I used to have a DeWalt cordless nail gun and it was great, saved loads of time, quick, easy and a neat finish. Highly recommended.
For only pressurizing this unit two times I was amazed at how wet the air was when I purged the tank. And after it was empty, water dripped out. Thanks!
Just curious, how much did your kit cost? Mine was $220. It came with two guns, a 15 gauge finish nailer and an 18 gauge brad nailer. So far the guns work well. The compressor builds to 140psi, the manual says the guns need 70 psi to funtion, and I can shoot about 10 nails before it kicks back on. This Hitachi compressor has a turn purge valve, very easy to operate. My only concern would be that the parts of the gun that hold the nails appears to be made of plastic. I guess this might be an issue. How about the DeWalt guns?
For the Paslode, where is the battery? The ones I've seen in the store, the battery is at the end of the handle.
I found that painful to watch. I don't know why but after watching this video it brought to mind, one of my favorite displays of using a nailgun in an unorthodox manner in The Island (Movie) when a nailgun was used to staple a bad guy's hand to door. Also found this interesting Movies Tagged With Nail Gun list.
Here we go. Here's my favorite nail-gun-in-movie clip.
BTW, have you considered renting this sort of seldom-used equipment?
Here we go. Here's my favorite nail-gun-in-movie clip.
BTW, have you considered renting this sort of seldom-used equipment?
I've not checked the cost of daily rental, but I assume it's in the range of $15-20 a day. I have a large project that involves many rooms and I'm just not that efficient. For my situation it's just easier to own the tool.
I would consider renting larger air tools, like a framing nailer or a good quality flooring nailer, but a pin nailer is so inexpensive (and so handy!) that if you've got a compressor, you might as well own one.
And yeah, those movie clips are definitely missing something important...
Try this bad boy. You can put up panelling from the comfort of your easy chair.
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It's got the same air fitting as every other nail gun, it's just hidden in that picture behind the black clip.
Slippery slope... !
I would just caution you to be careful when using larger nailguns. They have the potential to ricochet or exit the wood in unexpected places (because nails can follow the grain of the wood). Once you start getting into the higher-powered nailguns, you also start to hear all the horror stories.
Keep both hands well clear of wherever you plan to fire the nail, use the safety features, don't "bump-fire", and take your time.
I assume for framing, I'd want a round headed nail gun? Do the framing nail guns have a mechanism that requires they be pressed against the wood to fire? I assume they do.
Thanks!
I couldn't tell you about the benefits or applications of round head vs clipped head, other than to say that the framing nailer I used was a clipped-head variety. Fun and fast, but like firing a real gun, you learn to respect its power and potential danger! ...
Welcome to the MacRumor forums! I assume you are referencing using an 18 gauge for trim work not framing?Trust me on this. I buy sell and use Nail Guns all the time mostly pneumatic but also battery at times and I know Ryobi's are not the greatest at times but go get yourself a Ryobi airstrike 18 gauge Battery nailgun....anout 150$ Right now for last year's model. A great deal and the gun works great. You do not need a 15 gauge nailer or even 16. And a 23 will almost certainly be too small. So, an 18 gauge is perfect when you shoot your nails try to shoot your nails at an angle so they make little X's as you go across the wood if that makes sense ........let say you tip the gun to the right so that the nail shoots in angling to your left and then you reverse right next to it so you make a little "x" with the nails.....then move down by the foot and do it again. At the end of the wood turn the gun so is parallel with the wood so you wont split it .... The x style is not necessary but is helpful as it holds better
So, we should ask how your kit held up over the past 5 years, is it still in use?Welcome to the MacRumor forums! I assume you are referencing using an 18 gauge for trim work not framing?
Yes it is. I still love it. I’ll be using it on the bathroom project. In my previous post I asked the question, because I don’t believe a 15 gauge nailer would suffice for framing, the nails are not heavy enough.So, we should ask how your kit held up over the past 5 years, is it still in use?
As long as you get the 34° DA-style nails that most 15 gauge nail guns use then you'll be fine. There is the FN-style nails that only Bostitch (and probably Makita) uses as far as I know.Actually Hitachi does have branded nails, but thanks for the info! I'll check it out once I get the nailgun.