Akuzuki Hardwood Floor Flooring Stapler & Cleat Nailer Nail Gun

by Akuzuki

Product Description

The is a heavy duty, 2 in 1 pneumatic flooring nailer. It is designed to install tongue and groove hardwood flooring with L-shaped nail or staple. Flooring in thicknesses of 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" and 25/32" can be installed using 1.5" and 2" length nail respectively. Your purchase includes: Brand New Factory Sealed box containing the 2-in-1 Flooring Cleat Nailer and Stapler. Heavy Duty Blow Mold Carrying Case. 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 product. Four Hex 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" or 25/32" 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 ; 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds
• ASIN: B000R9K568
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: NS-779
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,198 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfied with Akuzuki Nailer, September 28, 2008

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Mark H. Hancock - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akuzuki Hardwood Floor Flooring Stapler & Cleat Nailer Nail Gun (Misc.)

I was very skeptical at first about ordering a flooring nailer from the web, especially a brand that I had not heard of. However, I decided to try it. I have been very happy with the performance thus far. It was delivered in about 3 or 4 days, which I thought was great. It came in a nice, sturdy carrying case, just like many other tools that you would buy at a retailer. I used bostich 2" nails and they have worked fine. I have laid about 450 sq. ft so far, and it has performed perfectly. Not a single misfire! I would totally recommend this nailer to anyone planning to install hardwood floors. The price is about half what you would pay for a name brand, and the quality is just as good, or better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why spend more?, October 10, 2008

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L. Meagher (Redondo Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akuzuki Hardwood Floor Flooring Stapler & Cleat Nailer Nail Gun (Misc.)

I am a fairly new DIYer installing 3/4" hard teak flooring in most of our 2nd floor. Overall, I am quite impressed with the nailer, given that it is priced at a fraction of the cost of some other nailers. I have not used other flooring nailers, however, so I have no experience outside of this tool and therefore cannot compare performance. Nevertheless, the tool is performing as it should.

PROS:
1. Accomodates both flooring nails and staples.
2. I am using 2" staples with a 1/2" crown, as recommended by the flooring manufacturer. I have experienced no jams after installing approximately 250 square feet of flooring (although driving the staples has caused a number of split flooring tongues). Reducing the compressor PSI seems to reduce the frequency, but has not eliminated the problem.
3. Gun actuates consistently.
4. Despite the hardness and thickness of the flooring, the gun has no problem driving the staples deep enough to counter sink them...no predrilling required.

CONS:
1. Manual is photo copy quality and hard to read in some spots. There isn't much to learn to operate the tool, but I may find the documentation lacking when I eventually need to rebuild the tool.
2. Since the gun is actuated by stricking the trigger with a rubber mallet (provided), the tool cannot be used on the last 2-3 rows of flooring adjacent to a wall. A model with a squeeze trigger (as on finish nail guns) would solve this. I don't know if this feature is available on other higher priced models, but it would be nice to have.
3. Since the part of the tool that houses the nails/staples sticks out of the back of the tool, the tool cannot be used on the first 2-3 rows of flooring adjacent to a wall. A model with a more vertical nail/staple cartridge would allow using the tool closer to the wall on the first few rows of flooring.
4. Make sure that you wear appropriate hearing protection, as the nailer is quite loud.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Made in China, January 12, 2008

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Tooltime Tony "Tooltime Tony" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Akuzuki Hardwood Floor Flooring Stapler & Cleat Nailer Nail Gun (Misc.)

Fast shipping arrived in 5 days. Taketool shows 2 nailer models on Amazon. This one is w/out trigger the other with. I ordered the 1 w/o but got 1 with. Taketool needs to update their Amazon page because I think they only have 1 tool.

Tool instructions are a JOKE w/poor photocopies that you can't read. Plastic tool case cracked and short 1 allen wrench when arrived.

Tool working good now after I tuned it. The bottom nailer edge was misaligned and hitting the tongue flooring incorrectly. There is some wiggle room in the edge plate (the metal lip that pushes against the floor above the tongue). I adjusted it to hit the flooring edge correctly making a huge difference. One of the screws holding the plate was cross threaded from the factory so I had to replace it with a 6MM hexscrew. Except for that issue QC is pretty good. Not done w/project but so far so good.

Staples work fine on Oak but I was splitting Asian Walnut. This stuff is like Brazilian Cherry so I switched to cleats. The nails are working out much better.