Customer Reviews for RIDGID Pneumatic 3-1/2 in. Full-Size Palm Nailer

I bought this palm nailer to frame a small shed. It works great, even my 9 year old grandson can use it. It is a big time saver. I wish this tool had been available much earlier in my life. Work smarter, not harder.

Bought a cheap one - it broke - returned it for another - it broke - returned it. Bought the Rigid. It is night and day better.

It made fast work for install rafter hangers.

We purchased to save us the headache of having to drive many 3.5" 16D framing nails by hand. The hole in the shaft is oddly off-center (design choice?). There was no pressure at first, and we did add oil. My son was able to use the provided Allen wrench to tighten the 4 bolts on the back, which got the pressure up enough to use it. It worked well, although a bit slowly, until it blew a seal 9/10 of the way through the job. Now it's junk, no pressure at all. This is getting returned tomorrow!

Great for tight spaces, small jobs and using different size nails.

Easiest product to ever use. Saved time for sure trying to swing a hammer in awkward positions or at heights.

I bought this device without knowledge of its capability to nail 1-inch rough boards to a wood surface with 2 1/2-inch spiral nails. I was particularly interested in removing stress of hammering from my aging shoulders. It worked perfectly and was faster and easier than hammering. While a framing nailer would have done the job with strip nails, I am unaware of any that handle spiral varieties. In addition, this was much cheaper for the single job for which it was purchased. I would recommend it to anyone who has a similar need.

I used it on a test piece of wood, drove great until a #4 round head nail got jammed in the socket. I needed use to use vice grips to pull it out. The second time it happened again and the nail broke off inside. Returned to the store.

powerful enough. One thing that happened was that itshot a nail that i had inserted when the nailer was sky up. Glad it wasn't pointed at my face

When using finishing nails, the nail head gets stuck between the round casing and the nailing piston

I was impressed with it.

It has worked wonderfully, especially in tight spaces where I could not get my framing nailer to. I am very happy with the product.

Saved me a lot off time definitely worth the money.

My dad really loved how easy this product was to carry and use for piecing together fence panels. He is older now and a traditional nail gun may be inconvenient for him for an extended period of time.

Great tool when you're in tight spots. I call mine Baby Jesus. You don't call on it often but it's there when you need it.

Where has this been my whole life

Worked great. Exactly what I wanted. Initially had trouble with bent nails but once I had some experience, it drove the nails with no problems and no bends.

Easy to use. Did the job. Serious DIY-er framing in tight spaces.

Powerful little thing! Works great, fits into small areas, very easy to handle.

The hole that is machined into the nose (the business end of the this pneumatic tool) is off center, leaving very little metal on one side. and thereby weakening it. I am returning mine before it fails under pressure and with a nail in the barrel, causing an unsafe situtation for the operator. Btw, see the other review(s) here and elsewhere that have the same problem. I think these need to be recalled.