Thread: Nailgun Woes - Help selecting

hi oohsam.

there is no such thing as a multi purpose nail gun.
the only tool available for multi purpose nail installation would be a hammer.

if you want to shoot 50mm, 65mm, 75mm and 82mm nails, then buy a framing gun. i use a makita framing gun. the balance and weight are perfect for me.

if you want to shoot 40mm, 50mm and 60mm cladding/clout nails for fence paling, then buy a coil gun. i use a makita coil gun.

if you want to shoot 25mm up to 65mm brads and finish nails for interior work such as skirting and architraves, then buy a finish gun.
i use a porter cable angle nailer. i also use the cordless paslode angle finish guns.
the advantage of using an angle nailer is that it allows you to get into tight corners such as an internal mitre of skirting board.

regards, justin.

Nail guns are so cheap now I would just buy two, a framing and a bradder.

Ok! excellent. So it looks like I'm in the market for a Framing Gun and a Bradder gun. Is a coil gun the sdame as a Bradder gun?

You can buy a coil nailer that does both fencing, decking and framing.
MAX model CN890 will fire nails from 40-90mm in length.
They are made in Japan and have set THE standard for nail guns.
Just a brand that's not that well known in the industry.

For the jobs you've listed you should get a coil nailer. Duofast, Hitachi or Bostich would be the go. I wouldn't recommend any other brands.
I am a Makita lover, but have a Duofast coil nailer and Paslode powermaster framer. The duofast coil nailer is second to none. I picked mine up second hand and it's never missed a beat. Coil nailers are perfect for decks, fencing and I'm presently using mine for fixing internal and external cement sheet.
Get the coil nailer and then save up for a decent framing gun later when you need it.

As wood duck 2 said above the Max brand guns are the best you can buy, you will also pay top dollar for them so this may a consderation in your purchase. Many nail guns such as Duofast etc. are basicly copies of max guns

I was under the impression that with "DUOFAST" you have to use their nails whereas with MAKITA,HITACHI, MAX you have a wider choice of nails.

If you're looking for a decent nail gun that wont break the bank, I can recommend Airco. We've got a C-bradder (up to 65mm) and a DA-nailer (50mm angled) at work that work very well. The DA is a few years old and sometimes double-fires but is still acceptable. The C has almost no recoil even with 50mm brads and has a belt/pocket hook which is possibly the best invention known to man. Both are given a hammering at work and will quite happily fire a thousand nails in a day.

Don't have much experience with framing guns, but I have briefly used a 90mm Senco and it feels quite well balanced. Very light - I think it's made of magnesium alloy - and recoil is suppressed fairly well. The boss used it to build his house and swears by it.

For the jobs you've described, bodie is on the money. Sounds like you need a DuoFast coil nailer

A coil nailer will take a wide variety of nails for a wide variety of uses.
I have three nailers and two staplers but the coil nailer is the most versatile.
I use mine for decking, weatherboards and cement sheet lining mainly but have also fixed tile underlay with it using 32mm ring shank nails, saves bucketloads of time.
The Duo Fast guns are good but there is a smaller range of nails available for them and not all stockists carry them, mine is a Bostitch gun which uses standard 15deg wire or plastic collated nails available pretty much anywhere, it's been going strong for about three years.
A mate has a Makita and he swears by it, Max are also good I'm told.