Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Dual Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler

by Akuzuki

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 and Stapler, 2 oz bottle of Oil, High Quality light weight white rubber non marring Mallet, Detailed Instruction Manual, Detailed Internal Component Diagram, All necessary tools to service the tool, 4 Allen keys, Service Wrench for adjustment, assembly, and repair Non-Marring base flooring plate for installing 1/2" or 5/8" flooring Non-Marring base flooring plate for installing 3/4" flooring Safety Protective Eye Goggles Complete Rebuild/Repair kit, includes Gaskets, O-Rings, Seals, and Springs to rebuild the entire gun.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 4 x 21 inches ; 12.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds
• ASIN: B001DE3ANQ
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: X-799PRO
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,392 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #63 in Home Improvement > Air Tools > Nailers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pro-quality nailer for a budget price, December 1, 2009

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M. Ross "Bacchuskitty" (Orange, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Dual Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler (Misc.)

I purchased this nailer for use when installing 640 square feet of strand bamboo flooring, in conjunction with Bostich 'L' cleat flooring nails Bostitch FLN-150 1-1/2-Inch Flooring L-Nails, 1000-Per Box. As expected to use the tool over the course of days, with an eye toward utility for future projects, I chose to buy a nailer rather than rent.

Pros:
1. heavy-duty feel
2. budget price
3. changeable baseplates for different thickness flooring

Cons:
1. two of the four allen screws that hold on the base plate simply refused to budge and stripped in the process of trying to remove them to change the plate- completely rendering useless the feature of changeable baseplates for various flooring thickness. (no worries- I added strips of duct tape to suit my 5/8" bamboo strips) This is a manufacturing quality issue. Either the screws should have been properly torqued, or should not have been installed at all, leaving that to the purchaser.
2. Halfway through the flooring project, the unit began to leak air through the head. Not a lot, just a whisper- but enough to cycle my compressor and make me wonder about the tool's longevity.

Despite the cons, it drove the cleats flawlessly and never misfired. I would purchase this again, given the price and balancing the use I would get from it Vs. renting costs.

UPDATE -01/2010

After having written my review I received a very nice, and unsolicited, note from the manufacturer. They were kind enough, based upon my review, to fully repair the small issues I was having with my tool. When was the last time a manufacturer rung you up and offered to fix what was wrong with your tool without having to spend hours on hold or navigating a phone tree? THAT is customer service, folks. Got the tool back in double time: baseplate screws fixed, and rebuilt with new seals. I tried it immediately and it performed flawlessly, as it was before. (remember, it performed perfectly before, with no misfires, even when the nails ran out of the magazine) It is rare indeed to find a company willing to stand behind their product these days, let alone to this extent. I am impressed. Curious to know whether new buyers experience too-tight screws on the baseplate or whether they have actually changed the manufacturing process. Pros: Seriously consider this tool.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Nailer!, February 23, 2009

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G. Parisi (Wheeling, West Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Dual Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler (Misc.)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Leaky but good customer service., June 6, 2011

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GlennG - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Akuzuki Contractor Pro Series Dual Hardwood Floor Cleat Nailer and Stapler (Misc.)

Order the tool on Amazon a few months ago in preparation for an upcoming project.
This weekend I got the tool out, followed the instructions to tighten all the bolts (just a few were loose) and the raised the plunger and got to work. The first 250 SQ. FT the tool worked great, plenty of power, no misfires, no jamming etc. When I came back to use it the next day it after a few hits it started to leak air from around the plunger. Since the manufacture warns you about this and includes replacement parts while disappointed I got tired of listenting to the compressor run and stopped to replace the o-ring as per instructions.
Again, this repair lasted about 10 hits and then it started to leak again and now depending on how you hit the plunger it will either start to leak or stop leaking. I am not real happy to have had to waste a bunch of my time working on a new tool rather than laying hardwood.

In have sent a note to the manufacture so I will just have to wait and see how they handle the issue. Depending on how they do my rating could either go up to a four (anyone can have a problem...it's really about how you handle it) or down to a one.

UPDATE.
The response from the Akuzuki customer service folks was really good. They responded within a day or so of my email to them and sent me a box with a new piston as well as some additional o-rings. Installed them and thus far the tool is working fine.