Convert Milwaukee Framing Nailer from 30 to 21 Degree Magazine Swap

Easily switch out convert Milwaukee Fuel framing nailer from 30 degree to 21 degree so you can use different angle stick nails. No modifying to the gun just to the magazine. It's easy to swap over your nailer magazine from 30 to 21 degree with a little grinding, sanding, or filing. I got the 21 degree extended framing nailer magazine for my mine and swapped it over in just a few minutes. It definitely fits with a little adjustment to the magazine and no modifying to the actual gun which is good news.
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[@cannonmccall4748]

You sir, are a credit to humanity. This is an amazing tip, I only thought of even googling this when I noticed how similar the tools are, thank you for the clear and concise guide to modding this!

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thank you I appreciate that! I’m glad if you found it helpful. Good luck with your repair.

[@streetsluis96]

Great video . Super helpful. Also great camera work

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it.

[@littlecupofjoe1201]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Awesome! Thanks

[@RhyllioMaccShellton]

Great man, this is amazing , thanks very much ❤

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

You’re welcome! Good luck with it.

[@Eger118877]

This video is awesome! Thank you very much!

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@nicocorrao6593]

Just picked up a 21 deg. nailer. I'm going to buy a 30 deg mag and grind the opposite side of those tabs to see if I can get it to work. Thanks for this!

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Awesome yes, let me know how it goes!

[@SK8URDEAD05]

i will be doing the same thing. wife got me the 21deg for Christmas. to be honest the only other difference i can think of is the 21 might be slightly stronger too if we knew the internal cartridge capabilities only because with 21deg it can shoot thicker nails then the 30deg.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I haven’t verified for sure but I think the internals are the same. Good luck with it. Let me know how it goes.

[@gabrielgonzalez2230]

Any luck?

[@ikoito07]

were you able to do it? i got a 21deg as well but i dont want to spend on a new 30 deg

[@sleahcim4723]

Paul, I watched your video on sloping pipe. Great idea with the block taped to the level. What I actually was trying to find where does the pipe make its adjustment to create the slope and how solids are kept moving down the length of the pipe. Whether it is PVC or Cast Iron, does the slope come from skewing the pipe inside the fittings. I was thinking if the flange is level where is slope introduced? If pipe is not bowed.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thank you. So it’s about sloping the whole pipe 1/4 inch per foot typically. In the example by adding a 1 inch block at the end of a 4 foot level and reading the level as exactly level you are essentially dropping it a 1/4 inch per foot. Hopefully that makes sense.

[@apllDgrapllD]

Milwaukee knows they can make one framing nailer and sell it with multiple magazines but they can make more money selling a completely separate version same with there 15/16/18 ga nailers

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yeah they got it figured out.

[@michaelkolbe5963]

The way big stores stock nails you need a few nailers just to get the right size and job done .

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Totally 😂 you need to hit up a local place or plan ahead. Buy online ship to home. 😁

[@steveneaton7164]

Great Video. When my parts arrive next week I also ordered some .148 so I will verify if those work, as I need that for my project. I have several of the 30's. I was concerned about this approach but looking at my gun this isn't a moving part. I thought this was something the gun hit, but it not being moving I am not worried. That inner nose is really the only difference, I can find. Parts wise on the diagrams the service parts are the same. looking on ebay the 21 has 9-1, and the other has the H-3 nose. Based only off 2 pictures.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yeah great let me know how it goes! Thanks

[@VinhNguyen-zn2rq]

I'm thinking instead filing it down you can swap out the metal head on top of the magazine, it only requires to one screw

[@tiddybagel]

So you can just swap mags and switch between the 2? That's sweet

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yes with just a little “adjustment“ to the one mag. 😁

[@awac4577]

Nice! I never guessed this could be done. I'm curious...on your 30 degree nails can you get them with full round heads?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thanks. Yes they’re offset heads but full round.

[@awac4577]

@@SmartEasyDIYer Thank you, sir

[@isaaclopez1453]

Caution- When you are shooting the 21 degree and you bought the 30 degree since the 21 degree is plastic Clip not paper it does not sink all the nails

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I’ve had no issues shooting either one if the nose depth is adjusted properly.

[@emy10814]

Hello, Good job Do you have any idea if you can modify the dewalt DCN692?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thanks. No I haven’t experimented with dewalt.

[@MrDINODINO74]

Thanks for the innovation !!! I was thinking o do one from 21to 30 but I didn't know if was possible in till now . From the manufacturer point of view it's beneficial to sale 2 guns in stead of adaptation ... everybody leaching on working people back. Like it's not enough that 21° gun costs wit 50 sterling pounds more , they made this huge case for the F thing, people who see me whit the case my believe I am a sniper.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

You’re welcome. I hope you can get it!

[@darceytim]

It doesn't work

[@MrDINODINO74]

@darceytim I didn't have the chance to modify it because the jobs didn't happen so I had to return the gun and the magazine

[@ZeroColdx911]

Do you know if this can be applied to RIDGID or Ryobi nailers with RIDGID extended magazine?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

No sorry I’ve never worked on those

[@JordanMichiels-xo8yr]

Can you convert the 21 to 30° the same way? Just did and mine gets jammed after shooting 1 nail? Looking for suggestions.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yes, I believe you can. I think it would just be the opposite corners that you would have to file on the magazine.

[@darceytim]

@JordanMichiels-xo8yr did you solve your jam issue?

[@gabrielgonzalez2230]

Hello awesome video, I was curious if you're going from a 21° nailer to a 30° magazine that nub would be shorter and wouldn't involve grinding. Just thinking out loud, what do you think?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thank you! I think it would still be misaligned the opposite direction from what I gathered doing this one.

[@gabrielgonzalez2230]

@@SmartEasyDIYer I'll find out for sure by next week I just placed an order through Home Depot for a 30° extended mag

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

OK let me know how it goes!

[@ikoito07]

@@gabrielgonzalez2230 were you able to convert from 21 to 30 deg?

[@darceytim]

How did the 21 to 30 go?

[@trentenian]

Can you shoot .148 width nails with the modified 30°?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I haven’t tried any that wide yet so far I just have used the paslode .120 and .131.

[@boosted_2j]

Wonder if this will work ok a ryobi 30°

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I actually never worked on one so I dono. If they have a 21 and a 30 it potentially could work.

[@bri_guy508]

I wonder if you had a 21 degree nailer to start with you wouldnt have to do the grinding when switching to 30 degrees.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I think you still would have to grind it.

[@ZeroColdx911]

Besides someone found out it shoots 2 nails at once because of bigger hammer

[@bri_guy508]

@@ZeroColdx911 what do you mean? Modifying a 21 to shoot 30?

[@CringePanda]

So would you recommend the Milwaukee over the Dewalt?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Definitely!

[@CringePanda]

@@SmartEasyDIYer Cool, what model is the absolute best? The one in this video?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yes so Milwaukee only makes one framing nailer but they make it in 2 variations. 30° and 21°. So it depends which type of nails you plan to use. In this video I showed that it’s possible to convert them to work with either style magazine with a little modifying but if you know which type of nail you plan to use most that’s the one I would get.

[@CringePanda]

@@SmartEasyDIYer I'm going to be framing a cabin by myself, I was thinking of getting the 21 so I can nail between studs. Idk if it's true but I heard the 30 is too hard to fit in between!

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

That’s sounds like a fun project! As long as you don’t get the extended capacity magazine which is a lot longer cuz it holds 2 strips of nails they should both be about the same size. I have used both and haven’t noticed much difference in that regard.

[@MrJkabs]

Have you ran into any issues since doing this? There are warnings that the driver assembly that pushes the nails are different for the angle of the gun. And I'm being warned that swapping could damage or wear out the gun much quicker. Is this true or is this just to make sure we buy more from milwaukee?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I haven’t heard about it yet. There could be something to it perhaps worth looking into. I don’t know. To me it looks exactly the same just the angle of the magazine that’s different. I personally haven’t had any issues.

[@Boost4life87]

How is the long term testing ? Still holding up ? Shooting with no issues ? Im about to buy the 30 degree and buy a 21 clip to go back and forth

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yeah working great! 👍

[@__m__e__]

@@SmartEasyDIYer do you find the nail depth to be consistent after the mod? somebody said the 21 has a bigger hammer, so i wonder if it functions better with the 21 magazine.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yes I haven’t had any issues with depth consistency on mine.

[@ThisReckless]

Oh good stuff, so order the 30 instead and get the 21 degree clip.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thanks. Yes if you want to go the same route I did.

[@ThisReckless]

@@SmartEasyDIYer tried and true is the best choice!

[@Tard-time]

That was awsome hack saved my ass 300$

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Thanks I’m glad if it helped! let me know how it works for you.

[@lesw8798]

With this mod will it shot the same width nails the 21deg does because they are a wider size than the 31deg is capable of using?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

It should be fine it works great for either or. I’ve used it quite a lot now.

[@lesw8798]

@@SmartEasyDIYer have you used.148 ,it’s the widest the 21deg uses whale the 31deg can only shoot .131 ?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Looks like .131 is what I’ve used on both 30 and 21 degree. No one here stocks any thicker.

[@wt9653]

Dremel tool will do cleaner job.

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Yes that will work well with the right tip. 👍 I don’t have one.

[@lukelitterello8483]

Can you convert the 21 degree to 30?

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

I believe there’s some in the comments that did it. I don’t have any experience with that one but it seems to me like you can.

[@darceytim]

Failed for me. Was shooting 2 nails at once

[@zenincolllective4083]

Cheaper to buy another gun time is money

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Sometimes yes. Depends on your needs and budget.

[@VinhNguyen-zn2rq]

This project take me 30 minutes with a dremel and it save me from spending $300, so I'll take that loss of 30 minutes time, but if you have the budget then you can have as much as you want...

[@zenincolllective4083]

@@VinhNguyen-zn2rq you also voided the warranty

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

If you put the original magazine back on, it shouldn’t affect the warranty