Best HF add in a while

[messmaker]

Lot of WW treats

handscrews 1/2 price
oscillating spindle sander=95088 $89.00
2hp dust collector=45378 $169.00
16 speed floor model drill press=38144 $159.00
18p quick change forster bit set=94212 $24.99
36p glue brushes=41338 $4.99
sanding sponges 10 pack $5.99
11" locking swivel pad plier=39535 $3.99
4x36 belt 6"disc sander=93981 $62.99

They have some new things that I dont remember
air file=93523(looks interesting) $19.99
pin nailer=93656 $16.99
oil lube twin tank compressor=94734 $89.99

A lot of these sale items pop up on a regular basis but this had more of interest than usual. Be a good time to come up with some coupons.

[greencat]

Anyone have experience with the oscillating spindle sander=95088 $89.00?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95088

[asdf]

Are those prices just in the catalog? Because the website shows the OSS for $110, the DC for $180, and the DP for $185.

[jhart]

Came in a flyer ad in the mail yesterday.

[sweensdv]

How about the pin nailer, anyone have this? According to the website it takes 5.5 CFM @ 90psi to run this nailer which seems excessive to me. Does it really need a high output compressor to run it?

[Ken Massingale]

Anyone have experience with the oscillating spindle sander=95088 $89.00?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95088

From the pic it's an exact duplicate of the Ryobi OSS500, which is no longer available.
I've had the Ryobi for a few years and haven't had anything but good performance from it.

[DonHo]

I have the pin nailer and am quite happy with it. And as Ken says the spindle sander looks exactly like the Ryobi from a few years back. If I didn't already have the Rigid I'd pick one up.
DonHo

[LCHIEN]

How about the pin nailer, anyone have this? According to the website it takes 5.5 CFM @ 90psi to run this nailer which seems excessive to me. Does it really need a high output compressor to run it?

I'm sure that's wildly inaccurate. It's HF, you know.

Pin nailer should take a very small amount of air, in bursts, not continuous use, anyway.

[vanguard]

Loring's right. I just ran my HF framing nailer off a cheap $50 coleman 2 gal air compressor. I typically can get 6 - 8 shots off before it cycles and the compressors capacity is nowhere near 5.5 CFM.

[sweensdv]

I'm sure that's wildly inaccurate. It's HF, you know.

On the other hand because it is HF it just might take that much air to make it work.

DonHo, what type of compressor do you use with your pin nailer? TIA

[ke4rdb]

Bought one a couple of months ago when they 1st came out ( oscillating spindle sander=95088 )- Paid $80.00 for it. It works well, uses standard 4.5" tubes. It's(so far) well worth the money I paid for it.

JW

[jackellis]

Naiive questions here, but what are the key differences between a brad nailer, a pin nailer and a finish nailer other than perhaps the gauge of the nails? Why wouldn't my 18 ga brad nailer be adequate for holding glue joints together?

I'm interested in a OSS and thought about using drums in my DP, but I might be persuaded to buy the HF model if anyone has good things to say about it.

[LarryG]

Naiive questions here, but what are the key differences between a brad nailer, a pin nailer and a finish nailer other than perhaps the gauge of the nails?

That's it, right there -- also that the larger the gauge (smaller numerically), the longer the maximum length of the nail will generally be. That is, you can get 2-1/2" nails for a 16ga finish nailer but I don't think you'll find any 23ga pins (or a gun to drive them) that long.

I have a 2-1/2" 16ga finish nailer, an 18ga brad nailer, and a 1/4" narrow-crown stapler. In the shop, the brad nailer gets the most use by far. I don't own a 23ga nailer, but I know that a lot of guys like them because they leave a virtually invisible hole, and can be used on delicate stock that even an 18ga brad nailer would split all to pieces.

[DonHo]

"DonHo, what type of compressor do you use with your pin nailer? TIA"

I use the Sears 3 gal, 1 hp(?), that claims 2.4 SCFM at 90 psi. I also run my 18 ga nailer off the same compressor, I'd think the pin nailer would require less psi and SCFM.

DonHo

[sweensdv]

Thanks DonHo, now it's off to HF I go.