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  1. 2nd May 2012, 12:35 AM #1
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    Default Good finish nailer?

    I have about 200 square metres of wall and ceiling paneling to do so I'm going to buy a finish nailer. I hope that the tool will be useful after the paneling work for cabinet and furniture making. The paneling will be 12mm tongue and groove pine, some in "red baltic" and the rest "standard pine".

    I've not spent much time with nail guns so I've been hunting around and learning as I go. From what I've learned the best thing for the paneling is probably going to be an 18-gauge finish nailer. Apparently I will actually be using "construction adhesive" to hold the boards up and the nails are just there to hold the paneling in place until the adhesive dries.

    The general recommendation has been to get a gun that can shoot up to about 2 inch "C" brads. I'm not interested in the cartridge type guns.

    I've read a couple of fine woodworking articles which have given me a few points to look at with the guns such as: the ease of depth adjustment, ease of jam clearing and the precision with which you can align the tip


    I've chatted with a some folks who use nail guns in the trade too and have received recommendations for Senco, Hitachi and Paslode brad guns. From the couple of (admittedly brief) looks I've had in shops I like the feel of the Hitachi and Senco guns. I haven't come across a Paslode in the size I'm after as yet.

    I'd be interested in any advice folks might give, nail guns catch me a bit out of my depth.

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  3. 2nd May 2012, 10:27 AM #2
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    Horaldic,I have a Paslode F18-200 which sounds like what you are after, uses 15-50mm brads.
    I use this gun for furniture making but have used it for fixing Achs. and skirting when my 16 gauge was in for repair.
    should do the trick for you,there are guns at bunnies" Trade Air"bought a stapler for about $30 goes very well.
    I did buy a Poslode brad/stapler,thought a dual use would be good but that leaves quite a large hole the size of the striker,a bit too large for furniture making and fixing trim,took it back and got the F18
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    Depending on the amount of use, and when you want to use it, consider hiring.
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    Got an Airco C-bradder Airco TT64 (1) Bradder at work and never had problems with it.
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    You can buy less expensive Brad Nailers that will do the job , and give years of service, Airco is 1, look around and see if you are able to test the units in store ,

    Failing that , just hire a gun and buy the nails .

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    I went through the costs of buying against hiring and it just doesn't stack up. I've paid for the gun twice by the time I've shelled out the hire fees for the amount of time I need it. Especially as I need the gun for a weekend and then won't need it again for 4 weeks and then need the gun for another 3 weekends.

    In the end I settled on a Hitachi NT 50AE2(S) I picked it up today and got the same great service from the folks at Just Tools in South Melbourne that I always get. I have no ties to the place aside from being a satisfied customer. It will shoot 16 to 50mm 18 gauge "c" type brads.

    The Hitachi felt comfortable to me, the mechanisms for clearing a jam, loading nails and adjusting depth all seemed straight forward and comfortable to use. I also thought the adjustable exhaust air chute worked well.

    It'll get a good run in over the weekend so I'll provide further feedback after that.

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    excellent, you have to be comfortable with your tools , and if they feel right in your hand so much the better.

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    Hi Horaldic,

    Looking forward to your review of how the Hitachi went, and what type of application you had for it. Looks quite a light-in-the-hand machine.

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    Thanks Pops

    Early signs are promising, but I'll wait 'til I've given the thing a proper workout before writing it up.

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