But I’m just not sure how the new addition is going to fit in with the others around the house.
The other tools, that is.
It’s been a while since I’ve added to my tool collection, and a brad nailer and air compressor are next on the list. Why? Because I need one. Obviously. (There is a joke in there somewhere about how every time I walk through the tool tent sales at Anderson’s I stop every three feet and go “hey I need one of these!” MysteryMan is supposed to be the voice of reason at times like this, but instead he’s over by the grinders insisting that even though I have a perfectly good grinder that hardly ever gets used in my basement the Universe as we know it will implode if he doesn’t buy his own right this second. )
In my defense though, I have this vague notion of building a headboard for my bed and a hutch/wine cabinet for the hardly-ever-used dining room. (Sometime after the office is painted and the four crooked brooms in my basement are finished and the basement hallway is tiled and I have a new job.) Uh, and I also have some (okay, a lot) of trim that needs to be hung around the house. And I want to build a new sink base for the bathroom.
Ok. Yes. I know I have Project ADD and I can’t help it.
But back to the whole point of this post, which is that I’m thinking seriously about buying this one:
I don’t actually have any Stanley-Bostitch tools, but I hear good things. Or, more accurately, I don’t hear badthings. And I have heard the DeWalt version isn’t as good for those of us who abuse our toolsresilient.
I’ll be sure to update on how I actually feel about it when I buy the thing and use it, which will probably be sooner rather than later. Knowing me.
EDIT: So I just read my horoscope for today:
You have been running around a lot lately, but are you getting anything done? Starting a lot of projects is all well and good, but if you are leaving them to be finished by someone else, then you can’t have much ownership in their success, can you? It’s time to learn how to see things through. Whether that means completing a do it yourself home remodeling project or just finally finishing an epic novel, you need to stick with something from the start to the bitter end.
Okay, okay universe! (picture me shaking my fist at the sky) I will paint the office before I buy the brad nailer! Sheesh.
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Hairy Weisenheimmer
Hey! Let me know what brand you get and how it works for you. I’ve been looking at them as well, but haven’t gotten around to actually buying one yet.
homeimprovementninja
I bought the bostich nailer and it works nicely. Actually, the one I bought came as a set, it was the finish nailer gun, brad nailer gun (which I almost never use) and a nice compressor. They go on sale sometimes at home depot or lowes.
The only minor complaint I have is that my brother, who knows more about tools than I do, pointed out that the compressor is oilless. I thought not having to add oil was a good thing, but my bro says that it doesn’t need oil because it’s some kind of sealed system which is lower maintenence, but doesn’t last as long. For DIYers like me, though, it should make no difference.