Bostitch MIIIFS 1-1/2-Inch to 2-Inch Pneumatic Floor Stapler
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bostitch MIIIFS 1-1/2-Inch to 2-Inch Pneumatic Floor Stapler
Customer Review: This Stapler Works
Summary: 5 Stars
I planned to install hardwood floor in my 4 bedrooms. I was new to installing floors. My friends recommended to install the floor using Floating method. I did that and it worked but I did not like the feeling of the floor. It was a floating feeling. So, I decided to spend some money and do it right. I purchased a Makita air compressor (Hot Dog), Bostitch N62FNK-2 Finish nailer and a MIIIFS Floor stapler from Amazon.com. Air compressor and Nailer, stapler work great together. I installed one room, no jams and it works like a charm. Compressor keeps up with the demand. I used 3/8" Rubber hose with the compressor. Stapler came in a beatup box. I was concerned about it but when I used the stapler it worked fine from the word go. To install first 2 rows,I used the finish nailer to face nail the planks and then used the stapler. I love the feeling of a solid floor instead of floating it. Every body in the family loves the new floor. Great tools. Highly recommended. Customer Review: Bostich Floor Stapler
Summary: 5 Stars
Before I purchased the Bostich Floor Stapler, I rented one for three days. It worked so good I decided to buy one. I have only used it to lay about 900 sq. ft. of white ash hardwood flooring and it worked great. I have not had a jam, and the only times that it didn't put the staple all the way in, was my fault. I hadn't hit the stapler hard enough with the mallet. I know the staples work good because pulling a board up that was already stapled is not easy. But when you get the board up, the staples can be removed and the board can be reused. Needless to say, I am quite happy with the purchase. Customer Review: saving your back
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a flooring professional. I laid my floor with a carpenter. Personally I've never used a manual nailer, but he says it's a major back saver, which when you do the math (20-30lbs versus 4lbs of hammering pressure) makes a lot of sense. As to tongue splitting, lower the pressure (the stapler works great with my tiny and very light senco compressor) and--does it really matter? You can get really close to the wall, which means very little face nailing.
staples vs. nails--don't really have any comment. but this tool works well. We laid australian cyprus--which is a hard soft wood, harder than red oak.
Customer Review: Best tool available for a professional job
Summary: 5 Stars
As a professional building contractor I have tried several flooring tools, and can easily state that this is the best fastening system I have experienced for both unfinished and prefinished flooring. The staples hold better than cleat nails, and result in far less tongue splits as well. Surface marring and excessive tongue splitting are caused by improper or inexperienced operation of the tool, not by the tool itself.Customer Review: Split tongues? Lower your driving PSI!
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many other users I had some initial issues with split tongues. I had set the compressor to drive at 90 psi, once I dropped it down to 72psi, I found the sweet spot where the staples would go fully in with minimal effort, and no more split tongues. As far as the other reviewers who want a traditional trigger to fire it, it's impractical. The hammer blow actually pulls the wood together, and then the staple goes in when the wood is at it's tightest prior to it bouncing back off the tongue from the blow. A great product that does everything you need it to do. I've installed 75,000 s.f. so far with my bostich and I'm very happy.