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Porta-Nailer 461 1-inch 18 Gauge Narrow (1/4") Crown Flooring Stapler
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List Price: $294.47
Our Price: $199.00
You Save: $ 95.47 ( 32% )
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Manufacturer: Porta-Nails
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Porta-Nails
EAN: 0726205004611
Feature: Versatile hardwood flooring tongue and groove stapler
Label: Porta-Nails
Manufacturer: Porta-Nails
Model: 461
Publisher: Porta-Nails
Studio: Porta-Nails
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Features
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Versatile hardwood flooring tongue and groove stapler
Includes flooring shoe and conventional nose
Precise – drives staples at 45 degree angle every time
Lightweight, easy to handle
1/4" crown 1" 18 gauge galvanized staples
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Porta-Nailer 461
Comment: All in all, I'm happy with the Porta-Nailer 461. I just finished 550 square feet of Bamboo flooring for which I used 3000 staples. I didn't have a single staple jam even when I mistakenly put one staple right on top of another.
One of the appealing features of the 461 is that it takes a 1.25 inch staple. Most 18 gauge staplers won't take anything longer than an inch. The extra length is important for 1/2 inch flooring. (The printed material that came with the stapler only talked about using one inch staples, but the sticker on the stapler itself said that it takes up to 1 1/4 inch staples.)
The instructions were a little weak in other areas also. Though they are very thorough in describing the safety features and how to use the stapler safely, they didn't explain how to install the flooring foot. However, it only took me about a minute to figure it out and get it together. The instructions describing how to load the staples apparently described a different, perhaps older, model. But it was easy enough to figure out how to load the staples, even though the system is a bit different from the average stapler.
The flooring foot is a bit small, so it takes a little concentration to make sure it is seated correctly on the tongue of the board. That may slow down the work a bit at first until you get a good feel for the process. (I'm not sure the foot of any other 18 gauge stapler is any better.)
Also, the stapler sometimes bent the top of the staple over. Never really figured out why that was happening. It may have been a result of me not having the stapler perfectly seated on the tongue (see the note above about the small flooring foot.) Or it may have been the result of quality of the staples. Or it may have had something to do with the hardness of the boards and grain patterns in the boards. Because I was nailing 1/2 solid hardwood, I suspect any stapler might have trouble with an 18 gauge staple. That is a pretty light gauge to go through through a hard wood.
It wasn't a huge issue. For those staples, I just had to have a nail set handy to tap the staple top down into the tongue so the next board would fit tight. I can imagine, however, that a flooring contractor might have been a bit peeved at having to take the time to do that.
My review may sound a bit negative, but I really was satisfied with the machine. The stapler itself seems to be solid and well built. And it got the job done without damaging the wood. I can recommend the tool.
Customer Rating:
Summary: floor stapler
Comment: This is one of the best tools I have ever owned. I put in about 400 sq ft of 3/8 " hardwood flooring without a hitch. Not one jamb!! Ran pressure about 70psi and it worked great. I would highly recommend
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Summary: lay floors fast
Comment: Before buying this floor stapler, we were using a manual stapler for hard wood floors. This made the job must easier and more pleasant. The Porta-Nailer is well built and comes with a carrying case and an interchangeable piece to turn the stapler into a point and shoot stapler.
Note that this stapler is only useful for thinner engineered wood floors.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Indispensable when doing a 3/8" exotic hardwood floor
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This nailer / stapler has been a life saver. I am 1/2 way done with installing a new Bellawood Brazillian Koa floor (3/8") and I'd still be on the first 1/10th if it wasn't for this tool.
Works like a champ once you get the pressure dialed in.
The only issue that I've had is that it doesn't always pull the next staple and sometimes fires a blank. I've greased the chute and that seems to have helped a little.
Overall... great tool that is well made.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Left me high and dry
Comment: The stapler worked OK for about a day, then started shooting twisted staples. It turned out to have a defective nose. I called the company and they offered to send a replacement part. They also wanted me to send them the old part (they would arrange and pay for the shipping). It took some doing getting the old part off, since the threads were glued on really tight. But when the new part arrived, they sent the wrong part. They really should have replaced the whole unit, rather than expecting me to do the repair myself. Very dissatisfied with the product and the company's service.
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Editorial Reviews:
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3/8" & 1/2" Wood/Laminate Flooring; Versatile hardwood flooring tongue and groove stapler; Precise - drives staples at 45 degree angle every time; Lightweight, easy to handle; 1/4" crown 1" 18 gauge galvanized staples; Converts to a conventional underlayment stapler (nose included); Includes carrying case
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