Bostitch N88WWB Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer

by Bostitch

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Quite simply one of the best framing models available, Bostitch's high-powered stick nailer is basically the sleek sports car of framing stick nailers. Yet, with its magnesium housing, extruded aluminum magazine, and antislide rubber exterior molding, it's also a very tough piece of equipment, designed to hold up to the inevitable falls and bangs and bumps that tools take on a job site. The nailer's aggressive teeth easily grip lumber for toe-nailing. You just push a button for depth control. There's also a 360-degree exhaust deflector, so you can point the discharge away from the face. Overall, we were impressed with how comfortable the unit was to hold. It definitely has the burliness of an industrial tool; it's also very well balanced and, at 7.8 pounds, relatively light. The nailer packs plenty of power (1,000 inch-pounds) and drives 3-1/2-inch nails into the toughest lumber without breaking a sweat. This model shoots 2- to 3-1/2-inch, 28-degree, wire-weld-collated, clipped-head nails, and holds up to 75. This nailer is available in contact or sequential trip. --Jonathon Tudor

From the Manufacturer

The N88WW is simply the best framing nailer available, period. It weighs a mere 7.8 pounds, which makes it the lightest framing nailer on the market. Despite its light weight, it develops an absolutely astounding 1000 in./lbs. of driving power to tackle the toughest engineered lumber applications.

Product Details

Product Manual [1.17mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000050ZC4
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: N88WWB
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,225 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #76 in Home Improvement > Air Tools > Nailers > Framing Nailers
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing Bostitch product, November 16, 2000

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Teach1985 "Teach1985" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bostitch N88WWB Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I am a general contractor who builds high end homes in the Boston area. In the summer I purchased two new Bostitch N62 finish nailers on the advice of my local tool shop. My trim crew has never been happier. The tool is incredibly light, yet has more power and less recoil than the Senco and Porter Cable tools we were using. Anyway, I didn't think they would be able to top the N62 until we picked up our new N88 High Powered framing nailers last month! We use a lot of LVL and TimberStrand products. Our Hitachi and Senco framing nailers always left us pulling out our hammers to finish off the nails in the rim joists. The N88 simply buries them in any material...every time! The push-button depth control is the slickest thing we've seen in a long time, almost as equally impressive as the N62's releasable magazine! The magazine even loads from the top or rear! Again, despite being so powerful, there is virtually no recoil and it is by far the lightest framing nailer we have every used! Sweet! Bostitch really has their act together with their new tools. Anyone want to buy some used Senco or Hitachi tools? Oh yeah, almost forgot I'm waitng for my free palm nailers...these things sell for $149 on this site! That's one sweet deal.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A god-send for the lightweights in the shop, November 17, 2000

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Jill A. Keller (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bostitch N88WWB Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer (Tools & Home Improvement)

I'm sort of petite girl who's been building theatre scenery for the past four years. My boss recently decided to buy the N88 for our shop and my days don't seem nearly as long now that I'm using a nailgun that weighs less than eight pounds. There are two reasons I am not giving this product five stars. First, the light weight makes this gun recoil. If you're not prepared for it, it'll bite you, so be careful. Once you get a feel for it, it's not a problem at all. The second drawback is that the anti-slip foot for the gun is made of plastic and easily broken. It is also easily replaced. Beyond these two problems, this gun is a great product. I would recommend it to anyone, with a small warning to watch out for kickback.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accept No Substitutes!, June 21, 2001

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Aaron Dutenhoefer (Sun Prairie, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bostitch N88WWB Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer (Tools & Home Improvement)

This nailer, even on my 5HP air compressor with a cranky regulator that frequently cuts the air out at 95 PSI, still never fails to drive even 16-Penny nails well into the wood. It is lightweight, easy to work with, and always dependable. This gun has serious power, and the recoil issue some have complained about is easily remedied by disabling the contact trip mechanism with the included kit. Even in tough manufactured lumber or engineered trusses of thick Southern Yellow Pine, this gun countersinks every time. In fact, on a few occasions I've neglected to set the countersink correctly when nailing through OSB or plywood sheathing, and after placing 20 or 30 nails in a panel, watched in confusion as it fell out or slid away, then realizing that with the gun set to full countersink, it had fired the fasteners completely through the sheathing and into the framing below. Definitely a tool to last for years and one for the pro's. At $..., especially with the often included free palm nailer, it is an excellent value. I've seen nothing else that comes close to its performance, especially at under 8 lbs!