Porter-Cable FCN200 Pneumatic Flooring Cleat Nailer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Porter-Cable FCN200 Pneumatic Flooring Cleat Nailer
Customer Review: Is the problem with the nailer or the nails?
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using one of these nailers to install a pre-finished bamboo floor. As observed by many of the other reviewers, this nailer has a definite problem with driving the last nail or two of a stick. The nail usually comes out rotated counter-clockwise and mars the surface of the flooring. Unlike the other reviewers, I saw this problem not only when the nail magazine was about to run out but also when transistioning from one stick of nails to the next. It is very frustrating to have to keep pulling up damaged boards and clearing the jams.
We ended up using Senco nails for much of the project due to the store being out of P-C nails. The Senco nails did work slightly more reliably. It leads me to wonder if the problems are the fault of the nail sticks not being glued together well enough.
This nailer also developed an intermittant air leak at the safety trigger. I didn't affect the operation of the nailer but was annoying.
I would definitely try a Bostitch or Porta Nails nailer before buying a P-C nailer.
Customer Review: Last cleat symptom
Summary: 3 Stars
I read another review of the last cleat problem. I had several instances where the last cleat damaged the job before I realized what was happening, the tool also "dropped out" as many as four of the last cleats. One set of four got jammed in the mech. and was necessary to disassemble tool.I called the Porter Cable factory they said, "never heard of that problem, the tool should drive the last cleat".They did reccommend that I take it for warranty repair. I examined the pusher mechenism and could see the reason as the pusher does not go completely forward to push cleat against wall of dispenser. The pusher also hangs up at the last four or five cleats because of the latching arrangement causing the cleats to drop out. A visit to my local tool store showed the same conditions on the same model. I am using the tool to install brazilian cherry which is very hard, there is no problem in that respect it drives the cleats home every time and the tool is easy to use. I have been using Porter Cable products for 20 years and never had a problem before. If they re-design the pusher and refit the tool I will give it a 5 star rating.Customer Review: Last nail and other issues
Summary: 4 Stars
First, thank you for all the reviewers for they let me know that there is issue with the last nail. Here, I would like to expand a little bit about this issue.
When there is only one nail (occassionally, two) left in the gun, half of the times, the nail simply drops out of the gun. This is good, as it does not cause any harm. Other times, the nail does not drop out. In those cases, the nail may penetrate the floor properly, penetrate partly, or misfire (hit the wrong spot). If the nail does not penetrate fully, time must be spent to fix that. If the nail misfires and damages the wood, the wood needs to be removed and discarded. This is time consumming and wood wasting.
The last nail issue is more annoying than I first thought.
The best way to solve this problem is to add nails when there are some left in the gun. Unfortunately, it is easy to forget to do so. Furthermore, the gun can hold only about 105 nails (which is not many), and thus constant attention is required.
Others...
You must hit the gun firmly in order for the nail to properly set.
For 2.25" width wood, only 3 rows at the staring wall need to be finished-nailed. However, at the ending wall, about 7 rows need to be finished-nailed (the reason is that room is required for swigging the mallet).
Besides the issues above, it performs very well.
Customer Review: Made the job soooo easy! Works every bit well as advertised.
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this for my husband. He installed bamboo flooring we got from Costco. The flooring was less than the cost of the nailer but couldn't have done as nice a job without this great tool.Customer Review: Makes laying a wood floor seem easy -- well almost
Summary: 5 Stars
The Porter Cable FCN 200 Pneumatic Flooring Nailer is a phenomenal tool! We used it to lay a new maple floor in our adjoining kitchen and family room -- over 500 sq.ft. -- and this nailer performed flawlessly. Not a single misfire, no jamming, each and every cleat perfectly placed. Having laid wood floor in the past with a different flooring nailer, this product was a real treat -- though your back will still know you have engaged in hard labor. If you are thinking about laying a new wood floor, I highly recommend this tool!