20 Best Corded Electric Finish Nailer (Jan 2023 Update)

I bought last year and only used it a few times. It does NOT drive the staple or brad completely into the wood. I guess it would be nice to use if nailing something into styrofoam. I'm a retired contractor. I learned a long time ago not to buy cheap tools. But I thought with the DeWalt name it would work properly. I used mostly for brads so I can finish driving them in all the way but certainly doesn't work the way it should. And yes, I had pressure set to highest number. I wish I hadn't sold all my "contractor" shop tools. Oh well. Funny thing – I still have all my mechanics tools I started buying in the late 1960's and all of them work well.Fire

I purchased this because my last stapler gave out. This product is great. It is easy to use on any wood items as well as screening. The different types of staples it uses made my projects easy to finish. There is no misfires that I have encountered. It is light weight and firees at any anglebutch91

I had a Stanley electric staple/nailer but after many years of use it was not shooting brads very well, two would come out and the depth/tension knob had to be taped in place. Was going to go with a combo unit again but as the Stanley was still shooting staples well, decided to go with a brad nailer only. I don't have a compressor so electric options were limited. The Dewalt units were combos and didn't get great reviews. I have had J50 and a J27 staple guns for ever so went with Arrow. Good solid tool, tension works well and overall the units seems great, but I have only owned it for a month or so and it has not seen heavy use. Will not drive the biggest brad into very hard wood but I knew that going in. If you just want a light duty use brad nailer and don't have a compressor, this may be the unit for you.Curtis12345

Bought a townhouse that had a lot of small fixer-upper projects. Don't have a compressor and didn't want to spend a lot. Just needed an electric brad nailer and the Arrow ET200BN more than fit the bill. Easy to use, takes a good sized brad and does the job as expected and then some. If you have bunch of small jobs and want to save a lot of time and grief, this is the tool for you. Too bad Arrow doesn't honour their promise of the storage caddy. They get you to write a review – tell you you can enter the code for the caddy once you post it, then don't offer anywhere to enter the code. It's a small plastic storage caddy – you made the offer – you should at the very least honour that promise without making us DIY-ers resort to jumping through hoops, After all, it's the consumer who made you who you are. Very disappointed in you lack of commitment.OnlyMe

I recently bought an Arrow Professional Electric Nailer – ET200BN. I got it to repair and remodel the paneling, molding, and trim in a mobile home. I got all of the available brad nail sizes to test which worked best. It saved me a lot of time and was excellent at resecuring things. I had a concern because I have seen reviews where people were unhappy with brads not going fully in. I learned that it is important to choose the correct brad size for a project and test a sample first and in doing this I did not have any problems. I also learned that I needed to sometimes place my other hand firmly on top of the gun when using longer brads to avoid a kickback and to make sure all of the force was applied to sinking in the brad. I can foresee many projects to use the brad nailer and I am using it to build parts of a new pantry and to repair the screen on a large porch.Doug1958

Received the nailer this morning. Seems to be of quality workmanship. I am impressed so far. Came with nails, oil, air hook up and instructions. I have used it already to instal quarter round trim. Easy to use. The only way I feel to improve this product is to have a tool bag included.hopwal

I had to have a nail gun, so I purchased this one after reading reviews on it. I love it, so much better than my old one. I've used it to build my Peacock coop, never locked up on me, never jammed, easy to load, I truly will order it again.Barbara

To the gentleman or lady that could not get this nailer to function properly. I had a similar issue of not getting the nail through the desired wood. However, by increasing the pressure from the compressor it will increase the power to the nailer. Allowing you sufficient compression power to nail through the desired thickness. With regards to this nailer I have used one similar but cannot provide a rating until I have used it. Please stay tuned…David

My wife "rescued" a kitten about a year ago. Welcoming the new member to the family, a cat tower was necessary to provide a safe haven to munch her kitty food without the worry of the three resident hounds. The kitty has since gained several pounds, breaking her tower and exposing herself to the k9 scavengers of the home. Adding the task to my honey-do list, I was eventually disappointed to find that once finding time to re-construct the tower, my two Stanley staplers were worthless – the staples cannot be located to keep using the two tools. I was forced to shuck over $40 to purchase my new Arrow Stapler, which can be loaded with staples available on every street corner. The re-build of the tower was quickly accomplished and new carpet was successfully secured to the new "Top shelf – Penthouse" our heavy cat now enjoys. I am now a proud owner of the new Arrow that I will continue to use with projects all over the house, without the fear of not being able to locate additional staples!AllenWFTX

The corded power fastener (stapler) was what I needed for my projects after two failed Stanley tools of similar design. I read the instructions carefully. This is really important. You will be happier with the tools function when you understand how it is intended to work. ith some hand pain history, I was pleased that the trigger action isn't hard. It took me a little time to get used to its safety features and a little frustration when it overheated and had to "rest". However the positives were worth it and I am happy to put it away in a zipper case which will make it easy to store and locate when I need it again,DKI70

First checkout the picture I attached… As a T50 stapler, I recommend this ET501F stapler. BUT, you have to select the proper staple “leg” length for your application. For example, do not expect it to drive a 1/2” staple fully into a piece of wood. The stapler is design to embed staples in about 3/16” of an inch. As a JT21 stapler, I did not test. As a T25 stapler, I cannot recommend. Just driving into wood without a cable it just crumples the rounded staple top. With a wire, it smashes the cable; possibly breaking the cable. Refer to the attached picture. As a 18GA Brad nailer, I cannot recommend. About 1/3 of the brads jamed the stapler. Others did not fully “eject” from the stapler and would pull out when you TRY to left the stapler away. Only about 1/3 worked as the user would expect. Additionally, it only uses 5/8” long brads which have very limited applications. Refer to the attached picture. As a 18GA Pin nailer, I cannot recommend because no one sells these fasteners, including here on Arrows website. In summary, I feel the only two functions this stapler will do well are T50 and JT21 stapling. I see no value in paying extra for the others features which do not work well… it’s really a 2 in 1 stapler. Code 1117BGF44

Nailer stopped firing nails after being used twice. Maybe just this tool because my other porter cable nailer I have been working fine for years.sharsimon

I wanted a finish nailer to install some hardwood flooring. The compressor will be used for the flooring nailer too. This stuff looks like new and works like new. The compressor hose was dirty and tied up with stickey masking tape. The connectors were corroded. CPO told me to call Porter Cable direct. PC sent a new hose. I'm happy.MRBOB

It arrived on time. Worked right out of the case. Just plugged it into my air compressor and started tacking away. Worked like a champ. Love the pressure adjustment so I can get the nail seated just right. The case still had the plastic tie and the marketing packaging in tact when I received it. The gun was brand new. I saved at least $40 dollars over that big orange store. Thanks.grmarshall

I had this for a Christmas present for some DIY reupholstery. It was excellent at first; very easy to use with great results. Unfortunately that didn’t last. After reupholstering some dining chairs and a couple of headboards it stopped working. It certainly isn’t heavy duty. I’ve always been an advocate of Stanley products, but this one lets them badly down. Not recommendedBob street

I bought this stapler for quick jobs when I don't have time to use my compresser and pneumatic stapler. Having used Stanley tools many times I was expecting good performance from this product. I was so wrong. This electric stapler is a pure waste of money. I used it twice and was extremely disapointed. The staples goes in properly only once out of three. Still, most of the time I had to use a hammer to finish them in or even worst the staple bends in the middle so I had to take it out and fire again. Another thing, if you want the staple to completely go in, you have to put a lot of weight on top. This is not good because when you are upholstering you need your other hand to pull firmly on the fabric to avoid puckers or loose fabric. Yesterday, I had to upholster 2 bar stools and for a job that usually takes me an hour it took me almost 3 hours as I had to take out about half of the staples which is again a waste of money.. I will surely be back to my pneumatic stapler. It is effortless and staples always goes in perfectly. I will get rid of this electric stapler as it is a useless tool. Sorry but I do NOT recommend this product.abibi

Originally we had a TRE550 that failed without warning, and slightly out of warranty period… Was very dissapointing as it had not been used much… HOWEVER, STANLEY stepped to the plate and replaced the failed unit even though warranty had lapsed. Companies like STANLEY that stand behind their product will certainly keep their customer base and give customers like us a good feeling when looking at STANLEY products. THANKS again for going that extra mile and looking after your customers!!!rv_tech

I've used this nailer for 2 years now. No issues, no jams, shoots every time you pull the trigger with 1/2" to 2 1/2" brad nails. I also have the 16 gauge nailer and it too works perfectly.BigAl

This reconditioned nailer works fine so far. Haven't used it much yet, but it looks and works like new. This is not my first reconditioned power tool from this company; and I've never been disappointed with one. Good value too!GStick

Fast shipping and great tracking notifications. Life is so much better now in my shop! This machine is ultra quiet! Makita compressors have great track record for longevity in our construction business, I expect this new quiet series model to continue that tradition.Mr Wilson

The low 8.5 amp power requirement is very useful if you have limited power in your workspace and have multiple power tools and lighting. For someone working from a detached garage that only has a single 20 amp feed, this would be a good choice. It’s also an advantage if you need to run it off a long extension cord, since 8.5 amps doesn’t cause enough voltage drop to be much of an issue, even at 100 feet on a 14 ga. cord. The other thing about this machine is that it actually is very quiet. 60 dB is barely above a whisper, so you can listen to the radio at a reasonable volume in your shop, and even have a normal conversation next to it while it’s running. Bonus points for not irritating your crabby next door neighbor if you live in the city. They probably won’t even notice you have a compressor. I believe you could even use it in an old wood-frame apartment building as long as you position it in such a way that it doesn’t cause too much vibration. Best of all, it won’t scare your pets into hiding! The only issue is that for its cost, it isn’t as powerful as many others. Since going battery-powered for my impact wrenches, my primary uses are for air-blowing, and occasional nail gun use, including a framing nailer. If I tried to go too fast with the nail gun, it wouldn’t keep up, so this isn’t a good choice for a professional framing carpenter where time is money. And for the blow gun, you can get about 10-15 seconds of good pressure, then you have to wait 30-45 seconds for it to recover. The most powerful 120 volt compressors can supply between 4-5 CFM at 90 PSI (but they also draw 14-15 amps and are LOUD); this one is only rated for 2.6 CFM at 90 PSI, so that’s your tradeoff for whisper-quiet low-amp operation. And although I’d give this five stars because I don’t need the most power possible from a 120v outlet (the quiet operation combined with Makita’s quality reputation is what sold me), I’m holding back because brand new out of the box, this unit cuts off at only 125 PSI, not 135 as it should, so there might be a quality control issue somewhere (this is a new model released in the past year or so). I paid for 135 PSI, and at this price, I feel I deserve every pound. Therefore, my next move is to contact Makita and see what they say. I’ve never had to warranty a Makita product, so whether I update with a 5th star depends on how satisfied I am with Makita’s response.Thegonagle

Just got it – fast shipping and great service. So far – it does what I need it to. Fills fast – super quiet. It definitely cycles when filling large 4×4 tires, but never loses line pressure. Very happy with the purchase. It was hard to find info, but once it arrived I confirmed it uses Milton M style fittings.Mr C

I just purchased this gun and right out of the case it is non serviceable. Wouldn't fire one nail. What's worse is there are 30 in stock at my local store but because of the communism going on these days, I was instructed to take the gun to a tool repair, as Home Depot is not exchanging items. Funny, none of the associates that were diligently bringing out orders to peoples cars were wearing gloves, so what's the difference? Don't bother calling the 1-800 umber because it was that service that directed me to bring the gun to the point of purchase. Let me be clear, all the associates I dealt with either on the phone, or in person, were great.Debroke

Straight out of the box, it did not work. The piston would not move to fire the gun. Slight puff of air would come out the exhaust with each trigger action. My compressor was set to 120 psi, so no issue with air delivery. Just bought it this aft, its going back tomorrow morning.GaryC

Should have read the reviews. Like other Stanley nail guns seem to do, mine stopped responding altogether. Looks like an electrical problem. I warmly recommend any other brand.Chris202274312

Those who had issues MUST not have used gun properly. Works great for installing trim, baseboard, and great for installing wood planks on a wall. No issues whatsoever. Just remember to use two hands, one on the trigger, and one firmly on the back of the nailer.Lotto1

I bought this TRE 650 Oct 19/17 on EBay at nimbus_market. I used it today 4 Aug /18 to nail down window flashing.When it worked it worked well but it JAMMED every 5-8 Brad nails. I needed needle nose pliers to remove the jammed bent nail.Needless to say it took more time and I was slightly miffed.Richard 0987654456789

I bought this kit to replace a Cambell 30 gal compressor that was heavy and awkward. I also needed a small portable compressor for air while out camping and this kit was perfect. Very light and easy to move around, very quite compared to my other compressor or similar compressors (75db). I like the no tangle air hose and the two ports for more than one hose. Great kit for camping and everyday house use. The air gun was a great addition for those quick repair jobs.Ruffstock

I decided to go with this air compressor because it was the most quiet in its class and could support tools better with its higher cfm. I have been using this one for a little over a year now and love it. It is much quieter than my friends who has another brand. I have not had any problems with it. The nail gun works great as well. This combo does great for projects around the house. My next one will be a bigger Dewalt, so I can use impact tools and spray paint.HAZEL007

Got for house renovation project, the nailer is very handy (yeah my first one too), great for all the new trim 🙂 It's a great kit, all components are high quality. Using the compressor very often for general cleaning and car projects.JanK

As stated above, Nail brad length limited to 3/4" when nailing plywood, 1/2" thick.- Marginal use. 1 1/4" brads will not work with with 1/2" plywood at all. Staple functon not tested. 220ms220ms

this brad nail gun is good but could be better……there is no adjustment on it at all…….if the wood your nailing into is hard, the brads need to be set with hammer and nail-set. no big deal if you only have one brad but if you have molding to install the lack of adjust ability becomes a BIG problem. I ended up getting one that is adjustable and trimmed the whole house with molding.ze-gaza

delivered ahead of posted date. Packaged excellently. Stapel gun was just as it was described. Thank you, from an 84 year old lady, my work has been made easier.Celestine

I bought this yesterday for use while changing tires on our cars; my old no-name compressor gave out and this looked like the best price/performance purchase that was also in stock. It does a great job at filling tires and related air compression jobs; gets up to pressure pretty fast. I have not yet used the included BN200SB brad nailer yet, but have some projects coming up for that. Might have bought the cheaper packaging without the nailer but that doesn't even include an air hose and I needed to get moving immediately. So far so good!idbc

Great for trim work and some diy work around the house. Holds more pressure than my old unit that I replaced this one with. Runs quieter than last one. Refills pretty fast as well. Haven't tried the gun that came with it but seems as good quality as my 2 other porter cable guns.Eric B

Pile of garbage, you get what you pay for. Porter cable has become a joke, I will avoid buying any other PC products. The compressor is junk, just listen when you turn it on for the first time. Loose internals or metal on metal? Reviews online describe how ridiculously loud it is, and reoccurring issues with the regulator, Returning for refund and buying any other one would be my best advice. This is possibly the saddest compressor currently at home depot.Mike

Should have read the reviews. Like other Stanley nail guns seem to do, mine stopped responding altogether. Looks like an electrical problem. I warmly recommend any other brand.Chris202274312

Those who had issues MUST not have used gun properly. Works great for installing trim, baseboard, and great for installing wood planks on a wall. No issues whatsoever. Just remember to use two hands, one on the trigger, and one firmly on the back of the nailer.Lotto1

I bought this TRE 650 Oct 19/17 on EBay at nimbus_market. I used it today 4 Aug /18 to nail down window flashing.When it worked it worked well but it JAMMED every 5-8 Brad nails. I needed needle nose pliers to remove the jammed bent nail.Needless to say it took more time and I was slightly miffed.Richard 0987654456789