Features

• Drives 1-inch to 2-1/2-inch, 15 gauge DA type finish nails
• Adjustable exhaust port and depth-of-drive for maximum comfort and control
• Internal piston-catch ensures full driver blade stroke every time
• In-line glass filled magazine for left or right hand acc

Features

• Consistent power on every shot with internal piston catch mechanism
• Uses 22° 2" to 3-1/2" x .113" to .148" plastic collated round-head framing nails
• Nail lockout mechanism alerts operator to reload tool
• Tool-free adjustable exhaust
• Removable non-marring nose tip with on tool storage

Reviews (1)

Save some coin with a Porter Cable refurb!
My wife and I had the ambitious plan of finishing our basement. Since neither of us had any experience with home construction or woodworking, we decided that in order to do this right, we needed the right tools.

Considering the amount of framing we needed to do, a framing nailer was going to be a valuable tool. Being an important part of the process, I was concerned that a reconditioned tool might not be a good buy. I reviewed the details and as far as Porter Cable is concerned, a PC reconditioned tool has the same factory warranty as one fresh from the factory. Previous good experiences with PC tools helped me make the decision to get the FR350AR.

The nailer arrived in a large black plastic case. It came with a manual and a small bottle of machine oil. An inspection of the tool showed a little surface wear, probably from being put down on concrete or other abrasive surfaces, but PC molded sacrificial ridges on the tool body that take most of the abuse. The magazine mechanism was in good shape. It looked like the touched up some of the paint where it might have been chipped. All in all it was in excellent condition.

Saturday finally came and I was able to give the FR350AR a workout. I hooked it up to my PC pancake compressor that comes with the extremely popular brad/finish nailer kit, dialed in an initial pressure of 100 psi and hooked it up to the tool. There was a small hiss as the tool pressurized and was ready to go. I put on my safety gear and grabbed a stick of 3" ring plastic collated nails that I picked up from the neighborhood Lowe's. Nails are inserted from the rear of the magazine and pushed towards the front. You then grab the follower and pull it towards the back of the magazine and while still holding it, let it pull itself forward, pushing the nails into the firing mechanism.

While using the plastic tip, I pushed the tip against the 2x4 up on the ceiling joints and pulled the trigger. I heard a 'pop' with a little recoil and a nail was sunk 1/8" into the 2x4. The next test came when I started installing the studs. I removed the plastic tip to expose the spiked safety foot and put the plastic tip into the holder in the magazine. With the stud all centered, I placed the tip at a 45 degree angle and inch from the base of the stud and pulled the trigger. I nail shot into the stud and down into the base plate. It was left sticking out of the wood about 3/8 of an inch, enough to get at in case I needed to remove it. Excellent! The PC FR350AR will stop firing when you are down to four nails left in the magazine so you realize you need a refill. Insert more nails, readjust the follower and you were off and running again.

The pancake compressor seemed to do a good job holding up against the work I was doing with the nailer. I had it outside with a long hose run into the basement, so I couldn't hear it running. I didn't get any complaints from my neighbors so it must not have been running very often.

I only have two complaints with this nailer:

1) Although the tool is pretty balanced in my hand, the grip isn't spongy enough for my palm. The area between my thumb and forefinger was sore after all the nailing was done.

2) The plastic collation bits come shooting out of the nailer (from where exactly, I am not sure) and landed all around. I did find many bits in my hair afterwards so watch out for them.

Overall, I am extremely pleased with how well this reconditioned framing nailer has worked so far. I have plenty more work for it, so I will post an update another time for some long-term observations. ... Read more

Features

• User can engage contact trip lock-off and prevent accidental dis-charge of fastener.
• Provides increased durability over current cordless nailers and provides easy access for troubleshooting and service on the job-site or by a service technician.
• Works as fast as you do with consistent nail penetration into both soft and hard joints.
• Sequential operating mode allows for precision placement and the bump operating mode provides the user with production speed.
• Depths can be easily referenced utilizing numbered dial and user does not sacrifice performance when changing depths in hard wood joints.

Features

• Fastens a full bundle of shingles without reloading
• Drives standard .120 diameter, 15 degree wire collated roofing nails from 7/8" to 1-3/4"
• Powerful high performance motor with adjustable tool-free exhaust diffuser
• Features double cams and guides and quick adjust support for all nail lengths
• Steel contact safety with dual carbide inserts

Features

• Tool-free depth adjustment
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Magnesium frame and magazine weighs only 7.5 pounds
• Only 12.75-inches tall, can drive nails in the tightest openings
• Delivers plenty of power, 900 in./lbs. @ 100 psi, for engineered lumber

Features

• Adjustable exhaust port and depth-of-drive for maximum comfort and control
• Drives 3/4-inch to 2-1/2-inch, 16 gauge finish nails without the need for a nail guide
• Internal piston-catch ensures full driver blade stroke every time
• Teflon cylinder for less friction and reduced O-ring wear for long lasting action
• Quick-release nose piece for fast clearing of jams and less down time

Reviews (4)

Great Finish Nailer
I have owned this Reconditioned finishing nailer for almost a year now and have yet to encounter a single problem. Nailer came in perfect condition even though it was factory reconditioned. I have used many brands of nailers and would recommend nothing but porter cable.

Great product
Purchased this product to speed up the process of building a deck. This item performed flawlessly. Easy to use, fairly light weight and drives nails without splitting the wood. Love it!

Air nailers can't be beat.
I have the 250Ar, but I'm sure it's similar/same. I have not tried a lot of finish nailers, but I can tell you I'm happy with this one:

-- going from 3/4 to 2.5 inches is a wide range
-- tool requires a quick look at the manual to use the first time, then easy easy easy.
-- price is right -- and probably the best you'll find anywhere.

If you do any amount of finish work, I think this tool is worth it (though, you need to have/buy a compressor to use it!). I found that you definitely need to regulate the pressure going into this tool -- my best luck has been with 90lbs (or a bit less, though that's out of spec). Drives nails VERY accurately.

Mine came with nails, so I'm pretty happy! I've bought plenty of refurbished tools... without any problems ever. I wouldn't hesitate!

First time user... never again.
Just bought FN250BR, first time using a finish nailer, and I already don't know how I did without it. Easy to use, light weight, and looked brand new out of the box. One thing I was not sure of was, how would I know if I hit a stud without feeling the nail being driven in. Easy, when you hold the molding up tight to the ceiling and drive a nail the molding pulls up tighter if you hit a stud. Almost gave this product a 4 star rating, when it came there were no nails in the case, and boy I wanted shoot some nails. ... Read more

Features

• Only weighs 7.5 lbs. for user comfort and better control
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Holds up to 65 full round head nails
• Up to 900 in./lbs. of driving force
• Drive depth adjustment located on tool for convenience

Features

• Muffled, adjustable exhaust port
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new! Limit 1 per order.
• Uses standard 32 to 34 degree paper-tape collated clipped-head stick nails
• Adjustable exhaust port and depth-of-drive
• Non-marring tip for sheathing and decking

Reviews (4)

Good tool, Good price
You would never know my nailer was a refurbished tool if it didn't come advertised that way. It was ready to use, no adjustments needed. I've been running three inch nails through it pretty hard since it arrived and it has been just great.

I'm working faster and more accurately now than before. The clipped head nails are just fine. They don't have that nice look that a full head has, but hey, it's framing not fine woodworking. Clipped head nails are much more common locally than the full heads and much more affordable. I've heard a rumor that Senco makes an offset full head nail that will feed through a clipped nailer if it's really that important to have that look.

My only complaints about the gun are that they should ship it with both triggers and it is a bit on the heavy side. You won't hear too much griping from me, however, when you consider what I paid for it. I've used better framing nailers, but not for under $200.00.

[not the best]
In the 1/2 hour of trying to use this tool, it was only able to function properly for 5 minutes. I have other Porter Cable products and have no touble with them. This nailer however just kept jamming at the end of slide area. It needs a guide at the end of the track to stop the nails from "bunching up" at the driver head area. It would not drive a nail and then it would drive two at once. This produces a massive recoil that almost dislocates your shoulder. Porter Cable needs to add a spring steel guide to keep the strip nails inline. This should stop the need for the constant unjamming of the feed track & driver assembly.

Love this nailer but supplies are an issue
This nailer works really well and has been one of the best tool purchases I have ever made. On my current project, time is an issue and this tool is helping me stay on schedule.
In my area, the Paslode brand of nails are the only ones stocked. As they are 30 degree strips and not the 34 degrees specified by Porter-Cable, they sometimes don't feed so you have to give the feeder spring a flick once in a while. The no feed happens about once every 300 nails. For my project it's an inconvenience I can live with compared to banging nails by hand.
Overall though, I think I've made a good purchase. The re-conditioned unit I bought didn't have a mark on it - would have sworn it was brand new, but it came at a much better price.

PC FC350 Hits Nail On Head
I purchased this gun in October 2001. My friend used it first to build a huge deck (can you believe that a friend would use your new nail before you even used it once). He went through a box of about 4000 nails installing the deck without a single jam. I have run about another 500 nails of various sizes (2" to 3.5") with the same results. Considering the quality of the gun, I think the the price is very reasonable. The gun is well balanced but is a little tooooo big for my taste. I prefer my FN250 when using smaller nails.

On the plus side, when other guys walk by, the big gun certainly looks macho.

Would I recommend it to you---Yes. ... Read more

Features

• Only weighs 7.5 lbs. for user comfort and better control
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Holds up to 80 31-degree clipped head framing nails
• Up to 900 in./lbs. of driving force
• Drive depth adjustment located on tool for convenience

Features

• Power to drive nails (up to 3 1/2" x .131") into engineered lumber.
• Uses 30 to 34 degree 2" to 3 1/2" x .113" to .131" paper collated clipped-head framing nails.
• Nail lockout mechanism alerts operator to reload tool.
• Tool-free adjustable exhaust.
• Removable non-marring nose tip with on tool storage.

Features

• User can engage contact trip lock-off and prevent accidental dis-charge of fastener.
• Provides increased durability over current cordless nailers and provides easy access for troubleshooting and service on the job-site or by a service technician.
• Works as fast as you do with consistent nail penetration into both soft and hard joints.
• Sequential operating mode allows for precision placement and the bump operating mode provides the user with production speed.
• Depths can be easily referenced utilizing numbered dial and user does not sacrifice performance when changing depths in hard wood joints.

Amazon.com Review

This review refers to the new model of this tool. This is a reconditioned powertool. Reconditioned generally means that the tool has been returned to the manufacturer,who brings the tool back to like-new condition. Some tools may contain cosmeticblemishes. Reconditioned tools come with the same warranty as their newcounterparts.

This Porter-Cable 18-gauge, 2-inch brad nailer is a compact, comfortable-to-carry unitthat might not offer quite as many extras as other (more expensive) units, but it's veryreliable and does its job well. This nailer shoots standard brads from 3/4 to 2 inches longand has an anodized magazine with a reload indicator. The die-cast aluminum body islightweight but still very strong, and the handle is comfortable to hold, even over longperiods of time. The quick-release nosepiece lets you clear jams quickly and easily. Otherfeatures include a sequential fire trigger, a safety that's located behind the driver guide fordriving brads in tight spaces, an easy-to-adjust depth guide, a directional exhaust port,and a removable rubber nose. The kit comes with a 1/4-inch male coupler with dustcover, oil, and a rugged plastic carrying case.--Jonathon Tudor ... Read more

Features

• One year warranty/30 day performance certification
• Uses standard 18 gauge brad nails from 3/4 to 2 inches long
• Adjustable exhaust port and depth-of-drive
• Removable non-marring tip to protect delicate work
• Quick-release nosepiece for fast clearing of jams

Features

• Tool-free depth adjustment
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Magnesium frame and magazine weighs only 12.5 pounds
• Only 12.75-inches tall, can drive nails in the tightest openings
• Delivers plenty of power, 900 in./lbs. @ 100 psi, for engineered lumber

Features

• Tool-free jam clearing and 360-degree exhaust
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Lightweight magnesium frame, weighs only 3.85 pounds
• Five position vertical slide for indexed depth setting
• Dual load magazine can be used either as "load and lock" or "lock and load"

Features

• Tool-free jam clearing and 360-degree exhaust
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Side low nail reload indicator window
• Four position vertical slide for indexed depth setting
• Lightweight aluminum frame, tool weighs just 2.8 pounds

Features

• Tool-free jam clearing and 360-degree exhaust
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new!
• Lightweight magnesium frame, weighs only 3.9 pounds
• Five position vertical slide for indexed depth setting
• Dual load magazine can be used either as "load and lock" or "lock and load"

Features

• 1 year limited warranty
• Uses standard 18 gauge brad nails from 5/8- to 1-1/4-inch long
• Adjustable exhaust port and depth-of-drive
• Removable non-marring tip to protect delicate work
• Quick-release nosepiece for fast clearing of jams

Features

• Includes all needed fittings and hose to be ready to go to work
• Oil Free 2 hp 6-gallon compressor (CAP2060P)
• 2-1/2" 16-gauge finish nailer (SB1664FN)
• 300 inch/pounds of driving power and convenient depth control
• Directional exhaust, lightweight aluminum housing, rubber foot to protect finish, and comfortable rubber handle grip

Features

• Unique features include built-in air filter, ergonomic handle and easy load magazine.
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new - with 1 year parts and labor warranty.
• "Dry-fire" prevention system and a rubber bumper prolongs life of tool.
• Fires standard 2" to 3-1/2" clipped head stick nails.
• Easy accessible nail depth adjustment to nine different depths.

Features

• Unique features include built-in air filter, ergonomic handle and easy load magazine.
• Factory reconditioned to perform like new - with 1 year parts and labor warranty.
• "Dry-fire" prevention system and a rubber bumper prolongs life of tool.
• Fires standard 2" to 3-1/2" round head stick nails
• Easy accessible nail depth adjustment to nine different depths.