Milwaukee 715021 5/8Inch to 21/8Inch 18 Gauge Brad

It Works
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I used this nailer to finish my basement including the oak trim around the windows and doors. It never jammed. The penetration of the brads was adjustable and predictable. It’s now a valuable tool in my workshop.

A great brad gun for a reasonable price.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
As a few previous commenters stated, I also, had to remove the no-mar pad and file down the workpiece contact a small amount to get the brads to recess properly. I also discovered that tilting the nailgun slightly forward (toward the brad exit point also ensures a properly recessed brad. I have used the nail gun quite a bit since I received it 6 weeks ago and I have yet to experience a miss fire. I can drive all brad lengths with a maximum setting of 90 lbs pressure. Great gun! I love this product. I would recommend the 7150-21 to anyone. Thanks Milwaukee.

Another Indestructible Milwaukee Tool
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The Milwaukee 18 gauge nailer is definitely a worthwhile investment. I do a fair amount of remodeling, and over the years I’ve learned that quality tools make the job easier and faster. As an owner of several other Milwaukee tools, I was impressed with the quality and ease of use of the tool.

Pros:

-Lightweight

-Powerful (make sure you keep the air pressure around 100 p.s.i.)

-Easy to switch depth and switch between single fire and bump fire mode (though the uses for bump fire mode when installing trim is beyond me)

-Well-balanced

-Oil-free

Cons:

-Doesn’t come with necessary air fitting

-Made in Taiwan (every nailer is made there, however)

I haven’t had any problem with the nailer improperly setting the brads. This tool is worth every penny. Don’t get yourself sucked into buying a cheap nailer, especially one that uses both brads and narrow crown staples since you’ll end up with a larger hole to fill in later. The 5 year warranty is nice, but don’t expect to use it.

The Best by far
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great nailer!! I bought this do several rooms of crown moulding and it performed flawlessly. My contractor buddy was installing some hardwood floors in my home and I was his laborer. When his Dewalt was having issues face nailing,we used mine and was amazed at the price I paid and the performance. I highly recommend this to EVERYONE

great tool
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
very nice gun. great design, all the options, light weight. only downside would be the whole countersink issue the everybody seems to experience. i would highly recommend the milwaukee line of nailers

Milwaukee Brad nailer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great all purpose brad nailer. Good for projects around the home and a great price!

Not for big hands
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I have big hands, and the trigger pinches my middle finger. The only way to avoid this is to purposefully hold the nailer in an awkward position. I returned it. Never used it. Maybe they should come is sizes…

Nice nailer ….except for…
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I tried out my new Milwaukee 7150-21 after installing an air fitting (not included). Just like some of the other reviews said, the nailer would not drive any size brads completely unless you tip the nailer forward. Even at 120 lbs. pressure and max depth setting. Looks like I’ll have to file it down like some of the others have, since the safety is too long with the pad on it. Is this just a bad batch, or is everyone having to modify their brand new 7150-21?

Great first nailer experience
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m not sure I can say enough good things about this nailer. It’s the first pneumatic tool I’ve owned, and it has already made me want to search out reasons to use it. If you’re looking for an all around nailer for small to mid-sized woodworking projects, than this is the right tool. I will be buying more Milwaukee tools in the future.

Great first nailer experience
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m not sure I can say enough good things about this nailer. It’s the first pneumatic tool I’ve owned, and it has already made me want to search out reasons to use it. If you’re looking for an all around nailer for small to mid-sized woodworking projects, than this is the right tool. I will be buying more Milwaukee tools in the future.

Another good Milwaukee product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this nailer from Amazon a few months ago. I have not used it for any large projects yet but I have used it a number of times for small projects and my son-in-law used it for adding a lot of molding to their house. I’ve been very impressed with it. I have had no dry fires at all and my son-in-law reported the same on his project. This was a replacement for a cheap import that would dry fire at least once every 10 to 20 times and ultimately quit working. I’ve also had no jams with the Milwaukee. I’ve used it with the full length range of brads and they all work fine. The only negative I would say about it is that it does not get into tight places very well. I’ve done a couple of picture framing or shadow box type projects in which I was using very short brads on thin strips of wood in a tight place. I did have to work at it a bit more to get it into a shooting position than I did with the import. This is rarely an issue for me. I like the nailer very much.

Brads not fully driven into wood. Disappointed. Same problem with replacement unit.
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this nailer on the strengths of all the 5 stars awarded by other reviewers. So with great anticipation, I waited for it to arrive. Then I was deeply disappointed when even with pressure set to the maximum 120 PSI and depth adjustment turned all the way for maximum penetration, the heads of the brad remained above the wood. I shot over 50 brads with this consistent problem. This means that the nailer was delivered without being able to perform the job it was designed to do.

I read others have modified the safety by filing it down, but why should I do this irreversibly to a new tool that is reputed to be so perfect? If I did this, wouldn’t it make the no-mar pads not fit snugly on the bulbous shaped safety tip? I wonder if there is another way to adjust the safety protrusion without filing it down (depth adjuster doesn’t do it). I have requested for a replacement from Amazon to see if this disappointment persists.

Same problem with replacement unit & the successful fix

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The replacement unit has exactly the same problem of not driving the brads to be flush or slightly below the wood surface no matter how I adjusted it. Because I can’t wait anymore for yet another replacement, I followed the path of what other reviewers did- file the safety tip down. But by how much?

The fix

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Close examination of the safety protrusion even when fully depressed & with depth adjustment turned all the way for maximum penetration shows that it lifted the brad exit point about 1.5 mm above the wood surface. Therefore the safety must be reduced in length by at least 1.5mm. However, this does not give additional depth penetration leeway since the depth adjustment is already maxed out. So I decided on filing the safety down by 2mm and tapering it to retain its pointed shape for the no-mar pads to be refitted. This done, I test fired brads of all lengths and they come out perfectly just below the MDF test surface with air pressure of at least 85 PSI.

The depth adjustment should be set so that when the safety is fully depressed, it should lift the brad exit point just above the wood surface. This is so that when the gun recoils and land back on the wood after firing, the no-mar pad on the saftey can prevent the metal brad exit from denting the wood. So on hindsight, filing the safety length down by 1.5mm should have been enough instead of 2mm.

Conclusion: If the safety length came properly adjusted, I would have given it 5 stars, but having experienced disappointment twice, time lost waiting for the replacement and still having to alter the tool to make it work, I maintain my one star rating for this otherwise excellent tool.

Great nailer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the second Milwaukee air nailer I have purchased, both from Amazon, the other is a 16 gauge nailer. I love the lighter weight, of both and the soft tips that do not scar or dent the trim or paneling I am installing. I also like the adjustable depth for setting the nails. I am a handyman/carpenter and use these nailers regularly. I would highly recommend them to others. The price is right, also. Milwaukee 7150-21 5/8-Inch to 2-1/8-Inch 18 Gauge Brad Nailer