Factory-Reconditioned Porter-Cable FC350AR Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer

by Porter-Cable

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Factory-Reconditioned Porter-Cable FC350AR Clipped Head 2-inch to 3-1/2-inch Framing Nailer

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007LXUSG
• Item model number: FC350AR
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,732 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #61 in Home Improvement > Air Tools > Nailers > Framing Nailers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is refurbished?, December 25, 2006

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E. Richardson (Columbus, Oh) - See all my reviews
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Finished my basement, finished my brothers basement, built a shed, built a playset. I am not a professional, but this nailer rocks! I have run about 6000 nails through it, not a hint of a problem.

Usage hint: When toenailing 2x4's, rest the tip and magazine on the wood with the tip about 3/4" from the end pull the trigger, perfect every time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As promised, May 21, 2008

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PM "wood guy" (Gurnee, Il) - See all my reviews

The gun arrived on time and in good conditions. The factory pre-sets where not correct ... but a quick adjustment and it worked fine. I would not hesitate to buy a reconditioned Porter Cable product again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rebuilt is Great Buy, September 22, 2008

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Stephen Holland (Naperville, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned Porter-Cable FC350AR Clipped Head 2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer (Tools & Home Improvement)

The Porter-Cable FC350AR clipped head framing nailer is a good framing nailer. It is rugged, lightweight and well balanced. The magazine loads and unloads quickly. It has a no shoot feature where it will not shoot when down to the last few nails. (Other guns will fire even when empty, which wastes time on the redo and is dangerous because you can have unfastened pieces on the worksite you might then use for load bearing). The clip head style is nice because you don't have a lot of plastic chips everywhere that the full head nails with their plastic collated magazines make. The adjustable air exhaust is nice. I used mine on a remodeling job and I had the nailer positioned every which way, so being able to keep the exhaust out of my face was nice. The ability to change from bump nailing to sequential trip is a great feature that lets you choose maximum safety or production. My son at age 15 handled the nailer with ease. We shot just about 50 nails on this small job reframing a large window opening. The framing nailer was definitely needed here. Hammering in 3 inch nails in cramped quarters from underneath would have been very unpleasant. You will do a better job faster with the use of a pneumatic tool.

Specifically to the rebuilt tool, the tool was in like new condition except for the teeth on the nosepiece of the tool. Those were sharp but had been work polished free of the black tint that covers the steel parts of the tool. The magazine, which is anodized aluminum, had no scratches or wear marks. I suspect Porter Cable put on a new one. The body was repainted. If you know Porter-Cable tools they have a very tough and durable powdercoat finish. Careful examination showed that Porter-Cable repainted the body of this tool. This tells me Porter-Cable does a good job on these rebuilt tools, even caring about cosmetic appearance. Given the deep discount that these tools sell for off the price of a new tool this is a tremendous value.