Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler
- Quality design and very durable flooring tool that can be easily serviced if ever needed.
- Utilizes Cleats nails from 16 gauge 1-1/2″ to 2″ in length
- Utilizes staples from 15.5 gauge 1″ to 2″ in length
- Accufire allows precision placement of nails and staples
- Composite Non-Marring Base Plate
Product Description
Introducing the Contractor Pro Series combination hardwood floor cleat nailer AND stapler. This engineering wonder is design to shoot both staples and cleat nails. The compact, mallet-actuated air cleat nailer/stapler does not require any adjustment to use either nails or staples. Design specifically for both novice and professional users alike; this floor nailer introduces the first ever rubber resting pads on the base of the tool to eliminate scratches on the floor. In addition to the industrial grade quality, it comes preinstalled with a 3/4″ non-marring base plate for immediate laying of the floors. This remarkable tool is compatible with Bostitch, Porter Cable, and Paslode floor staples and “L” shaped nails, which can be found at any hardware store. The Contractor Pro Series is designed to handle multiple flooring thicknesses or tongue positions.
What will you be receiving?
Brand New Factory Sealed box containing the 2-in-1 Dual Flooring Cleat Nailer… More >>
Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler
Have no fear in purchasing this nailer.This nailer is very well made and buying one vs renting one made more sense to me.(At $40-$50 per day to rent). I am installing Brazilian Walnut 3/4″ by 2 1/4″ solid hardwood flooring. This wood is 185% harder than oak. This nailer had no problem driving the nails. I purchased the “L” shaped cleat nails at my local Lowes. This is my first attempt at installing a wood floor. One tip for DIY’ers, practice on a scrap piece of flooring, I had to adjust the air pressure on my compressor to 90 psi. Also when hitting the nailer with the rubber mallet you need a nice firm swing,not to hard,not to soft, a few practice hits and you will get it. Now about the seller, great service, nailer arrived in 1 week, nailer is exactly as described, was delivered by Fedex in perfect condition. What sold me on buying from this seller was their great price and the fact that they did not charge an inflated shipping rate. To all readers of this review, Good Luck in you flooring project.
A decent floor nailer and a great value, especially with the ability to use either cleats or staples. The construction of the nailer was solid and well made. I was however disappointed in the mallet, the wooden handle was very loose and not well finished and doubt it would hold up well in the long run, fortunately, I recently purchased a Stanley graphite handled mallet and have used that.
The nailer arrived in just under a week and I was ready to start putting down my bamboo floor. The base plate needed to be changed (bamboo is 5/8″ vice 3/4″ for most hardwoods), but was quickly accomplished by removing the 4 allen screws with the wrench supplied. After adding a few drops of oil, I made a few test nailings and was pleased that no further adjustments were necessary. The nails were set perfectly in the tongues of the bamboo. The starting wall clearance was excellent, with the 3 5/8″ wide bamboo, I was able to use the nailer on the second row! Do be careful when installing bamboo as the nailer needs to be set flat and square to prevent damage to the edges.
I did run into one nail jam as most floor nailers are infamous for. It occured between two strips of cleats. It took about five minutes to clear the jam (breaking out the directions just to be sure). Future jams could easily be accomplished in under two.
I’ve only installed about 150 square feet, but so far I’ve been very happy with the performance of the nailer.
I’m in the process of installing over 800 square feet of oak hardwood floor. This is first time I do this kind of project. I did my research and planning and floor nailer was at the bottom of my list as I new that I could rent the tool and I though I would need it for only one or two days. When subfloor was ready and I started nailing hardwood I realized that it will take me much longer than I anticipated and renting a nailer wasn’t such attractive idea any more. I decided to purchase this nailer because of good reviews and competitive price.
Nailer was shipped next day I placed the order and arrived in less than a week in perfect condition. Nailer works as good as Powernail that I rented before for less than a half of the price. I ran Powernail at 120 psi and I had to dial down this nailer to 70 psi. I used both nails and staples with this nailer and it works equally good with both types of fasteners. The handle of this nailer is much taller than the one on Powernail so I didn’t have to bend as much.
I am very happy with my purchase and now I can concentrate on my floor without rushing to complete the job to avoid high rental bill.
worked great – 1000 times better/easier than the rentals!
great price for a very good quality product
Original shipment arrived 1 day later than expected and hence had to push back the start of my project. The first day went with out a hitch. The gun worked straight out of the box and in a 20 hour first work day the gun never jammed once!
On the second day i noticed my air compressor running rather frequently and so went on a search for the air leak. The handle of the gun was craked and and split through into the air chamber. thinking back to the previous days work i remembered my work mate was sometimes hitting the gun with a regular hammer instead of the mallet provided (not recommended!) we also missed once and struck the handle of the gun, i suspect this is when the damaged occured! The gun still operated as normal howwver i had to listen to my loud compresser more often than desired, forcing me to move it to another room!
Couldn’t get a hold of Akuzki to work out a replacement but talked with Amazon who sent me a return label and a full refund was promised.Ordered a new gun and when it a rrived i sent the deffected one back. Have not had an issue with the new gun yet. has not jammed yet in the 5 days of work i have used it for!