky toobox is alittle too close to the Milwaukee toolbox......you might need to move it or sell it :)
Haha sold it a long time ago 😂
Nice video!
Doesn’t like dewalt nails. Imagine that. Glad I went with the store brand.
Nice nailer. I hope the make a gen 2 for the 16 and 15 guage nailers.
Me too!
They did make a gen2 15 gauge, and it’s wonderful!!! I bought mine for a siding job, but now I use it for lots of jobs.
@@bartman59laj55 I wasn't aware of this... Is this true? What was the model number of the gen 1 15 gauge nailer? If this is truly the 2nd gen of the 15 gauge nailer then it's a must buy for me. I've still heard a few to many complaints about the nails not sinking completely. I did purchase the 16 gauge nailer they have but it was a bust, as probably 20 percent of the nails would not sink fully into the wood... Thanks for any reply or info on this being a gen 2 15 gauge nailer.
THANK YOU! I LITERALLY JUST GOT MINE TO THE JOB SITE 10 MINUTES AGO AND IT WAS ACTING LIKE SUCH A JAM HAPPY PIECE OF CRAP THAT I STARTED GOOGLING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I COULD BE DOING WRONG. I WAS USING DEWALT NAILS BECAUSE THEY SAY ON THE BOX THEY SHOULD WORK IN MOST BRAD NAILERS. I'M SO HAPPY YOU SAID THAT. I LITERALLY CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW FRUSTRATED I WAS AFTER HATING THIS BRAND NEW $400 NAILER. I'M GOING TO SWAP OUT THE NAILS WITH SOME OTHER BRAND AND GIVE IT A FRESH START IN THE MORNING. I REALLY REALLY HOPE THIS TAKES CARE OF IT. BY THE WAY, IF ANYONE WITH A MICROMETER WANTS TO MEASURE, I THINK THE DEWALT NAILS MIGHT BE A TINY TINY BIT THINNER AND THAT'S CAUSING THEM TO NOT NECESSARILY DOUBLE FEED BUT MORE LIKE 1.05 FEED. OTHER BRANDS MIGHT BE A TINY BIT THICKER NAILS OR JUST A TINY BIT MORE SPACED OUT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MICRONS HERE SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'D BE ABLE TO SEE WITH MY BARE EYE. ANYWAYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIP ABOUT DEWALT NAILS. I'M GOING TO HANG IT UP FOR THE NIGHT AND GIVE IT A TRY WITH SOME DIFFERENT NAILS IN THE MORNING. YOU LITERALLY MADE MY ENTIRE NIGHT THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH
Same here desalt nails does not work with this gun! They get jammed all the time. At least 1 1/2 ones.
Dewalt needs some better cordless nailers that aren't so damn bulky/top heavy. I just can't convince myself to buy them when other brands have ones that look so much better. (But I'm also not swapping brands for battery reasons.)
I finally bought one, it jambs after every single nail. Anyone else have these issues? Shooting 18ga 1 3/4. Seems like a great idea, but unjamming after every shot sucks
Guys
You can get this nailer w a 8 AH battery at HD for 279usd Online only I believe. The 8 AH battery is 199. normally. I am ordering it right now. This won’t last long. In my experience, they will sell out of this deal. I am just going to use my 3 ah battery for the gun and use the 8 ah battery for the bigger tools
Merry Christmas to all. 👍
Dang sweet deal! The 8ah is definitely overkill for the gun haha but like you said, can’t beat that deal!
do they make a finish nailer 16gaMilwaukee M18 FUEL 18 Gauge Brad Nailer
Yea they have the first gen model. I’m sure they’ll update it like the 18 soon. But I’ve heard the 16 is pretty nice as is
I have only used DeWalt nails in mine and have not had one single jam. I only use single fire, so maybe that has something to do with it. I have only run about 300 nails through it so far, so take that for what it's worth as well.
Not in my case. i used single fire and it would jam every other nail. I wanted to break the darn thing.
@@rosacam6765 That sucks. I've run probably another thousand Dewalt nails through it since I posted that with zero jams. I've even run other brands of nails such as Simpson, etc. Galvanized coatings and all and I have yet to jam it even once! Maybe I just got lucky?
I used dewalt nails for 400 to 500 nails started missing firing , swapped nails to tacwise no problems after 5000 nails. leave dewalt nails in there box
Looks so awesome!
Sure is! 👍🏽
what's the length of the nails in mm?
How many ? Sir
Hey John the blue reveal tool you use in the video where can you get those
It’s the Kreg Multi-Mark. Amazon
Thanks .....
Ordered the nailer to
That's strange .I only run dewalt Brad's in it now as my second box i ran through it was paslode and it didn't like them .most of the time it wouldn't fire and when it did they were smashed. So went back to dewalt Brad's and everything is fine.havent tried any other brands apart from them 2.
Haha it’s weird how guns are like that, not just this one. Stick with what works! 👍🏽
Mine doesn’t like those. It jams after 2-3 nails even at single shot speed.
That’s weird we use mostly Dewalt with no issue but I also keep some small boxes of paslode in the box with the nailer and no issues with those either. Wonder if Milwaukee quietly fixed something over the last year cause I’ve got thousands of nails through mine and never once jammed or curled a nail.
Do they accept paslode nails?
Yep!
I've never had it jam, but it does dry fire now and then.
Interesting! Can’t say I’ve had that problem
Mine doesn't like senco nails 😕
Does anyone know if or when it will be available in Australia?
It's difficult to get hold of one in England too
I have the Gen1 version and I am totally dissatisfied with it in many ways. I want to upgrade to the Gen2 but it's hard to lay out that much to replace a gun that is practically brand new. No help from Milwaukee on that either. They won't even answer your email.
Dang man! That’s one tool I’m really glad I listened to the reviews on and never bought!
great review ty!!
Thanks for watching!
I just bought this and three different size boxes of Dewalt nails 😬
Haha some people have said they haven’t had any issues! But if you do.. that’s most likely the problem haha