Six weeks have passed and I have found that I use it a lot more than I initially thought I would. The next morning I received an e-mail from Amy stating that my new pinner had been shipped.Ī few days later the new one arrived so I set out to put it through it’s paces. He said that he would send me a new pinner and a return shipper so that I could ship the pinner at no cost to me. He asked a few questions and said that I would need to send the pinner to him in Woodstock, Georgia. I spoke to a pleasant guy in the service department and explained my situation to him. I really did not want to make a trip to Grand Rapids, at this time, just to exchange the pinner, so I called the toll free number listed in the owner’s manual. So, I set it aside knowing I can exchange it on my next trip to the Grand Rapids store.Ī few weeks go by and I am getting closer to starting a project that would make good use of the pinner. I had no immediate plans to make the 65 mile trip to the store and also didn’t have a pressing need for the pinner. I called Gary Foote, owner of the Grand Rapids, MI, Woodcraft Store, after a brief explanation, Gary said to bring it back for an exchange. A few more tests and it was obvious that I was not going to be able diagnose the problem. I loaded some fresh pins and checked the air pressure. A closer inspection revealed that the pin was not being set but rather the last 1/8″ was bent over. Overall a nice pinner that I know will get lots of use in my shop.Īs I was finishing up the last of the 15 doors that I had been using the pinner on, I noticed that the tiny little holes left by the pin were not so tiny. There is a lock on the trigger to prevent inadvertent firing but you have to consciously rotate it to the locked position for it to work. The second item is, this gun does not have a safety contact tip to prevent accidental firing. I used it on soft maple and marred the wood a few times by pressing to hard. It would be nice to have a protective soft tip. I did find two items that could use improvement. It sets the pins very nicely and as advertised, leaves a very tiny hole. I don’t see myself using it for hours on end but if I had to, user fatigue would not be an issue. It is light weight and well built with a comfortable grip. I purchased a Freeman 23 Gauge, 1″ Micro Pinner, model PP123 for $59.99. I was building several raised panel doors with very narrow molding so I thought it would be a good time to purchase one. As with any wood working tool it has it’s limitations. Obviously, the 23 gauge will not have the holding power of the larger 18 gauge. I think the two main advantages are that splitting is almost non-existent and the holes left by the pins are easily hidden when strategically placed. The woodweb post pointed out a few of the advantages that the 23 gauge headless nailers have over the 18 gauge nailer that is typically used to apply trim. I had read a post on about how the 23 gauge pinner was great for attaching trim. I intentionally arrived a few minutes early to look at their selection of 23 gauge pinners. I was in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Woodcraft Store for a router class that I was teaching that afternoon. Back in June I wrote a review of this pinner in my blog.
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