Factory-Reconditioned Bostitch U/RN46-1 3/4-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch Coil Roofing Nailer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Factory-Reconditioned Bostitch U/RN46-1 3/4-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch Coil Roofing Nailer
Customer Review: Roofing nail gun, Bostitch
Summary: 4 Stars
Love the product, knew it was used or reconditioned so I expected the wear that was on it. It worked perfectly and saved a lot of labor.Customer Review: The product itself is amazing, but my reconditioned gun did not function.
Summary: 2 Stars
The title just about says it all. I received my reconditioned Bostitch RN46 and tried it out the same day. Sadly it did not fire at all. My guess is that there was something wrong with the firing mechanism. I had this exchanged through a third party and the new gun was amazing. With four guys and one gun we couldn't lay the shingles as fast and the gun could nail them down. I will never roof without a nail gun again. -If- the gun works this is a great deal at $135.Customer Review: The reconditioned RN46-1 is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm installing hardi-plank lap siding and needed a roofing gun. The Bostitch RN46 seems to be one of the most popular, and the reconditioned model costs about 5x of what the daily rental for is in my area. How could I go wrong?
The factory-reconditioned nailer arrived promptly and well packaged. (Gotta love Amazon Prime membership). When I took it out of the box, I would have sworn that it was a brand new unit. Not a scratch, mar, dent, or blemish - even the rubbery side slip-pieces (that keep it from sliding off a roof) were new. I attached a 1/4" brass air nipple (not supplied), added 3 or 4 drops of air tool oil to the air inlet, and let her rip.
Bang, Bang, Bang - this is a whole lot easier than attempting to nail siding by hand.
Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Oh crap....
After firing only 7 nails, the unit just died. Air would hiss out from around the trigger, but the firing pin wouldn't move.
I took out the nail belt, checked the nailing pin to see if it was stuck, checked the air pressure, jumped up and down, hit my head against the wall. Nothing would work.
So I logged back onto the Amazon web site and found that Amazon has a great replacement policy. Amazon shipped me another unit which arrived the next day free of charge. They supplied me with a free mailing label to return the defective unit.
If that was the end of the story, I'd be a happy camper. I appreciate a company that stands behind its sales. Unfortunately, the story has another chapter.
The replacement unit that I received looked like it had been used for several years, fallen off a roof or two, and was left out to weather just for affect! I'd would have thought twice about it if I found it at a yard sale for $10. While it did work fine (see below), I'm disappointed that range of "factory refurbished" products could quite so large. Perhaps I just experienced the two extremes, but I'm not sure I would call the 2nd unit "refurbished".
The web page says: "Reconditioned generally means that the tool has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the tool back to like new condition."
I'm not sure what "generally means" means, but it certainly doesn't mean "always means".
The 2nd unit works fine, and I've used it to install 40-50 courses of siding. 1-nail-in-15 will double-fire and result in a second nail being partially sunk next to the first one. Its easy to either remove it, or just pound it in. With constant pressure, 1-nail-in-10 will require an additional tap with a hammer to set it completely flush with the surface.
One tidbit that I didn't quite understand was the fact that this unit is a "bump-fire" unit (as it has a black trigger). These are great for roofing where you just want to hold the trigger and tap the nailer against the shingle several times. The grey-trigger units are "trigger-fire" units - in which you press the head against a surface, then squeeze the trigger each time you want to fire. This 2nd type of firing is slower, but allows you to better position the gun. I think for siding, a "trigger-fire" unit would have worked better than a "bump-fire" unit. For me. I have several Milwaukee nailers that allow you to switch between these 2 firing modes by just conveniently flipping a switch on the side of the unit, as opposed to swapping out trigger assemblies.
Now I'm not sure what to do. While the 2nd unit works fine, I don't think it arrived in "like new condition" as described in the product description. And now I've gotten 2 or 3 days of work out of the nailer.
I applaud Amazon for their handling of the return, but don't know whether I should be disappointed in Bostitch or Amazon for shipping out such a heavily used unit as "factory reconditioned".
Customer Review: Very Good Value
Summary: 4 Stars
I was renting one of these from the local rental store and they were charging $24/day, or $96 if you wanted to use it for a week. Of course it started raining halfway thru the first day, so I took it back.
We had a large pitchy roof with a reverse gable and the entire thing was 2000 square feet and would have teken forever to do with a hammer. I found this deal here on Amazon and figured it was better to buy it outright instead of renting one, and then I will own it.
The tool worked great, with very few double fires. It was hard to tell the difference between a new one and a refurbished one. It got used hard for a week straight. I am very satisfied with my purchase, and even happier that I now have it if I do any other roofing. I could probably even sell it for what I paid for it. They go twice as much for a brand new one.
I am very satisfied with it.
Customer Review: Very Nice
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got this and already did a roof. I've used a lot of different guns. this one is easier to load since it only has one door loading for the nails. It seems lighter and well balanced which means a lot when your on a roof all day. The only thing that got me at first only because I didn't read the instructions and just loaded it and tried to go to town. Was the nail magazine that holds the nails adjusts to the size of nail your using. you have to do this manually. After I did that it shoots purfect. Oh and with this gun no more losing that last nail. Out of the three guns I've bought this is by far the best one.