Bostitch BT200K-2 5/8-Inch to 2-Inch 18 Gauge Brad Nailer
|  | $103.88Availability: 177 In Stock
Condition: NewSKU: BT200K-2
UPC: 077914034407
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| Product Description5/8" - 2" Brad Nailer Kit, Consists Of: Brad Nailer, 1/4" Fitting, 1000 2" Brads & Carrying Case, Tool Uses Bostitch 1300 Series Brads Or Any 18 Gauge Brad, Magnesium Housing For Durability, 2.1 LB Ultra Light, Rear Exhaust, Adjustable Depth Control, Oilless Operation, Made In The USA. - 5/8-inch to 1-1/4-inch 18-gauge brad nailer kit
- Driving power: 170 in./lbs.; oil-free for reduced maintenance; no-mar tip
- Magnesium housing for a lightweight 2.1-pound brad nailer
- Includes carrying case, 1,000 fasteners, air fittings, hex wrenches 4 profile tips
- Length: 10.13 inches; made in USA; 7-year manufacturer warranty
Customer ReviewsReviewed on 2007-06-02 
Primary Fastener
This professional nailer is like I use at work. It is my first nail gun at home because it can do from very fine small work to furniture and cabinet size fastening. |  | Reviewed on 2007-02-09 
Never has worked right
I've been using this for about 4 years now and am about at wits end with it. I had all kinds of misfire problems with it in the beginning, after analyzing what might be wrong, I put a metal shim in it and it seems to misfire (drive the nail 50 to 90% in leaving you reaching for the pliers hoping like heck you can extricate the offensive little nail without dinging up your finish work too much) less often. Lately I can't seem to get the gun to fire when I hook it up after it sits over night. Without the air hose attached, I need to put the gun on a piece of scrap or something, squeeze the trigger, then hook up the air hose to get it to fire, once it starts going, it usually does OK. I like the light weight and small tip size, but if it doesn't perform, what good is it. I like my Bostitch N88RH Framer and N62 15 Gauge a lot so I'm not a Anti-Bostitchite, but this BT200K-2 is not worth anything in my world. | | Reviewed on 2007-01-05
Lemon!
Picked up at Lowe's at $88, over DeWalt ($90) and Hitach ($79). All those were 2", 18GA with depth adjustment. Oil free operation and exhaust air direction is always toward to work piece (there is no deflector that you turn but exhaust port is located right at where quick connect fitting) were the merits. I minded about those four Allen screws that need to be unscrewed to clear jam but I have had only one or two jams over the past 5 or so years with my other nailers (1-1/4 brad, 1-1/2 staplers) so did not care too much. It came with 1000 brads too!
On the first day of working (I am a diy person) on an oak window casing and door molding, it misfired once in almost every 5 shots or so. It just won't drive a nail at all at the first attempt. Too picky depressor mechanism? Many will understand the situation that, working alone, you hold long moldings with one hand, while you support other side with your nailer for the first shot, but it just won't fire but not ever missing to leave a dimple. And had three jams. (yes! for the period of just 300 brads...) Did I mention that it needs four screws to be undone?
On the second day, I tried to get a hang out of it and spent 200 brads on a 2x4, just to find out when it misfires. I tried to change the way I depress this nailer and change how much force to push it... without any luck.
Gave up and returned it and came back with DeWalt D51238K. Heck! DeWalt did not even come with quick connect fitting, neither 1000 brads but I completed my work, gone through about 1000 brads. For the period of about 1000 brads, about 8 drops of oil, four strong puffs from exhaust at my face, two puffs to a floor that caused blow off of saw dust at my face, zero misfire and zero jam are all I had to deal with.
And one more thing, DeWalt left about 2/3 size of dimple of Bostitch. Although I haven't spent more than a few weeks, after getting along with two guns, my eyes tend to pleased on that bright yellow color over tainted rather ugly poop color too!
| | Reviewed on 2006-10-12
The first Bostitch tool to ever fail me
I have 4 Bostitch pneumatic tools and I've never had any trouble with any of them, until now.
I agree with several other negative reviews in here:
I've used it for several weeks now and given it every chance not to fail me. This nailer has a sequential trigger and it double fires at times, mostly because of the large recoil from such a small tool I believe. Whether using long or short brads, it misfires. A lot. The gun recoils so bad you will easily mar softer woods. To the skeptics reading this review: yes, the technique, application and air pressure are all a-ok. No operator error here, I've been using pneumatic nailers since the 80's.
Minor point: the instruction book is total trash. It's intuitive enough once you look it over before just ramming a stick of nails in the mag, but there's a couple of tricks to loading the magazine they don't even hint about.
I think I'll still give this tool another chance. Maybe I just have a 'lemon'. I'm going to exchange it for a new one and try again. If the new one jambs or double fires within the first 10 shots it's going back to the store for good. | | Reviewed on 2006-08-21
Great value
I have used my first 1000 2" brads and am very pleased with it. It is relatively quiet for a nail gun. I have had 3 jams which where easily fixed. For the money it seems like a good machine. I would buy it again. | |
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