Osvaldo Cristo
06-23-2017, 5:58 PM
I am excited today: I purchased my first pneumatic tools. Makita MAC5200 compressor, Makita AF505N Brad Nailer and a generic air blower.
I live in Brazil and usually our prices for tools are something between 30%-150% higher than street prices from the USA, although our prices includes (exorbitant) taxes.
This time, for my surprise, at slightly above (equivalent) USD 500 I paid "only" 70% above from US amazon.com price for the compressor and at USD 100 I paid the same price for the brad nailer when compared against the street price in the US... not so bad if you consider the taxes are included.
Compressor is silent compared against others I listened in the past. It reaches the top pressure very fast and can sustain high air flow (as required by blower). I was also surprised after I mounted a couple of hoses, changed the couplers from nailer and blower and no air leaks were detected so far. I am surprised also how quiet the nailer is as well the good job that small and light tool can do with 30 mm brads I am using.
I am an amateur woodwork for 30 years and in the last 25 years I own a workshop in my home. Actually the compressor was "justified" by the need I have to clean up everything as I am taking off all the stuff from the workshop, placing them temporary at the garage, cleaning everything, changing light fixtures, power plugs and painting walls, ceiling and floor - for the first time in the last 25 years! I will change also my hand tools dashboard and I will re-arrange tools and storage in my small (120 sqf) workshop.
I am wondering how could I survive all those years without pneumatic tools! :eek:
Wish me luck as tomorrow I will start the real work!
I live in Brazil and usually our prices for tools are something between 30%-150% higher than street prices from the USA, although our prices includes (exorbitant) taxes.
This time, for my surprise, at slightly above (equivalent) USD 500 I paid "only" 70% above from US amazon.com price for the compressor and at USD 100 I paid the same price for the brad nailer when compared against the street price in the US... not so bad if you consider the taxes are included.
Compressor is silent compared against others I listened in the past. It reaches the top pressure very fast and can sustain high air flow (as required by blower). I was also surprised after I mounted a couple of hoses, changed the couplers from nailer and blower and no air leaks were detected so far. I am surprised also how quiet the nailer is as well the good job that small and light tool can do with 30 mm brads I am using.
I am an amateur woodwork for 30 years and in the last 25 years I own a workshop in my home. Actually the compressor was "justified" by the need I have to clean up everything as I am taking off all the stuff from the workshop, placing them temporary at the garage, cleaning everything, changing light fixtures, power plugs and painting walls, ceiling and floor - for the first time in the last 25 years! I will change also my hand tools dashboard and I will re-arrange tools and storage in my small (120 sqf) workshop.
I am wondering how could I survive all those years without pneumatic tools! :eek:
Wish me luck as tomorrow I will start the real work!