Makita 18 volt 23 Ga Cordless Pin Nailer Review and Unboxing -Compared to Metabo Cordless Pin Nailer

[@BrettsWoodshop]

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[@fletj4]

Great video. I purchased the Makita 23ga pin nailer to fix glued wall panelling and trim, and it's performed faultlessly.

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Great to hear!

[@michaelm.7703]

Have the Makita version 2. Is not consistent, and jams too often. My Solution = Milwaukee M12 12v 2540-20 23 GA Pin Nailer - Drives and properly sets pins into any species of wood, almost 100% of the time! Have been using it since early January/24, and is a pleasure to use.

[@BrettsWoodshop]

I do like Milwaukee. And not just cuz I'm from Wisconsin. Let me specify... I like the tool company, not the city. Anyways, it was a price thing for me.

[@michaelm.7703]

I lucked out and was able to pick up the Milwaukee on a price match from a hardware store that was liquidating. Incidentally, I am fond of Wisconsin - Racine and Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax buildings, and Lake Mills the home of Obsession Telescopes. Enjoy your videos - keep 'em coming

[@koogle612]

I have makita everything. 3 yrs ago (still under warranty - last month of it for both) my 16 gauge & my brad nailer battery operated guns both gave up. Its a free fix so cant complain but an inconvenience. Repair will be a while. Have my old senco hose guns will make due while makitas are being fixed. Repair shop said its probably just the gaskets that need replacing. Im ok with that. 2 yrs ago I bought the metabo battery framer. Its a beast & goes all day framing on a single charge. My only complaint? Its heavy & it WAS pricey but it performs flawlessly. My 2 cents. Its nice going hoseless esp. for quick little jobs.

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Thanks for your input!

[@scottrhoads1500]

Ive had great luck with my metabo. Got it for 40 bucks at lowes

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Maybe I got a lemon 🍋

[@chrisgarcia2678]

Hey man I wanted to purchase this pin nailer but I saw some bad reviews how's yours holding up does it sink in nails like it's supposed to?

[@BrettsWoodshop]

I think some of the bad reviews were from the first iteration of this tool. The one I have is the 2.0 version. It kind of depends on how hard/dense the wood is and how long the pins are. Longer pins don’t want to sink all the way into harder wood. Softer woods no problem.

[@baseballdude8491]

Metabo hpt is great for me in all gauages Pin nailers are a bit finicky at times due to the tiny guage

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Good to know. Thanks for checking in!

[@BrettsWoodshop]

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[@davidsy423]

Hi what range in length of nails do both nailers have

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Good point! I should have covered that. The Metabo takes between 5/8” and 1 3/8” pin nails. And the Makita takes 5/8", 11/16", 3/4", 1", 1-3/16" and 1-3/8", of 23 gauge pin nails (tool does not work with 1-1/4" Pin nails for some reason)

[@davidsy423]

Hi thanks for your reply that helps me a lot, there are a lot of these video’s and none of them cover the one thing you really need to know as most woodworkers know how they work and all the ins and out of them, thanks again dave

[@BrettsWoodshop]

You're welcome. Glad to help!

[@jorgeparra3066]

My metabo doesn’t do that pop out the magazine

[@BrettsWoodshop]

I’m glad for you. I might just have a lemon 🍋…. Or it needs maintenance that I’m not aware of.

[@eliascruz9757]

Put to war on battle so to see the machine how it will be….