Customer Reviews

Hitachi NV45AC Ultra Light Coil Roofing Nailer

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We've put a lot of shingles down with other roofing guns, but this one takes the cake! There is no reason to be concerned with the "light action". We have used it in old pine decking with minimal air pressure adjustment, and as for the depth adjustment, just dial it in and go. With winter just around the corner, now we don't have to worry about "blow through". All around the best roof gun we have used thus far. The only thing that would make this gun better would be to have a model that is hoseless.

Recently purchased Hitachi NV45 AC for installing Hardiplank fiber-cement siding (blind nailed top edge, 8 1/4" wide). Wanted roofing nailer that was VERY light. This tool is exactly what I wanted. While it doesn't drive the roofing nail flush to siding even when set to max. depth, I prefer this because I can then tap the nail flush with a hammer, avoiding over-driving. Not a single jamb to date. And the weight (or lack thereof) is hard to beat.

THIS GUN IS OK. I LIKE THE LIGHT WEIGHT. HOWEVER, THE WEIGHT SACRIFICE COSTS YOU IN CYCLING RATE. THE GUN WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF IT CYCLED AIR FASTER. THEY SAY THAT IT HAS A RAPID FIRE MODE...BUT ALL GUNS HAVE THIS. EVERY GUN HAS THIS RAPID FIRE FEATURE. JUST HOLD IN THE TRIGGER AND TOUCH THE GUN..ITS BASICALLY JUST BYPASSING THE SAFETY MECHANISM...

THE GUN IS GOOD BUT WHEN TRYING TO GO EXTREMELY FAST IT JUST CANT HANDLE THE RAPID FIRE.

By no means that I am qualified as a professional roofer, but I know what I was doing and everyone saw what I did gave high remarks. I did some research before bought this nailer with shingle guide. First of all, ... It fired as fast as I wanted. Sometimes I even got a second nail shot before I notice. But I just don't see how the nailer can't keep up with the demand of any roofer. At least you have to point where you want the next nail to be nailed. I can shoot this nailer three times in a second, but I sure can't point the nailer at the right spot three times in a second. May be a professional roofer can do five times in a second. Well, that's probably why I am not doing this for living. And if that's the difference between paying [$$$] for a roof job instead of [$$$], I won't have any problem to shot nails at one per second speed.
Anyway, the nailer is very easy to handle and light enough that you would not feel tired after extensive use. Although, I may add a couple of things that I wish could be better made. One, the foot should have some kind of replaceable cover that will keep the tar from sticking to it when used in summer during which most of the roofing jobs are done, so the tar from asphalt shingles tend to be soft and sticky. Second, it should have some indicator that shows the nails are almost gone and you need to put in another coil. When the second to last nail is shot, the last nail will just fell off and you will have a "hole" in the shingle before you see the last nail comes out. It should allow you to put in a new coil before finishing the current coil without the dry firing at end. The shingle guide is just a very handy feature to keep your shingles straight. I would recommended it to any do-it-yourselfer, you can't go wrong with this nailer for any roofing project you may have.

I've been looking at this tool at the local hardware store for months. I don't know how to get the optional shingle guide. The twin model(nv45abk) comes with the shingle guide attached, but it weighs almost twice as much. Why make a shingle nailer without the guide? This tool is so light weight and comfortable that if there were directions or an address as to where to obtain the shingle guide I would probably buy it.