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Milwaukee Tool has announced 2 new M18 FUEL cordless finish nailers in 15 gauge angled and 16 gauge angled styles.
Like their predecessors, the new Milwaukee M18 Fuel finish nailers don’t require any gas cartridges – all you need to power them is an M18 Li-ion battery.
The brand says that they designed the new cordless finish nailers for precision and speed. The nailers were also designed to be compact and with clear line of sight for accurate nail placement.
Both nailers feature sequential and contact actuation modes, and can drive up to 3 nails per second. Press materials point out that the nailers perform with zero ramp-up to boost productivity.
They feature a nitrogen air spring mechanism to provide as close to a pneumatic-like experience as possible.
Here’s a rear-profile view of both nailers. If you look closely, you can see where they placed the rubber bumpers. Milwaukee also redesigned the belt hook and moved it from the top rear of the nailer to the base just above the battery slot.
Shared Features & Specs
- PowerState brushless motor
- Sequential and contact (bump fire) actuation modes
- Tool-free jam clearing latch
- Tool-free depth adjustment
- LED work light
- Reversible belt clip
- On-board storage for 3 work contact bracket tips
- Bumpers & overmold for protecting finished surfaces
- User controls with power button and firing mode button
- 5 year warranty
Milwaukee M18 FUEL 15 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer
- 15GA finish nails: 34° DA-style
- 1-1/4″ – 2-1/2″ nail length
- Weighs 6.5 lbs (without battery)
- Kit: 2839-21CT
- Bare Tool: 2839-20
The nailer kit comes with a CP 2.0Ah battery, charger, and tool bag.
Price: $399 for the kit, $329 for the bare tool
ETA: November 2021
Milwaukee M18 FUEL 16 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer
- 16GA finish nails: 20° angled
- 1-1/4″ – 2-1/2″ nail length
- Weighs 6.4 lbs (without battery)
- Kit: 2841-21CT
- Bare Tool: 2841-20
The nailer kit comes with a CP 2.0Ah battery, charger, and tool bag.
Price: $399 for the kit, $329 for the bare tool
ETA: January 2022
Discussion
Milwaukee’s press materials say that they listened to user feedback in designing the new nailers. If you had any complaints about the Gen 1 nailers, does it look like they were addressed here?
Sometimes when a tool is updated, you can see some common features, or an evolution path. Here? Not so much. Just looking at the product images and side profile, it seems that Milwaukee completely redesigned the new finish nailers from the ground up.
Everything is new here – the large bumpers on the side, the magazine lock, the angle of the battery, the belt hook – everything is just different.
There are resemblances, however, to the Milwaukee M18 Fuel framing nailers. I would not be surprised if some of the advancements that made the framing nailers possible were adapted and refined here.
What do you think – are these the cordless finish nailers you’ve been waiting for?
