Showerthought: I swore by my old nailer for years, but a job in Bellingham last week changed my mind.
I was doing a big glue-down hardwood job on a concrete slab up there, and my trusty old pneumatic nailer just kept jamming on the first day. The humidity was high and it was a real pain. The homeowner, an older guy who used to be a carpenter, saw me fighting with it and said, 'Son, sometimes the tool you love is the one holding you back.' He let me try his cordless battery nailer. I was sure it wouldn't have the power, but I was wrong. It drove every nail flush, no compressor hose to drag around, and I finished the main room two hours faster than I planned. I bought one on the way home. Has anyone else made a switch like that and been totally surprised by how much better a new way of doing things can be?