meiteV-Nailer Series V1015B Picture Frame Joiner or Picture Frame Nailer (Size 9/32-Inch to 19/32-Inch)

It work as described

i’m a painter and frankly I need to be able to frame my paper works affordable, no way can I spend $400 to get the result I want and no way can I just buy a frame and mat at Target. This gun was a dramatic step up from pin nailing the corners of the wood. It creates solid stable connections in mitered corners. Use enough pressure! My first try I didn’t and it misfired several times, requiring removing the front plate and resetting the drive pin. The second frame went perfectly, 125 lbs pressure, no misfires, perfect corners.

The tool worked great. The only issue I had is the lack of any instructions for the gun, and It was not clear what nails to order. Once I figured it out, no issues at all. Great purchase.

Jams constantly. I've been using it for 3 days now - I've gone through about 5 stacks of V-nails. It jams sporadically - no pattern, but on average, I'd say, about every 8th staple. Sometimes 5 jams in a row, sometimes I get through 40 without a jam......very frustrating. I'm no stranger to these type tools or to framing - Many years experience. I am using the Meite 12mm V-nails, and yes, they are installed the proper way up. I have tried the entire range of pressure from 60-100 PSI, and it doesn't make any difference. I am lubricating as per the instructions with 2 drops per stick of V-nails. I'm doing everything correctly. When I received the unit, it was already in the jammed position with the Driver fully down past the Muzzle Cover - That alone took me 20 minutes to figure out how to disassemble, since the instruction manual is a joke. Now that I'm a pro at unjamming it, the same process takes me only 45 seconds, but I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT!!!!!!So I've tried calling the sales/support phone number for Meite USA 3 times (718-222-4888), and it rings for 90 seconds, then the call drops. No answer, no voice mail, and when you try to look up anything on their website, about 1/3 of the website is non-functional with dead links........hmmmmmm......did I get scammed???? If I can't get through with them on the phone today or tomorrow in a few more attempts, I'll be returning it and buying a competitor's model.All that being said, when it does drive a V-Nail - its pretty good. Its got more kick and heft than my Surebonder pneumatic stapler for regular staples - not for the weak-wristed. And I'm not a safety-obsessed pansy, but seems like every other manufacturer of pneumatic stapling tools incorporates a pressure safety mechanism where the tool must be pressed firmly against a surface before the trigger will engage - not this tool - it will be perfectly happy to fire into your face, if you're dumb enough to do so. I got my first V-Nail scar while framing when I was about 10 - looking forward to my next. If it just wouldn't jam, I could overlook all the other negative issues, but this jamming is killing my efficiency and time***Update - 3 days later*** - Okay, so I said their phone rings 90 seconds, then the call drops..... well, on my 6th call on the 2nd day of calling, I decided to just start talking after the dropped call, and either it was a VM and they got it, or they read my email, or they read this review, but I received a call back from Anson, a very nice sales rep in NYC who was very helpful, and is in the process of sending me a new V-Nailer, and I'll box up this one and return it when I receive it. Actually quite good customer service, and he seems very interested in helping his USA customers. Once I receive the new one and try it for a few sticks of staples, I'll update the review and hopefully, if it doesn't jam, I'll have a great nailer that gets a 5* review!***UPDATE*** - 2 months later - Anson from USA customer service got in touch with me and sent me a replacement (at his cost), and it seems to be working much better after a month of use - only about 1 jam per 2 sticks of Meite v-nails, so I'm happy. I mailed the 1st unit back (at my cost). So, I'm raising my review from my original 2-star up to 4-star. Might have gotten a 5-star review if a) the problems in my initial review didn't occur, and b) if they had sent me a return-label for return shipping. But I'm pretty satisfied now.

I bought this about a month ago for an upcoming project where I was fastening 3/4'' oak frames. I started using the gun today. Well, it worked fine for about 30 revolutions then it started jamming. We cleared the jam and it worked one time then seemed to shoot 2 v-nails out at the same time. It jammed again and again with the same results. Now, I'm in a hell of a jam because I am unable to complete my project in time for delivery. Don't have much choice because there is no way to reach the manufacturer. My advice...don't waste your money on this product. I even bought their v-nails just to make sure.

Decra mould wall frames and it worked like dream . The gun probably saved me 10-15 man hours .

So far (initial thoughts) not really impressed. Let it be known I have tons of various nailers. This particular one I purchased for doing miter joint, picture frames. I’ve oiled it (a few drops) I’ve used one of my “shortened (repaired) ⅜” air hose, about 10’ length. I’ve have stabile dry air supply “cranked” up to 150# at gun! I’ve nailed about 50+ nails into both pine 1x2” strips (scrap) and ½” thick particle board. I’ve also gone over the nail installation (dark side strip up and down) (followed YouTube video) I have yet to “sink a V” nail to FLUSH depth. ALL hang short of finished edge. Some have had problems when “flipping” the strips up and down. I DID TRY A SHORT NAIL into faux wood frame made of FOAM. that one sunk!... all the way in. YES, all of my nails came from Meier with nailer. I will follow up if I get this nailer to work better, other than having to use the shortest nails for pine.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ************ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️A bit more of an UPDATE since my first impressions. I’ll go slow for the few that need an extra few words to follow along.FIRST off the “loading” of the nails can be a bit confusing... not really hard if you just visualize where/how your putting the V nails into. I’ll write another post on that with more explanation.***SECONDly*** the manufacture instructions even on YouTube leave a lot to be desired (fact is they suck!) Language, examples... nah!ESpecially since shooting a video you can EDIT the film. Just not in real use/time.Ok, the “nails” are actually (picture this) FLAT STOCK like sheet metal (forget what they are made of) AND THE “ hard and soft” wood staples are different. Look closely at the insertion end, one is sharpened and one is Not.NEXT. I was testing/setting My nailer gun up on a bench and testing red oak, pine, and even particle board, NOT OSB! RIPPED STOCK, left overs in my scrap bucket. When I was just shooting nails and NOT PAYING ATTENTION to the nail shape or the WOOD GRAIN... well I was just “shooting” the V nails and having problems. None would SINK flush.Since the holiday and some thinking (mostly about the wood GRAIN!)Okay, these FLAT STOCK NAILS ARE MADE FLAT then they are BENT INTO A 90® Shape, obviously the TWO sides being FLAT. THESE NAILS REALLY ARE VERY TINY So you just can’t “wail” on them with an old carpenters hammer! YET!!! The same/similar V nails WILL GO RIGHT INTO THE 90 deg joint IF YOU PLACE YOUR TWO PIECES OF WOOD (rail and stile) into a PRESSING type JIG then a small amount of pressure by hand will sink these V nails right into that JOINT... that’s the key. A JOINT has at least two pieces, in this case wood. That wood has GRAINS/strands... these flat nails held in a jig (90 deg) so that BOTH Pieces of the JOINTS ARE OPPOSING each other the WOOD GRAiN IS OPPOSING each other!!!So, thinking back at the TWO SIDES each being a “FLAT METAL” (LIKE MINIATURE SHEET METAL).Now when this gun is working it is actually DRIVING THIS NAIL on a 90® JOINT... ON THE END GRAIN OF THE WOOD PIECES. so in essence you are driving that “flat stock” (2 sided 90 joint) into AND PARALLEL WITH THE END GRAIN OF THE WOOD.Them two flat sides (90 ®) are NOW BEING INSERTED AND INTO (IN BETWEEN THEM WOODEN GRAINS) so that flatMetal WILL SLIDE RIGHT IN!When I was just SHOOTING into my sticks I wasn’t driving with EITHER OF THF TWO GRAINS, rather I was shooting that flat metal ACROSS THE GRAIN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS! So in essence it was “SLICING” (or trying to!) the grain in both directions with that flimsy piece of flat stock metal! It reminded me of “slicing meat”, corned beef in particular. You can either cut that meat correctly or you can ruin the meat by cutting in the WRONG DIRECTION (this holds true with most cooked meats).Sorry I did not mean to deviate,I just wanted to make a point that it’s one thing to shoot a “round object” Into dead wood, whether it’s a nail or a bullet or just an arrow. It POINTS or POKES Its way into and in between the wood grain.Now compare that to cutting a tree down with a HATCHET. “FLAT TOOL, CROSS GRAIN” it takes considerable more work. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE “TOUGH GUYS” THROW A HATCHET/AXE at a tree they are throwing that flat blade WITH AND PARALLEL to the wood grain and the FLAT metal BLADE slides right in!NOW EVEN IF YOUR CORNERS ARE NOT a 90® joint (hex?) it’s close enough. Still your not expecting that piece of FLAT STOCK metal to have to SLICE ITS WAY ACROSS the wood grain.All of this should hold true, since I haven’t been out to my shop due to the holidays but I’ve put a lot of thought into “why this nailer” isn’t working correct for me. IT SHOULD!!! I just had to picture (no pun intended) that flat metal as THIN AS IT IS “sliding” into the wood, and I was PICTURING it WRONG!Years ago I learned about the .22 and .27 caliper CONCRETE NAILERS. just how??? It can shoot that steel/iron nail into concrete??? Well it doesn’t really “DRIVE IT INTO” THE CONCRETE (it CANNOT EXPAND-the concrete) but rather it “disintegrate” (disapates the space) in the concrete due to the force/impact applied. (Very simplistic example)We’ve all seen the “Twin Towers” come down... it was hard for my engineering thoughts to conceive that a piece of paper could just float in the air with NO DISTRUCTION... yet concrete, steel even the human body can just disintegrate in a second.The same principle applies here, except this is extremely FLAT STOCK metal that we are all just “shooting” like the gun an air nailer is... and expecting the wood to “give” and NOT THAT FLAT STOCK OF METAL.I do hope this enlightens some since I have thought this true... STOP THINKING ITS AN AIR NAILER!!! IT IS NOT... it’s a tool for making very delicate wood in most case JOINTS (perpendicular sticks with grain!!! to each other). The GRAIN AGAIN IS THE KEY.So to the manufacturer, almost all knock your product due to poor examples/Explanations. Try putting some thought into what EXACTLY your product does AND WHY IT IS DIFFERENT from the rest of the market.I do hope in the next few days to get back on my bench and I’ll picture some examples for you. jerryc“PICTURE what is going on... and what you expect from this nailer”