Customer Reviews

Bostitch CPACK300 3-Tool and Compressor Combo Kit

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I would prefer to give this product 4.5 stars instead of 5

The CPACK300 has been great for my recent remodelling jobs. Compared to the cp3, the kit remains the same except for the change in compressor. From my experience with both kits, the CPack300 has a far more ergonomic & jobsite friendly design. As other have pointed out for the CP3, the compressor handle was poorly designed & weight and size has been reduced to produce the cpack300 compressor. It's a tad more powerful at 40 psi & so much easier to lug around. Guages are protected by a rubber rims & the compressor is as compact as can be, the design is queter than the previous design & queter that similar porter cable designs.(it'll still wake you up in the middle of the night if you keep it plugged in next to you )

All guns require a bit of oil, but work flawlessly. Bostich makes great products made for a lifetime & i'm sure this is no different. The guns have never jammed, and work fine with 3rd party nails, or brads... after about 2000 nails, i have yet to have a jam. The design is great, the guns fire comparatively quiet & have the dual safety feature.

The no mar tips are of hard plastic & in my opinion inferrior to the porter cable guns i've used prior to purchasing this combo. I do appreciate the comprenhsive kit that is included. basically you get a quality stanley tool bag, about $25 worth of nails, staples, and brads.
The only deduction i'd give is to the cheap pvc air hose included, i guess this is true with all pvc produces... it maintains its rigitity & it maye be tough going around corners, causing the user to tug it along. Also it doesn't wind as well as rubber hoses, I'm sure i'll be upgrading the hose once it shows its age.

The whole kit is probably 50 lbs total & take a very small footprint when organize.


So far the whole kit is fantastic for the price i paid, about $270 after taxes. It's on par with more expensive kits & it give you alot for the money, including an impressive 7 yr warranty on the guns.
I've laid down about 1500 square ft of hardwood between this bostich & a porter cable combo that i borrowed off a friend. nailed in 150 ft of molding & fixed all sort of problems through out my home. I'd recommend this kit to anyone over the CP3 kit for anyone looking for a dependable nailer/compressor combo. CP3 kit has the inferior compressor

I've been an owner of this combo for three years now. I bought it from Lowes for some light duty around the house fix ups. Tasks like pump car tires, patching up little pieces here and there. I did use it to built a window seat last year. The unit at first looked solid. The 3 tools that came with the combo is also well built. Boy, when it worked, I love the feeling of pulling the trigger rather than pounding nails all day long. I took very good care of this tool. Always clean it up and drop the pressure to about 20psi before storing it away after each use. And I never left it outside or left it fully pressurized overnight.

Last week I started a new project to install some stair treads. Took it out the garage and adjusted the pressure to 90psi for the brad nailer. The tool worked for a few shots, then suddenly, the nailer just went silent. Checked the pressure, and found that the tank pressure is still at 140 psi, but the outlet pressure just went to zero. I checked the compressor, and found that the pressure regulator knob has stripped. Apparently the threading on the knob is made of plastic. So even with very light usage, a failure on this part is bound to happen.

Then last weekend, I went to both Lowes and HD in my area shopping for another compressor in order to finish my project. Out of curiosity, I checked the Bostitch combos that was on display. Out of the two displays Lowes had, both had stipped pressure knob.

So to the potential buyers out there, beware of this flawed tool. A $300 compressor that uses a cheap plastic pressure regulator that's guaranteed to strip. So do your homework before you buy. Go to Lowes or Homedepot, and check out the floor displays that they have. Chances are, you will see that the plastic knob (the red knob in the front) on the floor model are all stipped, just from people looking at it and turning it a few times.

I bought the old Bostitch combo kit several years ago and finally needed to buy a new one. I was pleasantly surprised with the upgrades. The guns are lighter and the compressor is more compact and easier to carry than the old Bostitch compressor. This kit is great for anyone who needs a reliable compressor and a few trim nailers.

I plugged it in and waited for it to reach full presure (1-2 minutes) plugged in my blow off tool and the pressure started to drop. At some point the compressor should have kicked in and started to recharge but it didnt. It just kept dropping and now it is dead. Very disapointed. The unit is not very loud compared to other units I have seen and used it. Seem to be solid. I would of like the unit if it were not dead. The guns that come with this unit are better built than those that come with the new version. CP3. These need oil and the new ones dont. If you get this unit and it dont die on you I think you will like it. I wont take a chance on another one.

I purchased this combo pack after reading every review on Amazon and several other sites for this package and several others. I could not be happier with my purchase!! I needed a kit to aid in the renovation of my new (to me) home. So far I have used the finish and brad nailers to install base board, shoe, and door casing, install a solid pine pre-hung door, and build a couple planters for my wife. These tools are definitely up for many jobs around the house. The finish nailer is plenty powerful and always buries the nail. The brad nailer needed a little adjusting to get the nails to fully seat themselves below the surface of the wood, but it is now functioning great as well. I haven't used the stapler yet, but I'm sure it'll work just like the others. The compressor is a little loud, but I expected that based on other reviews. Once pressurized it will sink brads for a long time and will probably bury 20-30 finish nails before it needs to pressurize again. Don't pass up this combo kit, it will meet your expectations!

I purchased this kit approximately two years ago, for a major remodel with a lot of framing and interior finish work.

For the price, it was a pretty good value -- enough to get me started. I added a Hitachi framing nailer, which is a bit air hungry, but the compressor supplied it adequately.

The compressor is noisy -- high pitched and tinny with a bit of a ring to it when it shuts off, pretty unpleasant to listen to. But it's small and portable (and inexpensive), and that's the more important factor for consideration, right?

However, after about 6 to 7 months in service, the air regulator failed and required service. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but the red adjustment knob felt as though it wasn't engaging anything internally, and I could no longer adjust pressure. It required service, and Bostitch directed me to a near-by service center, which unfortunately took a couple of months to return the unit to me. Any other compressor could have used an off-the-shelf regulator, but with all the molded plastic on this one, I think I was stuck with special parts.

(It's not really pertinent to this review that I bought a different compressor, and gave the repaired Bostitch to my dad, who appreciates it though doesn't use it much.)

The nailer and staplers that come with have been reliable performers, and as a combo kit, I'd still recommend this for moderate-duty use around the home with little hesitation, though for anyone earning a living off of these tools, a compressor with standard issue gauges, regulator and connector might be a safer choice if a repair is needed quickly.

I bought this for base board work in my house after some flooring was replaced. Worked very well for what I needed it for. I can't comment on longevity or heavy usage, but it works well for the basic do it your self type work.

Entire unit worked well out of the box. Compressor is quieter than some others I have used. Needs a rubber hose, as it is nearly impossible to use with the tangling. All guns worked great.

I purchased this on-line rather because it included the combo kit that I could not find in stores. It has been great. I changed out 7 windows and used this to help replace all of them. The compressor and nailer worked great just like I knew they would. Had an oil spill during from the bad oil bottle included but all else is great.

I bought this compressor combo at Lowe's 3 weeks ago. Went home to play with it and discovered the stapler didn't work. Took it back to lowe's and they replaced it. Used it today for the first real project and the cheap plastic pressure controller stripped out and failed. The part cost me $14 and the shipping is $16! LOL!!!