Thread: Framing Nail Gun

The answer to this is dependant on how often you will use a frame gun. If you have a limited project in mind the choice will be different from a pro framer. I had the building of internal walls etc. in our workshop as a need, and found that the GMC framing gun from Bunnies worked just fine.
Negatives were the setting of depth was by manual adjustment (allen key), and the manual wasn't much help. Positive was it worked well right out of the box.
Remember to turn the exhaust deflector away from you, or you will end up half deaf and have a load of pneumatic oil in your eyes. I did that, and it is not fun. Eclipsed nails are not a problem, but if the work is being done under a building permit from the Council you had better check before you buy. Best wishes, Hamish.

I have the Porter Cable FR350A Framer. Great gun but more on the expensive side. Have a look at my review which might answer some of your questions - http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...ableFR350A.htm

I'm not a pro but am handy with most things. Current project is a garden shed but will be doing decking and a fence over the summer. In the past have just used hammer & drill etc but am hopiung a nail gun will make things much faster & easier. Am willing to spend a few hundred. There are a few on ebay which might be OK for a handyman but don't want to buy anything that doesn't suit my requirements.

Local Mitre10 have a Spear & Jackson 3034 50-90mm 34 degree senco type nails for $139 (rrp $199). Seems a reasonable buy for the occasional job. Don't think it takes full round head but D caps are probably OK for my needs - although for fencing & decking in softwood maybe should stick with full head?

Hi, I have a dewalt D51823 framing nail gun this was used to build my workshed and I'm doing some renovation work on the house as well as garden work like green houses and fences. This gun takes 50 - 90 mm clipped head nails I think it would do what you want, although it might be a bit more money that you want to spend, although you might pick one up on ebay..

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http://www.dewalt.com.au/powertools/...tno/D51823-XE/

I noticed in Dahlsens today they have a huge box called the Bostich starter pack! comes with a Brader framer and I think there was a compressor in there too? Yepper It was a big box and only $999 I personally thought that was a bargain, My Paslode Framing gun was $699 its a beauty and I believe worth every cent of it

Ending up buying that "Spears & Jackson" gun after shopping around. It looks pretty similar to other cheap framing guns in Bunnings etc. Probably coming out of the same Chinese factory with different brand tag. Tried it out last night on some wall framing & it seemed to work well enough. 75mm nails into pine wall framing at around 100psi. Sometimes the nail didn't go head deep but that was probably because I was working on the ground and the wall had some give. Gun was operating sideways so couldn't get much weight on it. Will be interesting to see how it drives skewed nails into noggins/studs. I imagine it would be more likely that the nail won't go in all the way.

Anyhow - couldn't justify spending a lot of money for a specialised tool like this. For $139 including nails it seems a bargain.

Originally Posted by fawlty99

75mm nails into pine wall framing at around 100psi. Sometimes the nail didn't go head deep but that was probably because I was working on the ground and the wall had some give. Gun was operating sideways so couldn't get much weight on it. e this.

Check that the depth adjuster is set correctly.

Originally Posted by fawlty99

I've recently been given an air compressor & nail gun which fires up to 50mm brads. Never having used one before I was amazed how easy it makes nailing and finishing. Ideal for furniture making and small jobs. Now I'm starting a project which requires framing so am considering buying a nail gun that is suitable fo that work. I have no practical experience on what i should be looking at but would require something that would fire 50-100mm nails which (I assume) are round head rather than clipped - or at least resistant to pulling through. The compressor goes up to 8 bar which is hopefully powerful enough.

Any suggestions please? Also any resources available on the correct use of nail guns?

I also had a similar issue and found this video at ehow.com quite useful. Here is the link.

Video: How to Choose the Right Nail & Set the Depth Gauge for the Nail Gun | eHow.com