Ryobi Nailer

[Jupiter01]

I have a skirting and architrave project coming up and wanted to invest in a nailer. I am in the Makita ecosystem for the rest of my tools. All are brushed versions.

I have seen good things about this online:

Cordless 18 Gauge Nailer | RYOBI 18V ONE+™ R18GN18-0

Ryobi - R18GN18-0 18V ONE+™ Cordless 18 Gauge Nailer (Bare Tool) | Powerful nail guns from the Ryobi power tool range. Buy online today

uk.ryobitools.eu

I will consider using the Ryobi to Makita battery adapter for this nailer.

I would welcome your thoughts on this. Also, there is a brushless version which costs another £140. I don't see anything markedly different when comparing specs. Is it worth the extra spend?

Thanks in advance.

 

[big-all]

read pin gun
i have both the 18 and 16 gauge and wouldnt consider either other than into wood
the 16 gauge may work into other than wood i dont know but i have never tried as i dont know if it would work

but that aside, they both work faultlessly

 

[Jupiter01]

read pin gun
i have both the 18 and 16 gauge and wouldnt consider either other than into wood
the 16 gauge may work into other than wood i dont know but i have never tried as i dont know if it would work

but that aside, they both work faultlessly

Do you have the brushless version of 18 gauge?
When tacking skirting boards into plaster, I assume they are okay for that?

 

[big-all]

the slighly older version so not brushless
assuming still the same you will need a 16 gauge [62mm] over the 18 gauge [50mm] as skirting and plasterboard will be 25mm-30mm and dont think 20-25mm in the actual wall will hold well enough
but purely a guess

 

[big-all]

its worth pointing out the new ryobi HP range need 4 contact points on the battery to give full power as it allows draw from both the battery groups at the same so a third party adapter wont give full power on some tools

Ryobi Tools UK

uk.ryobitools.eu

 

[Jupiter01]

Does it punch into plaster or bounce back?
I've never used nail guns but seen lots of videos where it is used to hold skirting until the glue sets (or without glue). This would suggest that they dig into the plaster?

 

[big-all]

I don't know what would happen into plaster as my brain says into wood only... through plasterboard would be fine as it's soft even a say 5mm skim on plasterboard but purely a guess

Others may know differently but as the 18 [edit16]gauge nails are only 1.6mm 1/ 16th off an inch I wouldn't think so but just a guess

 

[foxhole]

Does it punch into plaster or bounce back?
I've never used nail guns but seen lots of videos where it is used to hold skirting until the glue sets (or without glue). This would suggest that they dig into the plaster?

The videos would be pinning to studwork not plaster .Glue with fixing foam is easier and requires no filling .Simple bucket off water can be used to hold skirting in place .

 

[big-all]

sorry my post above should be 16 gauge 1.6mm and 18 gauge i think about 1.2mm

 

[Jupiter01]

Please let me know if anyone else has experience of this nailer. It was strongly recommended by a local builder. He also said that the makita nailer was awful.

 

[big-all]

Please let me know if anyone else has experience of this nailer. It was strongly recommended by a local builder. He also said that the makita nailer was awful.

out off curiosity was into masonry/brick/block mentioned ??

and as i said above works faultlessly in wood

 

[Jupiter01]

out off curiosity was into masonry/brick/block mentioned ??

No. Didn’t cross my mind at the time.
You have also commended it for wood which is its core use case I guess. The new Brushless model is supposed to be more powerful. I am inclined to go for it.

 

[big-all]

No. Didn’t cross my mind at the time.
You have also commended it for wood which is its core use case I guess. The new Brushless model is supposed to be more powerful. I am inclined to go for it.

i suspect the nails will tend to fold to some extent on masonry may even jamb up the gun but easily cleared

 

[^woody^]

A brushless motor is irrelevant for a nailer

You can't practically nail into masonry. In the past they used massive cut-clasp nails to nail into clinker blocks or timber pads in the joints, and not general nails into random places Certainly not thin brads.

 

[Jupiter01]

A brushless motor is irrelevant for a nailer

Interesting to read that. It's added £140 to its price and the reviews rave about how much more powerful this model is