XTP02Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless 1-3/8" Pin Nailer, 23 Gauge, Tool Only

Installing trim with a pin nailer is way better than a finish (brad) nailer. This tool is fantastic and I can use the 18 Volt batteries I already have. No compressor and hose to negotiate! Other reviews cite "jamming" issues. Using Metric sized pin nails may help but so far the standard pin nails have worked. Given the diameter of the pin nails, I suspect that any brand tool would be prone to jamming. I'm very happy with purchase.

I already own a pneumatic 23 gauge pin nailer. Having replaced most of my pneumatic tools with cordless versions, I finally went with this unit. I already own several 18 volt Makita tools, am invested in the system and have several batteries. So it made sense to stay with Makita. This is a serious, powerful tool. For fine work where you just need a light grip, to let the glue dry, it can't be beat. For nailing up light items, like scribe strips, small moldings or base kick, it's all you need. The holes are so tiny most times you don't need to fill the holes. Like all of the Makita cordless tools I own, it's well designed, well built, reliable and durable. My tools take a beating, being used daily in often difficult environments. The batteries wear out over time, but I have yet to kill any of my Makita cordless tools. I expect this tool with outlast me.

TLDR: Don't waste your money on this! Insufficient power causes frequent jams, does not consistently fully seat nails, and eventually will become useless as the jams damage the delicate parts of the tool.I was super excited to cut the cord, air hose, and compressor out of the equation with this battery 23g pin nailer, but it's just too fickle to be worth your time and money. I've had it for about a year now and I use it professionally as a finish carpenter. From the start, it seemed to be lacking power to consistently drive home nails into plywood, let alone hardwoods. It would jam at least once per day, and now it's basically useless because every time it jams, it damages the striking hammer's head (as well as other parts that keep everything lined up). Jams also cost you time while you fidget with unscrewing the top plate and removing the smashed up nail. It's so damaged now that I can't even nail 3/4" pins into plywood. I can nail into soft pine 2x4's, but what's the point?Pros:-Compact package-Cordless-Included hex wrench built into the gun for easy storage (you will need this a lot to keep clearing jams!)Cons:-Inconsistent nailing depth-Prone to jamming-Max length pins 1 3/8" (compressor nailers can go up to 2")-Basically worthless as a professional toolMy theory is that the design is lacking power, which explains pretty much all the cons. Makita must have known this while they were designing/developing the tool so they set the max length to 1 3/8" instead of longer nails. The low power causes frequent jamming when nailing into medium to hard pieces such as plywood or hardwoods. Thus, frequent jams will damage the already crappy gun until it's useless.I've since switched to Dewalt's flexvolt air compressor to keep things relatively cordless, and using their 2" pin nailer. It's definitely more expensive and sucks to be tied to an air hose, but it's proven to work. No problems shooting 1 1/2" pins through 3/4" walnut into 3/4" FJ pine backing all day long.

Love this addition to my Makita collection. Easy to use. Great pin-nailer. Size is right and not too heavy for 74 yo "yes dear" person.

Works pretty good but there’s a flaw in the gun where the indicator won’t fire if there’s no nails but there’s nails in it and I’ve had two of these and they’re doing the same thing

This is a game changer for me. I was doing things the old fashioned way and just doing everything by hand during the pandemic lockdown. Only hand tools no electric stuff at all. Believe me it was a fun experiment, but now I have much less time as I am back to work. So to still indulge in my wood butchery, I have got electric tool, or battery powered tools. Wow, it makes things so much easier, perhaps not as fun, but I can surely make more things in the same amount of time.This is case in point, I used to use those small bamboo nails to secure things together, like dowels but only smaller and thinner. It was fun to make them, and bloody my hands using my hand plane to make a little point at one end. I would invariably get fatigued and cut up my hands, which was just part of the process for me. Then get my egg beater style hand crank drill and make that hole, then hammer it in. The whole process could take 10 minutes for a few bamboo nails. So not very time efficient.Now in comes this Makita battery powered pin nailer and it's like literally a second and things are done. Granted it depends on the wood, and sometimes the pin shoots out here and there, but so far most of my nails have just disappeared into the wood, and securing the joint or two pieces of wood together. The gun makes it so fast and efficient. The Makita so far is great. I have only some 1.2 AH batteries what came with my Makita screw driver and impact driver, but I have not had to recharge the batteries yet. I have just been nailing everything, just for fun even. Wasting pins here and there.

It works good jams every now and then take the plate off three screws unjam it put a back together put the pins back in. It works fine. Don’t use over 1 inch pin nails. I had it break the other day broke the drive pin. Easy to replace. Just need the pin cap that holds the drive pin in. Put it back together works fine they need to send you that pin cap and extra drive pins because it does break, don’t know why they don’t send you extra only complaint. Still looking for extra tin caps trying to go through Makita distributor

Waste of money!Purchased in June, maybe used a dozen times or so. After the first few uses, the depth adjustment wheel (for adjusting depth of nail set) locked up and would not turn to adjust. Wasn't a big deal since I mostly use for shoe mould or cabinet scribe moulds, mostly soft wood. I used it a couple weeks ago, with a fresh battery, and it wouldn't fire. Tried a second, third, and fourth time and still wouldn't fire. Tried the fifth time and the piston blade broke 1/2' from the striking tip. The break damaged the refrigerator panel (3/8' finished plywood) I was working on. The last few years I have been losing faith with Makita tools, it's sad because I've bought and used a lot of them over the last 20 years. I'll be driving an hour tomorrow to bring it to an authorized service repair shop. Will bring my 23ga nailer, an impact driver, and a hammer drill/driver (all 18v, all Makita)One year update - - yesterday, just two days from hitting the one year mark, this p.o.s. tool broke again. This tool is an absolute piece of garbage, that is hard for me to say because I love my Makita cordless impacts and drills, but this tool has cost me time and money. I use an 18ga DeWalt cordless brad nailer so I will be looking to replace this pin nailer with the newly-released DeWalt DCN623.

Top.Für das, wofür er gedacht ist, funktioniert er sehr gut. Sehr kleine, kaum sichtbare Löcher bzw. Nagelköpfe.35mm in Lärche,Kiefer,MDF kein Problem.Haltekraft stärker als erwartet.Bei härteren Hölzer muss man gut andrücken, sonst erreicht man die Tiefe nicht immer.Handliches Gerät in Makita Qualität.

Très bien mais dommage qu’il prend pas des clous un peu plus gros 23 g seulement ! 18 g est plus commun!

Usando clavos originales, maquinas, el acabado es magnífico, no atascándose la máquina y durando una eternidad una sola carga de batería. Es una máquina muy delicada que requiere un ajuste profesional, pero no tiene competencia.

Je vous conseil de ne pas acheter cette cloueuse. Les clous se bloquent dés la première barrette et ne cesse de se dégrader au fur et à mesure de son utilisation. Résultat, je n'utilise plus la cloueuse sans avoir fini la première boite de clou. J'ai perdu 833€44, achat de la cloueuse + boites de pointes.

Exelente .muy buena calidadd