Comments on: Paslode CF-325 Cordless Framing Nailer Review

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:12:59 +0000

I live in winnipeg manitoba and purchased one of these 325′s at Menards grand forks a week ago. My fuel cell just konked out and I didn’t realize what a pain it was to get a orange fuel cell. I have 4 boxes of nails and don’t want to get the cell/nail combo, just doesn’t make any economical sense. My wife is heading to vegas this weekend and I hope she can make it to a home depot to buy some, however don’t think she will be able to fly with them… help, otherwise this gun is going back to the lowes shelf.

By: Gorilla5598

Gorilla5598 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:26:37 +0000

I know this response is coming pretty late to this initial comment. However i thought to be very important to let all those who have been complaining about the fact that the new cf325′s fuel cells are only available in the “combo nail+fuel” packs.
I was at home depot today to see if they had the larger size combo packs available when, like a gift from God, there were the new fuel cells just sitting there on the shelf like they had been there the whole time.
I bought a couple and immediately thought that i had to make this discovery known to everyone. I am in the Nashville area and have not yet checked any other home depot, but am hoping that they are now all stocked and ready to solve the major (and seemingly only)problem that so many people have had with this new gun.
I hope that if the separate fuel cells are not yet available in all areas, this gives hope to those lying in wait.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:22:52 +0000

@Lee-I have not used the new cf-325 yet. I can tell you that being in buisiness 22 years I started using all air tools untill about 15 years ago. Since then Paslode Framing and trim guns have been in my life. I love the portability of these weapons (tools). These tools have saved me hundreds of precious hours of work over that period of time. At this current point my guns are working but if an expensive repair comes up I will definitely purchase one of these bad boys. These are some of my favorite tools in the truck.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:50:37 +0000

George – Sorry to hear that. We’ve actually been using the CF-325 for almost a year now and we’ve never run out of gas before the nails. We’ve got several extra gas cartridges. It’s interesting to hear that maybe it’s an issue of elevation. Do you know what elevation your uncle is working at? Cold weather can certainly be an issue for this gun but we find that if you keep the gas cartridge in your pocket when you’re not working it keeps it warmer and the performance is better.

By: George Latta

George Latta — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:35:29 +0000

You said “As it stands now the nails typically run out before the gas cartridge does.”

Not true. My uncle picked up 10-new CF-325 for his crew and has found when he works in the mt area of upstate NY in the cold for 4 months of the year, he has used about 3 fuel cells to one box of nails. He said he will have all 10 for sale on ebay before the end of the year.

Like I said back on December 28, 2009… I have NO plans to buy until the fuel cells are sold separately…. In fact I have told everyone I know to keep their old unit….

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:45:41 +0000

@ Mick – I don’t think you have to worry about having fuel available for that gun as there are hundreds of thousands of them still in use today.

I recently traveled to the International Builder’s Show and discussed the new fuel/nail combo issue at some length with the Paslode reps. As it stands now the nails typically run out before the gas cartridge does. You can still buy nails separately. The thinking is that you’ll always have plenty of gas left over. If you go through a couple combo sets and you’ve got extra gas you can just go out and buy the nails separately. Seems to make sense. I think the issue is far from over and time will tell how they react to the negative push back that we’ve been hearing.