Nail Guns ...

[Pete F.]

I've had one of these for 20 years, pretty bulletproof will run a framing gun easy. Not hard to carry and the roll cage makes it better.
Rolair Systems

[shark lobster]

ed i dont know what you are doing for finish but senco is the only gun ive ever used that will shoot , maple cherry , oak no problems i do alot of high end , kitchens and trim , alot of hardwood , and ive found senco to be the outstanding best ,,, also use a senco framer nails can be found anywere , .. as far as compressor goes i have a small grip rite dual tank ,, nice and light as ive gotten older i want to go lighter ,,,,, any time you want to try the senco out give me a shout and ill let you try one out for as long as you need it my shop is close by in abington

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by shark lobster

ed i dont know what you are doing for finish but senco is the only gun ive ever used that will shoot , maple cherry , oak no problems i do alot of high end , kitchens and trim , alot of hardwood , and ive found senco to be the outstanding best ,,, also use a senco framer nails can be found anywere , .. as far as compressor goes i have a small grip rite dual tank ,, nice and light as ive gotten older i want to go lighter ,,,,, any time you want to try the senco out give me a shout and ill let you try one out for as long as you need it my shop is close by in abington

Thanks Sharky ,, We're neighbors .. I've got my sight set on the Senco finish Pro 42xp 15guage

Was looking at the Hitachi NR83A2 ,,,,,,2-31/2" Framer

will look at the Senco Framer . Since I'll be running only one gun I was looking for a smaller (4 gal)?? compressor ,,, I have a larger compressor on wheels I'll leave at home . thanks Sharky .

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

I've had one of these for 20 years, pretty bulletproof will run a framing gun easy. Not hard to carry and the roll cage makes it better.
Rolair Systems

NICE !!!!!!!!!!!

was looking for something like that ... has oil in it and a cast iron piston .. should last a life time ..

[Tagger]

I noticed the Senco framing guns you can get a round head or clipped head gun ???? What does that mean to me ,, I know it's the nail heads but what are the pro cons of each ? I really don't know anything .

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I noticed the Senco framing guns you can get a round head or clipped head gun ???? What does that mean to me ,, I know it's the nail heads but what are the pro cons of each ? I really don't know anything .

Clipped heads are just that, part of the head is clipped off and they can stack them close together.
Full head are spaced with plastic or wire.
I don't see a problem with clipped heads for any application as the nails have glue, the rate of speed they shoot in heats up the glue and they don't move.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Clipped heads are just that, part of the head is clipped off and they can stack them close together.
Full head are spaced with plastic or wire.
I don't see a problem with clipped heads for any application as the nails have glue, the rate of speed they shoot in heats up the glue and they don't move.

Nails closer together makes me ask are clipped head more prone to jamming ? at first it sounds better .. .. again ,, thanks for all this ,. must be painful to some .

[Slipknot]

pretty sure the round head will have more space between the nails on the clip, therefore less nails in each clip, as opposed to the tightly packed clipped heads.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

pretty sure the round head will have more space between the nails on the clip, therefore less nails in each clip, as opposed to the tightly packed clipped heads.

what are you using ? Seems clipped is a good idea ,,more on a strip ,,, Unless they are jamming or a lot less holding power ..

[Slipknot]

I have used the Bostich(my neighbors) and it has stick nails clipped heads so many more to the clip, they are held together by wire. I also have Macs' old Hitachi that uses nails held together by plastic and there is a big space between them so less nails, the box is bigger that they come in.
either way, it's faster than hand nailing. When I framed houses in 1982-83 we hand nailed everything because the boss hated the guns since they broke down a lot.
I do some remodeling still and have the compressor so it helps to have a gun.

[Tagger]

I read online some building inspectors do not want clipped head used in their town ? They want round head because they supposedly hold better (hurricanes).. Said the clip nails are cheaper to buy because they are not as expensive to make ,. I'm learning alot from you guys ,, already made 2 purchases I learned from here ,, compressor/finish nailer .. I just have to decide on the framer clip or round head ??? I'll tell you guys what I got ,, where I checked and what I paid for others ,,,further nail gun info..

Clipped or round head ????