Arrow Fastener ET200 Heavy Duty Electric Nail Gun, shoots up to 1 1.4-Inch Brads
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Arrow Fastener ET200 Heavy Duty Electric Nail Gun, shoots up to 1 1.4-Inch Brads
Customer Review: Do not buy, this is a piece of junk.
Summary: 1 Stars
My husband received this nail gun as a gift over a year ago. We finally got around to using it this weekend. We carefully read the instructions and purchased Arrow brand 1" nails for our baseboard and chair rail project.
I think he got 24 nails into the baseboards by the time the thing stopped working completely. Then smoke started coming out of it, and it made a weird humming sound when it was plugged in.
He then went online and found tons of reviews saying the motor had completely fried after hardly any use for many other people. We had to finish the baseboards and chair rail molding with a hammer- and I must say the hammer is still going strong.
I'd also like to make a comment on the $7 worth of nails (one box) we bought for this stupid thing. They came with white colored heads- so you aren't supposed to need to touch up the boards after. Well the white comes off completely so don't bother. Now we have no nail gun and $6.75 worth of completely useless nails. Of course the warranty is expired, but let this be a warning to you. Buy another brand. This company does not make a quality product and you will be disappointed if you buy it.
Customer Review: I'll never get these five minutes of my life back.
Summary: 1 Stars
I'll be as nice as I can about this POS. I wish I could find the person who made this catastrophy and punch him in the face. I have two small kids and just had my basement redone. Getting time to do anything at all is a blessing. So, I have this new basement, new decorative ceiling tile, new tile floor...the works. It's Friday night and my wife decide to go down in the basement and do some finish work......because we are all excited about the newly finshed basement. Plug this f-ing thing in and it spits out 3 nails (that didn't even go half way in) and it stops. I do what all of you have done and sit there in all my frustration trying to figure out what the F is wrong with it. So, I walk around the house plugging this bstrd in to any hole I can find and NOTHING. My Friday night is shot and I won't have any spare time for another two weeks. I am so mad that I want to take a hammer to this pile of steaming dog sht but I know I won't get my money back. I'm buying an ARROW product again. I'll slam nails into molding with my forhead before I ever pick up an ARROW product again. Thank alot, ASHHOLEs.Customer Review: Like owning a boat (see end of review for why).
Summary: 1 Stars
Pros:
- More convenient than an air gun.
- Brads are available at most hardware store
Cons:
- As the previous reviewer states, it is woefully underpowered.
- The power is not adjustable.
- Very prone to jam.
- Hard to adjust. Two small screws tighten or loosen the nail head. A tad too tight and the brads don't make it out (they jam). A tad too loose, about a quarter turn out from too tight, and the brad skips out of the nail head guide channel, causing a jam. Just right works for a while, but then it jams for no apparent reason.
- Noisy
- Mars foam trim, even with the plastic guard on.
- The safety slide is right where you grip the trigger, so the safety easily moves even when you don't want it to, preventing firing. That mainly happens if you're on a ladder, twisted to get the gun into a corner, and you finally get it positioned and pull the trigger...which doesn't move. Aaaaargh!
Owning this brad gun is like owning a boat. I was very happy when I bought it, and will be even happier when get rid of it.
Customer Review: Avoid This Nail Gun
Summary: 1 Stars
If you want to spend your weekend basking in endless frustration, then this is the product for you. Otherwise, I would recommend that you avoid the ET200 electric nail gun.
Like most here, I needed to put up molding (base and crown), did not own a compressor, and didn't want to damage the molding by hammering manually. This seemed like the perfect item...until I used it. I shot a total of 5 nails - each went in half way and one actually jammed the "jam free" mechanism.
The model that I had was the version 2, which some claim is more powerful. If this was the high powered version, I can only guess that with version 1 the nails just fell out the front.
After this wonderful experience, I packed it all back up and returned it to the store. For a little bit more, I found a Porter Cable nail gun, "pancake" compressor, and hose kit (that even came with nails!). It was a great deal and I did the whole job in less than 1 hour - a highly recommended joy to use and worth every extra penny (model: CFBN125B)
Customer Review: Arrow ET200 - JUNK
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this item - the most expensive version sold by Lowes - thinking it would surely work best and have no troubles. I foolishly banked on the Arrow name. The gun fired three 1" brads then did absolutely nothing. Only one of the three brads penetrated the plastic baseboard and drywall into a pine 2X4. I was sure that I was the problem, but the instruction manual had no trouble-shooting section and gave no hints.
I didn't have time to fool with this thing, so drove 65 mile to Lowes (again) and exchanged it for another one. Same model - same result. It fired three (3) brads then NOTHING. Still sure it must be my fault I turned to internet reviews only to find that this experience is common and the tool is JUNK.
Tomorrow I will drive 65 miles to Lowes (3rd time) and return it, but I won 't get cash back because it takes Lowes 2 weeks to figure out if my originak check was good - even though I spent $6000. dollars there in the last 2 months.