Cordless Coil Siding Nailer
The Paslode cordless siding and fencing nailer drives fasteners reliably without the hassle of hoses or compressors.
The Paslode Cordless CSF Siding & Fencing Nailer is new to the market and a tool that we are excited to have on-site. It’s the first cordless tool of its kind, which means we are almost entirely free of the hassle of air hoses and noisy compressors. The new nailer is capable of firing 11/4-in. to 2-in. fasteners between .086 in. to .099 in. in diameter.
Nails are available as hot-dipped galvanized, approved for treated lumber, and aluminum, which is great for cedar fences and siding. This nailer requires Paslode’s gun-specific nails, which come in coils of 200 vs. a traditional 600-count. We like that the collation is plastic instead of wire, which leaves a cleaner-looking nail head and eliminates the danger of flying chunks of wire.
We also find it interesting that the nail collation is at 0°, unlike the 15° siding nailers we’re used to. Paslode claims this allows for fewer jambs. We ran through two boxes of nails while testing and only had one jamb, which we believe was due to improper nail loading, so we’ve been very pleased with the tool’s reliability.
The nailer runs off of a single fuel cell and a small 7v battery, which is the same battery used in other cordless Paslode nailers. This nailer takes the same fuel cells as their new cordless positive-placement nailer, so the cartridge is smaller than the framing cells, but larger than the trim-gun cells. Each cell will fire around 800 fasteners, and the battery lasts 4500 shots.
Paslode provides the right amount of fuel cells with each box of nails. The nailer itself feels much like a pneumatic nailer, weighing in at 6.5 lb., which is only about a pound heavier than most traditional pneumatic nailers. The trigger pull feels different, but not awkward compared to what we are used to in a traditional pneumatic siding nailer.
We did find the nose to be stiffer and more difficult to depress than most air-powered nailers, which makes it more cumbersome, especially when reaching out to fasten something, but that has to be weighed against the fact that this tool is not burdened with the weight of dangling hoses.
We found the tool-free adjustable depth of drive to be very consistent, rarely needing readjustment. It comes with a no-mar tip installed, and an extra tip attached to the side of the nailer. The Paslode Cordless CSF (CE20024) currently sells for $590.
— Aaron Miiller; contractor in Pollard, Ark.
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