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Best guns I have ever had and I have had a lot of nail guns, and these Bostitch guns are made in the USA not China. In the past I have also bought Bostitch oil free 18 and 16 gauge refurbished guns both were brand new and work without ANY problems. I bought a refurbished SX150K for 1/2 the price and IT WAS NEW NOT A MARK ON IT. The first thing I did was to load 1-1/2 inch staples into the gun and shoot about 25 of them into 8/4 oak which set the staples flush into the oak without a problem.
Very smooth operation, good depth of drive, and a nice window to see the remaining staples. I bought the Hitachi stapler, and it's a world of differences. This tool caused a lot of blemishes on my work and had to be shelved, and used only for background work.
While it is better than my old stapler in some respects, the bostitch line has not kept up with the competition. A better window would help and is easy to do. I bought this stapler to replace an old Atro stapler and was very disappointed with it.
Plus a lot of miss fires happen. And that's using the Boxes of Bostitch staples I had bought for the Bostitch gun. First problem with it was the fact that even on it deepest setting it would only drive a staple about 1/32 below the wood and often only flush, I had to use a nail set to sink to thing.
You also have no idea how many staples are left or what size they are.
He was right. Funny thing, however, this same sales person, when told that I was looking to replace a Craftsman pneumatic stapler, said that owning a Craftsman would be slightly worse than not having one at all. I chose this particular one even though the salesman at Home Depot suggested I not pick it.
It has done everything I expected it to do. After reading the reviews here I guess it comes down to luck. I've had this stapler for over a year now.
Do you feel lucky. I was lucky and I'd do it again. No misfires, no problems.
Couldn't ask for more.
Frank Nielsen Also the staples are galvanized so you can use it outside. I've purchased tis item last year and it works great, even with a small compressor. It'll sink the staples & you can adjust the depth.
I suggest you steer clear of the Bostitch SX150K, and look at the Ridgid instead. My impression of the Ridgid stapler are, it is superior. Every detail seems to have been carefully thought out with it, fit/finish is superb, no jambs (yet)., tons of power, just as light as the Bostich, and it has a lifetime parts/service warranty. I had this Bostitch SX150K stapler for a little over 2 months. (Check on eBay, I got my for $59.99 + $9.99 S/H). It jammed often, didn't countersink, felt "sloppy", and lacked power to set 1-1/2" staples in hardwood. I was not impressed with it at ALL. I ended up selling it on eBay and buying a Ridgid stapler instead.
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