Cordless Nailer - Are You Ready for It or Not?

Another variety is found with the DeWalt cordless nailers, which do not use gas canisters at all. Their nailers use a flywheel type technology powered by lithium ion batteries. These batteries, they advertise, have a one-hour recharge rate. Also, most of the DeWalt models can fire 3-5 nails per second. This is plenty fast for any homeowner doing DIY work.

Recommended: DeWalt 18 Gauge Nailer

Most of these DeWalt nailers fire full-size 16 gauge nails. However, for lighter needs, they do have an 18 gauge brad nailer (remember, gauges go backwards - smaller numbers are bigger). If you are a homeowner, you may really want to do some soul-searching, because you may decide that a brad nailer is for you. No, these are nothing like the cheap, flimsy 1/4" Arrow electric brad nailers you find at your local Ace Hardware. These DeWalt brad nailers are perfectly capable of handing all of your trim needs, and even more.

Buy Direct - DeWalt 18 Gauge Cordless Nailer

You can still fire nails up to 2 inches long. Also, you do save about half a pound in weight and the profile is a bit slimmer. In fact, you save about one inch in all directions. Yes, it's still big, but every inch counts when you're working in tight spaces. And that half-pound savings, while not immediately apparent, will become quite apparent after you have been nailing trim for the last 2 hours.