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Looking forward to my next project. It propably saved me at least one hour time over useing a hammer. I can't find Milwaukee nais but others have said most other brands of angle nails will work fine. I bought this product mainly to frame a patio door. I would definately recommed this product. It worked perfect right out of the box. I am not good with a hammer so this was exactly what I needed. No hammer marks on the inside trim, my wife was very pleased.
It came with a nice case, a small bottle of oil, and about a thousand nails. The tool is lightweight, and comfortable to grasp. It placed the head just below the surface.
I was hesitant at first, because one reviewer said that it did not do toe molding. It fires flawlessly. Even though this is my first, I think that this is an excellent nail gun; great price, too.
For safety reasons, I only fired single shot. Purchased it anyway, and was pleasantly surprised.
To install the quart round, all I did was turn the gun upside down.
My cheapo Harbor Freight gun has the safety built into the nose of the gun,allowing you to fire at an angle. Everything is swell about this except the safety foot, which prents toe-nailing.
The nailer just feels like a quality tool when you use it and if something were to happen to it I would definitely purchase another one.My only beef with it could be that it has a 3/8" NPT air inlet instead of a more common 1/4" one. Use them to tighten the screws that hold the tool together if they become loose or you can take the tool apart if you need to work on the tool. This nailer shoots 1" to 2.5" 15 gauge nails with a 34 degree collation angle as per manufacturers specifications. Finally the nailer has a great designed non-marring pad which goes on the workpiece contact and even has an extra one stored on the magazine in case you lose the one that is on the tool.The Bottle of Oil:2 ounces of your basic bottle of air tool oil. It is made up of magnesium (body), plastic (nail magazine), rubber (grips), and steel (nail feeder and barrel). There are some other nice features built into this nailer. I figured the 15 gauge would hold it better than 16 gauge, plus the nailer was on sale when I bought it and I've never had a Milwaukee tool that wasn't first rate quality. This review is for the Milwaukee 7140-21 15 gauge Angled Finish Nailer.The package contents are: a plastic case, the 7140-21 nailer, a bottle of air tool oil(appears to be about 2 ounces), a pair of safety glasses, two allen wrenches (4mm and 5mm), a box of 1,000 2" 15 gauge bright finish nails, a warranty card, and the instruction manual.**This item does not come with a required 3/8" male air hose coupler, so make sure you pick one up.
The first is a simple tool less nail depth adjustment knob to quickly change the depth of the nail drive. More than enough for a small job. I never do though.The Instruction Manual:The most important thing to do is read this before you start using your tool.Conclusion:I bought this nailer to install some 3/4" ponderosa pine craftsman style trim I had made for a big project I was working on. Send it in if you want the warranty or to become a Heavy Duty Club member. Another feature is a 2 way switch which can: change the trigger into either single sequential actuation mode or into contact actuation mode. Or if you are like me pick up a 3/8" to 1/4" coupler adapter, as I only have a 1/4" air hose setup.**The Plastic Case:The case is a very nice heavy duty plastic carrying case which holds all of the contents with a perfect fit and keeps closed tightly with two heavy duty metal locking hinges. It also has a built in plastic handle to easily carry the case and contents around.The Nail Gun:The 7140-21 has a great quality feel to it, like most Milwaukee tools do. It did not mar the wood at all in ponderosa pine(an extremely soft wood).
They are easy to replace though if lost.The Nails:1,000 15 gauge 2" bright finish nails. Remember to oil your tool several drops before and after every use and it will extend the life of your air tool.The Safety Glasses:A clear pair of safety glasses, but I prefer my Ztek clear tinted safety glasses though for all my work.The Allen Wrenches:Your basic 4mm and 5mm allen wrenches. Another feature is a swivel thick plastic belt clip to hang the nail gun on your belt or pant pocket or whatever when it is not in use. It countersunk all the nails I shot with it unless I hit a drywall screw or a nail in the framing(only happened twice).
This nailer performed absolutely flawlessly for me. Other than that I would highly recommend this nailer. This nailer is no exception. It is also very light at only 4.2 pounds.
Cover them up or they will rust.The Warranty Card:Its just a warranty card and registration to become a member of the Heavy Duty Club (Whoopdie Doo.). The nail gun also has a nice exhaust feature in which the exhaust cover can turn 360 degrees so you don't have to have compressed air blown in your face. It also carries 106 nails in the magazine so you can shoot nails for a long time before adding more. This means you can either shoot one nail at a time by pressing the trigger when the workpiece contact is depressed(single sequential actuation) or hold the trigger down and every time you depress the workpiece contact a nail is fired(contact actuation).
Customer service gave me a few ideas to try (none of which worked) and then told me to take to a factory authorized repair facility. Received the nailer for what I thought was a fair price. I gave it a One Star for the nice carrying case that it comes in. That was over a week ago and have not heard from them. Attached coupler (not provided & hard to find 3/8" MIP) and fired two nails in a piece of scrap to make certain gun was OK. Weeks later when I needed the nailer I got one nail in a piece of trim and the tool was inoperative.
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