Six weeks have passed and I have found that I use it a lot more than I initially thought I would. The next morning I received an e-mail from Amy stating that my new pinner had been shipped.Ī few days later the new one arrived so I set out to put it through it’s paces. He said that he would send me a new pinner and a return shipper so that I could ship the pinner at no cost to me. He asked a few questions and said that I would need to send the pinner to him in Woodstock, Georgia. I spoke to a pleasant guy in the service department and explained my situation to him. I really did not want to make a trip to Grand Rapids, at this time, just to exchange the pinner, so I called the toll free number listed in the owner’s manual. So, I set it aside knowing I can exchange it on my next trip to the Grand Rapids store.Ī few weeks go by and I am getting closer to starting a project that would make good use of the pinner. I had no immediate plans to make the 65 mile trip to the store and also didn’t have a pressing need for the pinner. I called Gary Foote, owner of the Grand Rapids, MI, Woodcraft Store, after a brief explanation, Gary said to bring it back for an exchange. A few more tests and it was obvious that I was not going to be able diagnose the problem. I loaded some fresh pins and checked the air pressure. A closer inspection revealed that the pin was not being set but rather the last 1/8″ was bent over. Overall a nice pinner that I know will get lots of use in my shop.Īs I was finishing up the last of the 15 doors that I had been using the pinner on, I noticed that the tiny little holes left by the pin were not so tiny. There is a lock on the trigger to prevent inadvertent firing but you have to consciously rotate it to the locked position for it to work. ![]() The second item is, this gun does not have a safety contact tip to prevent accidental firing. I used it on soft maple and marred the wood a few times by pressing to hard. It would be nice to have a protective soft tip. I did find two items that could use improvement. It sets the pins very nicely and as advertised, leaves a very tiny hole. I don’t see myself using it for hours on end but if I had to, user fatigue would not be an issue. It is light weight and well built with a comfortable grip. I purchased a Freeman 23 Gauge, 1″ Micro Pinner, model PP123 for $59.99. I was building several raised panel doors with very narrow molding so I thought it would be a good time to purchase one. ![]() ![]() As with any wood working tool it has it’s limitations. Obviously, the 23 gauge will not have the holding power of the larger 18 gauge. I think the two main advantages are that splitting is almost non-existent and the holes left by the pins are easily hidden when strategically placed. The woodweb post pointed out a few of the advantages that the 23 gauge headless nailers have over the 18 gauge nailer that is typically used to apply trim. I had read a post on about how the 23 gauge pinner was great for attaching trim. I intentionally arrived a few minutes early to look at their selection of 23 gauge pinners. I was in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Woodcraft Store for a router class that I was teaching that afternoon. Back in June I wrote a review of this pinner in my blog.
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