Powernail Product Demonstrations

Introduction: They’re rugged, Dependable, and Easy to use...!

They’re Powernailers from Powernail, the recognized name in flooring installation for over 50 years. Because Edgar P. Anstett believed quality installation products would build a better floor, he founded the Powernail Company.

Today, Powernail manufacturers professional Powernailers, Powercleats Nails and other flooring related products In this 160,000 square foot facility in Lake Zurich, IL just 35 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. This modem plant is totally dedicated to manufacturing the complete line of manual and pneumatic Powernailers and Powercleats Nails.

Powercleats Nails, made in the USA from high quality steel, are engineered not to bend when driven into hard flooring materials. These cleats are FHA and VA approved.

The well-formed set of barbs along each side of the cleat provides ultimate holding power. Powercleats Nails will not split the tongue or cause squeaks.

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Let’s go to work! For manual nailing, Powernail offers the Model 101 Face Nailer that saves time and properly secures the first strip.

Load the Model 101 Face Nailer with 2-inch Powercleats nails for ¾-inch tongue and groove flooring.

Hold the flooring strip firmly and… face-nail the board into the sub-floor at every floor joist location.

(Model 101)

Powernail Model 45 Manual Nailer is the best tool to nail the rest of the flooring.

Load 2" Powercleats nails into the nailer for ¾" flooring.

Strike the metal plunger head with the rubber mallet end. Do Not use the metal end of the mallet against the plunger as it will damage the nailing machine.

(Model 45)

Raise the mallet up over your head and follow through to the plunger head, striking it dead center. One blow of the mallet will "nail and countersink".

(Powercleats Nails)

If the nail is not countersunk, use more striking force for good "nail and countersink".
Proceed by using a Countersink nail set tool and continue to the next nailing location, 8" to 10" inches away.

Use the #5 Mi Mallet properly. The rubber end is for racking or snugging up flooring together as tightly as possibly before they are nailed down. Use the metal end of the mallet for tapping end joints.

(#5 Mi Mallet)

Flooring strips are not straight; therefore, use the Powerjack Flooring Jack to snug the boards together, or tap the strips as close to the nailed strip as possible -and stand on the strip to hold it in place for nailing. Use enough striking mallet force as needed to snug up the flooring.

If the nail is protruding well above the surface, bend it back and forth to break it off.

(Powerjack Flooring Jack)

Powernail also manufactures a versatile series of high quality Pneumatic Nailers.

Introducing the 445 Series of mallet activated Pneumatic tongue and groove nailers, with 4 models to meet your specific nailing needs.

(445 Pneumatic Nailers)

The Model 445LL features a long handle and long 15-1/2" nail channel that holds 200 Powercleats nails. This tool is ideal for the installer that prefers to stand up when nailing those big flooring jobs.	(Model 445LL)
The Model 445LS features a long handle and short 9-1/2" nail channel that holds 100 Powercleats nails. It’s ideal for stand up nailing on typical residential jobs.	Model 445LS
The Model 445SL features a short handle and long 15-1/2" nail channel holding 200 Powercleats. This one is for the installer that prefers to do kneel down nailing on big flooring jobs.	Model 445SL
Model 445SS features a short handle and short 9-1/2" nail channel holding 100 Powercleats. The Model SS is perfect for kneel down nailing on typical residential jobs or in tight quarters. These models are easy to use and versatile, designed for use with 1-1/2, 1-3/4, and 2 inch Powercleats. These easy to change adapter plates make it possible to nail down ½, ¾, 25/32nd and 33/32nd" inch tongue and groove hardwood flooring.	Model 445SS

Only Powernail offers these unique features in the 445 series:

–A Safety trigger that prevents accidental discharge unless depressed, –A Rugged cast aluminum body, handle and adapter foot, –A Pressure sealed aluminum body casting that eliminates leaks. –A baked-on powder coated finish that resists wear. –An Extruded aluminum nail channel that’s hard coated to resist wear –A 3/8" air inlet for rapid cycling.	--Features--
–A set of replaceable seals, cylinder sleeve and driving blade. –All 445 Powernailers operate on 90-100 PSI air pressure, –Weigh approximately 12 pounds each, and come complete with mallet, wrenches, lubricant, instructions, maintenance schedule and parts list.

When you need quality and rugged pneumatic surface nailing power,
the Powernailer Model 445 SN mallet activated pneumatic surface nailer gets the job done right.

The Model 445 SN is built with the same dependable features as the other 445 Powernailers, and accepts all 1-1/2, 1-3/4, and 2" Powercleats nails, to accommodate 1/2 through 33/32^nd flooring. The compact 6-1/2: nail channel holds 50 Powercleats nails.

(Model 445 SN)

The Model 445 SN is designed to be used when starting a strip of flooring next to the wall. After the first board has been surface nailed, the second board can be tongue nailed at a 45 degree angle using the exclusive "POWERGROOVE" edge locator.

Continue the installation with the 445 mallet activated pneumatic Powernailer of choice. Bring back the 445 Surface Nailer with the POWERGROOVE edge locator to finish the installation.

(POWERGROOVE)

Powernailer Model 445 surface nailer and model 445 tongue and groove nailers are the perfect companion tools.
Powernail’s Pneumatic Powernailers require an air compressor that delivers 3.5 cubic feet of air per minute square inch pressure. Do not exceed120 pounds per square inch of pressure.
Powernail professional products are rugged, Dependable, and easy to use!