Customer Reviews

Porter-Cable BN125A 5/8-Inch to 1-1/4-Inch 18-Gauge Brad Nailer

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I bought the BN125A at the same time that I bought the 16 gauge. At the time I saw the price on the 18 and figured, it was a good idea to have both. At a later date, I discovered the BN200A, and that was an 18 gauge brad nailer as well, and accepted the 3/4" to 2" size nails. The BN125A accepts 5/8" to 1 1/4". For only a few dollars more, I thought I should have gotten the 200A. After all, when was I going to need a 5/8" size brad instead of a 3/4" one. Then I read a great book on cabinet making, and the author stated that he saves a lot of time, and doesn't need a million clamps, by putting a 5/8" brad in the back side of the raised panel joint between the rail and stile, then frees up his clamps for the next one. The glue sets up without movement because of the twin 5/8" brad holding them together. Most raised panels are made from 3/4" stock, so a 3/4" brad would show on the face. The brad goes in with a little countersink, so it is too large for that purpose. I guess it is a good example of, instead of saying yeah this, and boo that, say, "I like them both" Now I am starting to wonder when I will ever need an 18 gauge brad that is 2" long. Sure enough I will come across a need at some point. Maybe when I can, I will pick up one of those too.
The tool is lightweight, feels good in your hands, and is well built. Definitely does what it is supposed to do, and does it well.

I've owned this model of brad nailer for over 1 1/2 years now and have been very pleased with it. I'm not a professional, so I don't use it on a daily basis, but I never had a problem with it. It has never jammed on me either. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this product to anyone.

I've had my Brad Nailer for about 8 months now and used it on several projects (including finishing my basement shop). It has never jammed, can power small brads thru red oak with no problem and it runs on only 80 lbs of pressure so my 4 gallon compressor has no problem keeping up. I use it in conjunction with my 2 1/2" Porter-Cable Finish Nailer and between the two, I have yet to find a a nailing situation I couldn't handle. This tool will continue to see plenty of action in my shop.

I ordered my brad nailer to save time on glue ups. When I was a kid in wood shop, my teacher used to criticize Norm for gluing, and nailing. I understand now why Norm does it. It basically frees you up in order to continue working, instead of all the down dry time!! Not to mention that tacking a part with a brad, so you can use the other hand to even tighten a clamp.
I was concerned to read that P/C tells you to only use P/C nails in their owners manual, after I had bought some B&C nails, but no problems, it fires them also!!! I am very satisfied with my brad nailer, and of course Amazon. Keep up the great customer service!!!

I teach woodshop. This is my fourth Porter Cable brad nailer. They all still work, they are safe, and I have never had one jam. Incredible? I think so too. Regarding nailers, I'll never buy anything except Porter Cable.

Once again a PC tool that works as advertised. Easy to use right out of the box. I was using it in seconds. I would have
given it five(5) stars except the Instruction Manual has some misprints. You wont need it anyway. Be sure to call them to get the "free" bottom fire trigger. I'm not sure why they dont include it in the first place. (maybe some legal/safety reasons?)

i borrowed "brad" from a friend when i lived in florida. he had him in the plastic box and never took him out. he said that 'brad' was probably too small to be effective. he got it with a pancake compressor kit. after 10 minutes, i was in love! when my wife saw 'brad' she was also in love with him! i made picture frames, fixed some dressers that were coming apart. used it to hold things that i was gluing. put molding around windows, doors. installed some door casings. fixed neighbors things. i practically used it daily. i went through 5000 fastners quickly. my neighbor saw what 'brad' could do, and now he was jealous. i moved to tennessee, and he let me take 'brad' with me. 2 weeks later, he drove all the way from florida just to take 'brad' back with him. my wife and i were heartbroken. brad was practically part of the family now!

i was browsing...a couple days ago, and who was there in the air tool isle but 'brad's' twin brother. we went home together. i recommend this highly. 'brad' doesn't take much air, so even the cheap are plenty, but check the prices carefully on the compressors, and buy a porter cable.

Brad nailers must be the easiest guns to manufacture because the rest of PC's guns are unrefined. The brad nailer fires very smooth shots and never jams. I find myself using it for sensitive crown mouldings and casing on the jamb side. PC's finish nailer and framing guns are rough and aggressive which makes it easy to damage your project. This brad nailer is a good gun for its price. I recommend stepping up to the gun that can fire up to 2" pins. You'll probably finding yourself limited with 1.25" pins.

This is a time and work saver. Along with my FR350 framing nailer it has saved me hours of arm-breaking work. Strongly reccommend Porter-Cable tools. The both use much less air than advertised. Very efficient!

I bought this nailer for my wife to build bird houses and it's amazing the number of other uses we have found for it. Its used almost daily and has performed flawlessly.