Word on the street is that Craftsman will soon be releasing a second generation auto hammer, the NECTEC G2 Hammerhead. The original Hammerhead debuted more than two years ago and user reviews have been pretty positive.
Our own experience with Ryobi’s nearly identical auto hammer revealed that the design is underpowered and prone to hand-numbing vibrations when driving larger and longer nails.
We know nothing substantial about the G2 Hammerhead, but with two years of feedback and potential development time, our expectations are high.
Now, will the G2 look like the original Hammerhead, or will it resemble Milwaukee’s palm-nailer design?
I would think the next revision should be closer to the Milwaukee version which has the look of a real palm driver. Plus, they’d be more likely to have current owners buy the new one if it does something different than the current model on the market. The auto-hammer has it’s place in driving smaller nails and cable clips, but if a new model could driver bigger nails and replace the need to get out the compressor to use a plam nailer I would think it’d be a big benefit.
That’s a very good point. I’m also hoping that the new model does a better job of driving larger nails.
Milwaukee’s M12 palm nailer is larger than a pneumatic palm nailer, but its ease of use and portability give it huge points.
It’ll be very interesting to see what the new Craftsman version looks. I am also wondering about who will be contracted to manufacturer the nailer. It might very well end up looking a bit like the Milwaukee version if TTI’s the OEM.