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I now have a 50L/90psi compressor and considering a pneumatic tab gun for it to drive. I understand that the Omer 53 is 'the one' but I'm very low volume; I rarely make more than ten frames a week. What's the corporate opinion on the C325? I mostly make plainwood frames, a mix of Obeche, Oak and Ash mainly, in order of hardness. My manual gun struggles with some oak and most ash.
Any opinions and observations on the C325 welcomed; good, bad or otherwise!
TIA,
John.
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you will never regret buying good kit - and the omer gun is very good. Ive had one for years and its given me excellent service.
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Is the C325 a Cassese?
I have an Omer 53 which I bought second hand 4 years ago, it gets used every day and never missed a beat not even a single misfire.
I have an Omer 53 which I bought second hand 4 years ago, it gets used every day and never missed a beat not even a single misfire.
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Omer all the way. Simply the best gun on the market. I wouldn't consider any cheaper gun it will work out cheaper in the long run, they simply don't break, I have had one six years and I use it a lot (commercial framer)
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There aren't any cheap options on air powered tab guns. It's either quality, or sooner or later regret!
Where I was trained the Omer guns regularly got dropped into a concrete floor and generally bashed about, but nothing ever went wrong.
We also had both Omer and cheaper staple guns, but it was always the cheap guns which went wrong, not the Omer guns.
As they say "You get what you pay for".
Where I was trained the Omer guns regularly got dropped into a concrete floor and generally bashed about, but nothing ever went wrong.
We also had both Omer and cheaper staple guns, but it was always the cheap guns which went wrong, not the Omer guns.
As they say "You get what you pay for".
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The c325 is a very well engineered gun. I don't think you would go far wrong with it.
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Thanks for your comments - seems like no contest!
John.
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I use Omer 53 and Omer 80.16 everyday with no problems
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Omer, no contest. I've had an omer 53 for 17 years of heavy use every day and it still works like new.
...even when you catch the staff using it as a hammer
I don't think you'll go far wrong at all with an omer.
also got some senco air tools (nail gun, brad gun, air stapler) and they are also pretty good, but nowhere near as lightweight to use as the omer, and it makes a difference when you are using a tool all day how heavy it is.
Another really good point about omers is that they are very frugal on air use, and the 53 takes both semi-rigid and flexi points.
...even when you catch the staff using it as a hammer

I don't think you'll go far wrong at all with an omer.
also got some senco air tools (nail gun, brad gun, air stapler) and they are also pretty good, but nowhere near as lightweight to use as the omer, and it makes a difference when you are using a tool all day how heavy it is.
Another really good point about omers is that they are very frugal on air use, and the 53 takes both semi-rigid and flexi points.