C.S. Osborne & Co. 777 Quick Fancy Nailer Spacer, 6-Inch

Great product. Helped tremendously in keeping tacks straight and uniform.

This thing worked exactly as described, I can see how it might only function well for a couple of jobs, but for the price I find that perfectly acceptable. I used it to install 300 tacks, and the slots are getting a little loose, but like I said, for the price-I'll take it!

To be honest I was thrilled to get this spacer but the spacer is made from poly plastic or something like it. In the bottom of the slots where you insert the tacks will easily wear out after you use it 7 to 10 times. When I say seven to ten times I do not mean tacking your whole project and then on to your next project. I mean seven to ten times on the project at hand. What a disappointment because it quit holding tacks so quick. I tried putting masking tap, painter tape and duct tape over the holes but it was such a hassle I just threw the cheap tool in the garbage. I used a pair of needle nose pliers to finish tacking our chair. Save your money and buy a good pair of needle nose pliers you'll end up thanking me some day. Our project was my wife's grandmothers 80 year old wing back chair.

This is a great idea to speed up the process of hammering tacks in a line. It's difficult to line up and for shorter tacks it pulls them out as you try to move the holder.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Helps some but I just don’t like how hard it was to pull away from the tacks

I'm not sure where all these negative reviews are from. This thing is literally the only way I was able to add nailhead trim to my bench. First, I tried hammering them in individually. Both with a rubber mallet and a tack hammer. That was a complete disaster. It is impossible to get the nails evenly spaced and straight, and the nails bend as soon as you try to tap them in. Then I found this thing, but decided I was too impatient to wait for shipping so I tried some diy cardboard version I found online. I'll spare you the details, but it was laughable. I finally broke down and ordered this, assuming it wouldn't work and I would just give up on the trim or order some of that awful nailhead trim strip stuff that always looks fake. It arrived...and it worked. Really well. The nails are straight and evenly spaced. This is my first nailhead project and it looks like a professional did it. To loosen up the slits I stuck nails in and pulled them back out twice before beginning. This is seriously the only way to go. Buy this thing now if you're doing nailhead trim. (And use an awl, NOT a regular hammer or rubber mallet. Just trust me.)

This really is an amazing little tool. We have never re-upolstered before, so I don't know how it works with out the tool. It seems to only last 300 tacks, then it gets stretched out and no longer holds the tack secure. For us this was 1 chair and we have another chair to go. The tool took a long time to get to me and it is a bit pricey for 1 chair, so we are going to keep trucking on.

This might be good if you have a small job and the tacks are going to be in a straight line. Even the smallest of curves and there is no way to use it. I used this for about 15 tacks and then ended up just putting them in one at a time using needle nose pliers. I cannot recommend this.