My new cordless nailer jammed solid on a fence job in Phoenix last Friday

I was putting up cedar pickets in 105 degree heat when the thing just stopped feeding. I tried clearing it with the tool's release, but a nail head was wedged sideways in the magazine. Ended up taking the whole front end apart with a hex key on the tailgate. Some guys say to just buy the pro-grade model, others say all battery guns fail in extreme heat. What's your go-to fix for a bad jam when you're on site?

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faith124d ago

Saying a rubber mallet is overkill ignores how bad some jams can get. I've seen nails so stuck that tapping does nothing and you have to take it apart. Sometimes the full teardown is the only fix that works on site.

taragrant4d ago

Honestly think people blame the heat way too fast. My cheap cordless nailer has survived three Arizona summers without a single jam. You probably just got a bad batch of nails or didn't clean the magazine out before you started. Tbh taking the whole thing apart is overkill, a solid tap with a rubber mallet on the side usually shakes that jam loose.