BOSCH GNH18V-18MB12 18V Brushless 18-Gauge Brad Nailer Kit with 2Ah Battery and Charger - Cordless, Efficient, and Precise for Decorative Work and Tight Spaces

I'd been using a cordless Porter Cable for years and loved not having to plug into an air compressor every time I needed to use it. What I didn't like is the constant misfires and having that one battery that didn't charge with the rest of my Bosch batteries. I was super excited when I saw Bosch released their 18-Gauge Brad Nailer and even more excited after I used it. It's a bit heavy but nice and powerful. If you own Bosch cordless tools, this is a nice addition to your arsenal.

Unit works pretty good. Adjustments work pretty good. I'll get some use out of this.

I have no cons for this other than weight and a little getting used to the power button. I have so many tools that have a safety switch that needs depressed to operate that I kept turning it off and on. The good thing is, this is a one touch on and it stays on. The bad news for me was not constantly turning it off because of force of habit. That aside, this is a really nice nailer. I purposefully set this up without the instruction manual and it's really straightforward. Setting the depth, inserting nails, figuring out how to open it up for service/clear jams is all easy and straightforward. The depth setting wheel is easy to use and it's foolproof though it's a little finicky. I had a few times after I adjusted where it failed to feed. Fortunately it didn't jam, it just didn't feed. Opening the top up to check for jamming is easy and needs no tools. Speed is great, can pretty much pound nails one right after the other with little to no time between. Its able to easily bury the head so you don't have to go back and drive them deeper. Noise level is very low. Even in a closet or tight space you won't need hearing protection. This is where this really stands out over air nailers. My favorite part of this is it leaves no markings in your material, something all of my air nailers do. Very impressed. Battery life seems great. I ran about 100 nails through this and it didn't make a dent in my 2ah battery. This is nice because I'd want to run as small of a matter as I could since this is already plenty heavy which bring me to the size and weight. Its heavy and big for an 18 guage nailer. If you dont need to use this heavily for extended periods of time and you aren't in a shop with a dedicated air source... then this is absolutely perfect. The weight is quite real on this tool weighing almost 7.5 lbs and it's almost as big as a framing nailer. Overall quality is great. The plastics and rubber feel as good if not better than my milwaukee tools. Overall, I think it's a great tool and perfect for someone that only drives a few nails at a time. Also great if you have a customer that works from home or has small children and wants to keep job noise down. If you're the trim guy and using this for hours , I'd suggest sticking with air and a much smaller pneumatic nailer. The weight and size would get tiresome day in and day out though still lighter than lugging around a pancake compressor.

I bought this 18g thinking it was gonna replace the dewalt. I bought the og 16 gauge bosch angled cordless nailer and it was a solid tool. 1st off, this nailer is heavy. Put the battery on and it's even heavier. Dewalt for the win. 2nd off, the way you turn it on and off is really dumb. It's on the handle, and as you're using it you can accidentally turn it off. 3rd no matter what battery size I use, it doesn't fully sink nails (yes I messed with the depth gauge). I love bosch. I have a full arsenal and then some, but this 18g is a failure in my book. I regret buying it.

There are a lot of 18 gauge cordless brad nailers on the market now. This one is a little different. Many of them require just a brief pause between depressing the safety > pulling the trigger > the compressor starts and then the nail fires. This one is different in that first you power the unit on and in single shot mode you push down the safety tip on the surface, the compressor charges up at that moment and you pull the trigger anytime thereafter to fire a single nail. This a little strange because if you need to reposition a couple times, the compressor in the tool will fire up each time, but you don't end up shooting a nail in those instances. Its not a lot different from the sequence of other nailers, but there is a short learning curve to get used to it. In bump nailing mode it is a little more intuitive. After powering on, and switching to that mode (each time you power it on, the tool is in single shot mode by default), you simply hold the trigger, the compressor will remain active, and will fire the nail each time to depress the safety tip to the surface of the work piece. In this mode it was able to fire nail after nail just like a regular pneumatic brad nailer without pause or hesitation! I am pretty impressed! I've only just started using this, but thus far I haven't had a single jam or misfire. That said, I do like the fact that this (like others) has a tool free jam release lever. It is comfortable in the hand, though arguable little weighty at 7 lbs 5 oz with the 2 ah battery (included in the kit). The charger is also included in the kit along with a Bosch branded canvas tool bag to carry & store everything. If you already have Bosch cordless tools, this is a must-have for your arsenal. If you don't have Bosch cordless tools yet, this nailer might be impressive enough to reconsider that fact!

Very good option

Nailed it! All good but not recognised on the Boch app for UK or extended warranty. However the price was good so who cares Really good piece of kit.

The item is functioning as advertized. Excellent tool. Thank you.

If you have something to nail down somewhere, that’s exactly what you need!! Trims are now a piece of cake to install! Don’t wait, buy it now!

Always like the quality of this brand. Well built