Cordless Nail Guns

The majority of the increasing costs of the current workforce come from medical bills and workers compensation when an injury occurs on the jobsite. However, as a wage payer you can keep these costs low and keep your employees working by taking steps to make your workplace safer, and your employees better informed about safety measures.

With the invention of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, most cordless power tools, such as nail guns, are now equal in power and durability to corded tools. So long as you have two batteries—one powering the tool while the other recharges—your cordless nail gun can be as strong and long running as the same tool plugged in. Paslode has approached cordless nail guns differently.

The company first introduced cordless technology when in manufactured a cordless framing nailer in 1986, called the Impulse. The Impulse runs on a patented combustion motor which eliminates the need for cords or compressors, and makes the nail gun safer and more portable.

Simply put, the nail guns use a battery which sparks gas from a fuel cartridge. The Impulse is still considered a standard for the industry. There have been a lot of developments to Paslode’s power tools since the mid ‘80s.

While old models required constant cleaning, expensive cartridge replacement, and often suffered misfires, the new models only misfire once in a while and are mostly trouble free, and replacement cartridges cost only $5. Each cartridge cell can make about 2,400 shots, for IM250II, and 1,200 shots for the Trim Master 18 and the Trim Master 16, which use smaller cartridges.

The cartridges last about 18 months, ample time for someone who uses the nail gun everyday, but a possible stumbling block for someone who only uses a nail gun occasionally.

The fuel cell must mix with ambient air in order to operate, so working with a Paslode nailer at an altitude of more than 4,000 feet necessitates a special "Blue Valve" high altitude adapter. Paslode also makes a line of fasteners which are particularly designed to be used with other Paslode tools. ProStrip™ paper tape collated nails with revolutionary collation tape, designed to minimize debris, especially flying debris, for a safer job site, offer great holding power and easier drive for less breakage and waste.

The TLN™ (treated lumber nail), which is the first corrosion-resistant fastener coating for treated lumber in residential building, and FloorGrip™ fasteners, which improve residential subfloor construction, are among the other high quality Paslode fasteners.