High-pressure framing nailer - Hot Finds

Tools of the Trade, Sept-Oct, 2003 by Katy Tomasulo

Tomasulo, Katy

Porter-Cable is delivering more power and less weight to roofing and framing contractors with the new CLFCP350 175-psi high-pressure framing nailer and its associated compressor. The first of its kind in the industry, the tool weighs about 25 percent less than other pneumatic framing nailers due to the PSI developed by the compressor, the company says. The nailer features an ergonomic grip, tool-free adjustments, tool-free magazine release, and a selectable trigger. It drives 32-degree 2-inch to 3 1/2-inch paper-collated clipped-head framing nails. * Porter-Cable. $640. 800-487-8665, www.porter-cable.com. Circle #204.--K.T.

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