I have a Passlode also. No, the gas doesn't leak out but I have found that the gas , if old doesn't work properly. So, don't buy more gas containers than you are going to use up in a year or so.
----- Original Message ----- From: cheetah To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 18:40 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Paslode Nailer hi barry good for you. i have one question about that tool. which you will be able to answer say in 4 months or so. does the gas leak out over time like it does in say a c o2 pelit gun? just wondering. jim At 06:12 PM 3/29/2008, you wrote: >Howdy Blind Handy People, > >I have a new, as in just purchased about an hour ago, Paslode 18-gauge >cordless brad nailer! Hah! My scores on the man-scale have just risen >another whole standard deviation above the mean! > >It works off a battery and a gas charge. The battery will last approx 4000 >hits, and the gas canister will go for approx 1200 hits. It will handle >brads from five-eights inch long, on up to two inches. > >I bought it because I have a little project that was going to be a pain if I >had to manually nail some finishing brads to hold a couple of 6-foot lengths >of one-by 3 clear finishing pine in place.Now, the only problem I have is >not having enough finishing work around the house to use it more. > >The only downside to this little 4.9 pound beauty of a tool is that my wife >states she won't stay in the same room with me while I'm shooting. Ah well, >life is full of little sacrifices. > >--Barry > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: >3/28/2008 10:58 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
