My hired man and I had to do some major repairs to the roof of a livestock barn after a bad storm a few weeks ago. He had a nice Paslode gas-fired nailer and I had my usual air-powered Paslode Compact. While I can certainly see the advantages of a gas-powered gun in certain situations, he spent a lot of time trying to figure out if he was out of gas, out of battery, etc., while I kept on nailing away. I guess I have been using air hoses so long I'm used to trailing one, especially the new lighter ones that are a lot easier than the heavy hoses I started with way back in the 70s. And a special Wednesday greeting from NC farm country to all the hard-working men and women who keep this country moving!

I did some looking on a forum for the Porter Cable Bammer. It seems the manufacturer refused to repair the thing. It had an extremely high failure rate. They just stopped making the fuel cell (and apparently no one else does either) in an effort to just let the thing die a slow death. There are hundreds of these paperweights for sale on eBay and other sales/auction platforms. Very interesting and enlightening video Mustie1. You did two things, showed us what it was made of and educated us NOT to buy it regardless of the “Good Deal” a seller may offer.😎😎

So. . just wanted to let you know. You showed up in my feed about a week ago. I have watched so many of your videos, listened to your stories, and after 20 years plus of turning wrenches learned so much, that I just wanted to say thank you. What a wonderful channel, perfect way to use youtube the way I always thought it should be, and the education you have given is priceless. Love what you do, thankful you do it, and please keep going! That it.

The lengths Mustie will go through to find a carburetor to clean.

Old carpenter here. Porter Cable used to be top of the line, someplace in the 90's they got sold/went to hell. I still have old Porter Cable tools (50 years old) that are great, and I've thrown away Porter Cable tools that died in a few years. I used to look for them when I was young, now I avoid them (unless they're real old!). They used to be famous for their routers (owned the market) and belt sanders, but everything they made was great. I still have a router and belt sander from the late 60's early 70's that beats most of the stuff sold today.

A bonus Mustie! Life is good!! Passload makes 2 gas cartridges, 1 long for the framing nailer, 1 short for the finish nailer. Looks like you have the longest one.

I think a propane adapter for a green gas powered air soft gun would allow you to fill the old fuel cells from 1 lb propane cylinders and let you get the cell quite a bit fuller. If the fill needle is the wrong size, butane can lids usually come with an assortment of adapters built into them.

O49 Cox Fox 35 McCoy 35 they had that sweet smell thank you for the reminder I had these motors in the 1950s.

Mustie, those fuel cans are mostly full of liquid, with pressurized vapour in the space not occupied by the liquid. If you join them together like you were doing, the vapour pressure in both will equalize, and all the liquid will eventually dribble into whichever one is lower.

Airsoft propane adapter will fill those Bammer cells

Nice mid week bonus video, thank you.

I have a 2" (as I recall) Bammer stapler that I used for making crates before I retired. It did light duty, but it never gave me any trouble. Back then, pneumatic nailers were said to be prone to jamming and misfires, not problems I had with the Bammer. My last couple fuel cells got me through to retirement, so based on my experience, I have nothing very negative to say about the machines.

Man you sent me back with that Cox engine smell. Great memories with my Dad flying U-control planes when I was a kid in the 90s.

I have a full size Porter Cable air nail gun and a matching brad nailer. They are both 20 years old and still hammering away

The smell of an .049 engine. Brings back memories. All this battery operated stuff. Nothing like the challenge of getting an 049 to start.

Taking it apart was impressive. Putting it back together takes “impressive” to another level.

Wednesday videos from mustie1 are always a treat

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting, enjoyed the video👍.

Thank you for taking it apart!!

Amazing your ability to take things apart and restore to normal. I have changed over to battery powered and what a difference for the best that is.