Refurbished Bostitch Pneumatic Hardwood Flooring Stapler
A few weeks ago we wrote about two pneumatic hardwood flooring nailers (a Bostitch and a Porter Cable version). Either of those nailers would be a great choice for a quality, durable hardwood flooring nailer and rate very highly.
Unfortunately, both come at a significant price – more than $400 for either. When you consider the savings over paying for a professional installation, purchasing a quality pneumatic flooring nailer or stapler can make a lot of sense. But, if possible, all of us would like to save money on large purchases like this.
One option to avoid paying the significant expense for a new pneumatic flooring system is to purchase the unit factory-reconditioned (refurbished). Reconditioned means the tool has been returned to the factory and has been restored by the manufacturer to original specifications. Reconditioned tools usually carry similar warranties to new tools, and are generally 25-50% cheaper than the new version.
Bostitch Pneumatic Hardwood Flooring Stapler (Refurbished)
Amazon and several other retailers now offer a refurbished version of the Bostitch Pneumatic Hardwood Flooring Stapler at a significant discount off of the new version. The refurbished version of this stapler is priced around $300, more than $130 cheaper than the new version. Plus, shipping is inexpensive and most online retailers don’t charge sales tax (see the retailers site), making the savings closer to $150 off buying locally. Here’s the link on Amazon’s site.
(The other sites are much less reliable for having this unit in stock, and their prices usually aren’t as favorable as Amazon.)
Other retailers to consider for the Reconditioned Tool: CPO Bostitch; ToolKing
Manual vs. Pneumatic Flooring Fasteners
Pneumatic flooring systems greatly simplify a hardwood flooring installation. Manual fasteners have a spring-loaded mechanism that will require several hits in order to drive every staple or cleat. Pneumatic fasteners use pressurized air to augment the installer’s force on every hit. The result is nails being driven consistently on the first hit.
What do you think? Do you own this Bostitch nailer? What was your experience with that tool?
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