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The Grip Rite Mini Palm Nailer is 1 3 the size and weight of a regular palm nailer, yet still stands up to the professional use. The tool is designed to handle the vast majority of applications without the added bulk and weight of other palm sized air nai
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Technical Details
- Shoots up to a 16d nail- Powerful compact design
- Lightweight at only 1 lb
- 70 Percent lighter and smaller than similar palm-sized air nailers
- Magnetic nose
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By RoninUT (Utah)
My wife bought me this nailer to use while remodeling our basement. I developed tendinitis in my wrist from building a 12'X16' storage barn last summer, and I sure could have used this then!
It makes driving 16 penny framing nails a cinch, particularly in places where using a hammer is awkward. From a layperson's standpoint, this is a great choice for driving nails without shelling out the big bucks for a framing nailer. It fits in your tool box, costs about the same as a high quality framing hammer, and takes a lot of the work out of driving nails. I built 2 walls and a door frame and header in my basement with this little tool and it made a pain in the neck job a piece of cake.
For the price it's almost disposable compared to a real framing nailer, but it's built well enough that for small jobs around the house you will probably never need to replace it.
It was nice that they included a bottle of air tool oil in the package as well.
By Horse (California)
UPDATE: I have now had this product for a small amount of time, and had some small problems with it.
It started leaking air. I removed the quick disconnect and put some teflon tape on it; still leaking. I removed the teflon tape and used rectorseal; still leaking. Come to find it out it was actually leaking through the back(go figure). I snugged up the back with an allen wrench and it is now fine. The item was not dropped or abused, though it was used.
The first time I used this I almost put a nail through my hand, but that is a good thing; let me explain.
I thought this would work "OK", so the first time I used it just for fun. I had my hand on the other side of the 2x6, and tat-tat-tat all the sudden the nail came through the board several inches from my hand. I was amazed at how quickly it sunk the nail, a 16d went through a single 2x like butter.
I thought I would use this sometimes, but find I'm using it very frequently. It's great for putting nails in straps, especially if the strap is hard to reach or in an inconvenient place.
I am amazed that Framers throughout the U.S are making their poor helpers tap hurricane ties in place in small niches with a hammer.
They would save money by buying this for their helpers, the hurricane ties would be up much quicker saving labor costs.
If you have a compressor and do construction, you should own this.
The only downside? A boss can't yell, "What are you doing up there turtle, having a tea party? Those straps aren't nailing themselves..." etc.
By David P. Buchanan
Saw this palm nailer on "cool tools." Couldn't believe its size and power. Did not leak air as other reviews stated, and amazingly hammered 3 1/2 inch nails almost flush. Takes a little practice, but does a great job, especially in tight places.
By Kerry Pierce (Detroit, MI USA)
I own a Ridgid full size palm nailer and bought the Grip-Rite Mini nailer because I had to work in some spaces where the full size nailer wouldn't fit. My Ridgid drives all kind of nails, big or small, quickly and surely, but the Ridgid's size is a limitation just like a regular hammer. So, enter the Grip-Rite Mini. It does work, fairly well, on big nails and gets into places the big nailer will not.
My Grip-Rite leaked air, right out of the box, requiring tightening of 3 of the 4 cap screws to get it to stop. After fixing that, it worked fine, within its limitations. Contrary to what the company material says, the Grip-Rite Mini won't drive 16d nails well, if at all. The heads on 16d bright common nails are too large to go into the nose piece (impact socket). The opening in the nose piece is just slightly smaller than the average diameter of those nail heads found in a box of Grip-Rite 16d 3 1/2" bright common nails. Since the Mini wouldn't accept and drive their own common nails, I switched to 16d 3 1/2" finish nails for the spots I needed to use the Mini nailer. The shanks are smaller on the finish nails than on the common nails and still, the Mini nailer had difficulty driving them fully.
As a side note, I also own the Senco PC1195 Mini Palm Nailer which won't accept the big nail heads on the 16d common nails either, which was why I bought the Grip Rite Mini. Senco's manual tells you that their mini nailer has a head limitation and won't accept anything larger than .339" and the Grip Rite Mini manual states a head limitation size of 5/16 or .311". (The moral to that story is that I should have gone to Grip-Rite's site and downloaded the manual, instead of only reading the sales hype before buying the nailer.)
Measuring several 16d bright common heads revealed an average head size of well over .350". Measuring the heads on a dozen 12d 3 1/8" coated sinkers gave an average of over .330", but all of them easily fit into the opening of the Grip Rite Mini nose piece, which actually measured .350" on my unit.
In short, either Mini nailer is nice to have around, to complement a full size palm nailer. If you're wanting a palm nailer that simply works well on anything you want to throw at it, my advice would be to buy a full size nailer, like the DEWALT D51180 Heavy-Duty Palm Nailer or the Bostitch PN100K Impact Nailer Kit, instead of the Mini. The difference in power and ease of use is well worth the extra money for a full sized palm nailer, in my opinion.
By John E. Griffith (billings,mt)
This good for small jobs, but to use it with 12 and 16 nails in hardwood you will have to use more force
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