WEN 61722K 18-Gauge 2-in-1 Pneumatic 2-Inch Brad Nailer and 1/4-Inch Crown Stapler

I took this Brad Nailer out of the box, put 5 drops of the included oil into the air connection port and loaded it with 1" SS brads. I set the air compressor to 60 PSI and started nailing two pieces of 5/8" fence picket wood together. It worked like a charm, no adjustments needed. Single trigger pulls worked fine. Next I held the trigger depressed and tapped the nose in several places in rapid fire. Once again flawless. It is well made feels sturdy and weighs just about nothing. The hand grip is soft and very comfortable. This only confirms why this is the 7th tool I've purchase from this manufacturer over the last two years for my woodshop. Yes, I have several yellow tools and red tools, but this manufacture makes tools available at an affordable price, that I may not be able to buy otherwise.

Good quality. Easy to load and use.

Really nice Brad nailer; good value. At first blush it felt comfortable in the hand with good weight. Worked well and reliably. Dropped it twice from about 5 feet - no apparent damage and kept operating with no issue. Came with oil. I recommend it and believe it’s a nice little tool considering the price.

My Central Pneumatic crumped after a long life and I replaced it with this one after reading the reviews and a good Black Friday sale. Excellent replacement, built solid, much easier to load and powerful, tested it on a 2x4 and sunk short and long easily.

Great staple/nail gun. Used it at around 60 psi and worked flawlessly. Effortless trigger, definitely an upgrade from manual staple guns. Highly recommended.

The media could not be loaded. This is my 2nd WEN product (first was a chainsaw) and I'm impressed with both.I use brad nails a lot and this is my 4th brad nailer having gone through 2 Porter Cables and 1 Hitachi. So I use them a lot and have good experience to compare. I did some rapid fire aggressive testing on this nailer and its a keeper. Read on for my impressions.-- NO JAMS and CONSISTENT DEPTH: I did a rapid fire test sing 1.5" brad nails into a 2" thick fir. See the video. The gun never jammed and the nails drove in consistently.-- ALL METAL NAIL SLIDE: Why is this important you ask? Doing the same test as in the video on a Hitachi brad nailer, I blew out the bottom of the slide when a nail jammed. See the attached photo showing the section of the slide blown out during a jam. I mention this because the Hitachi had a plastic nail slide and the Wen is an all metal nail slide. I feel much better with the WEN just removing a jam vs destroying the nailer.-- 360 ROTATABLE EXHAUST: Its important to direct the air away from you and the work piece. See the attached picture. Both for comfort and to keep excess exhaust oil (yes some of us put a few too many drop in now and again) from getting on a work piece. A few day ago with another nailer without adjustable exhaust I had to cover the head with a rag to keep oily air off the work piece. So this feature is important and I happy the WEN built it in.-- NAILS LOADED WINDOW: I love this feature. I quick glance allows me to see the nails remaining.-- SOFT RUBBER HANDLE: The handle is very soft and make for a comfortable hold and protects your hand from the occasional jarring impact when nailing.-- TIP LEAKED AIR: Not all is perfect. When I attached my WEN to the air hose it leaked air profusely out the connection. The WEN comes with a steel inlet. I swapped it out for a brass inlet with a subtly different shape (see the attached picture comparing the WEN to the replacement) and the connection was then tight with no air leaks.Conclusion: Great nail gun and a great value. The only minor issue was an air leak at the tip and thats not one that would prevent be from providing a 5 star review. The only think I cant review is longevity and Ill report back after some use. Buy it, you cant go wrong!

I bought this brad nailer for some cabinet work I was doing and have since used it on a second project. Both times I have been happy with the performance.I already owned a combination narrow-crown stapler+brad nailer, but the hammer on that is wide to sink staples. This leaves a dent in the wood as wide as a staple, even when using brads. This WEN brad nailer has as appropriately sized hammer for 18 gauge brads, which are easier to fill and hide.The nailer feels reasonable in quality. I own a higher framing nailer, and while the WEN might not match that, it is at least as good, and likely better, than the other budget tools you might buy from a local shop.I was able to adjust the nailer to an appropriate depth in a variety of woods and using different length brads. Fortunately no jams, but it is repetitively easy to open the front of the tool should it be necessary. I've probably only shot 100 nails through it, so I cannot speak to the longevity/durability of it.

Great Item, excellent customer service! Top-notch works very well