Pin Nailer nails

9/25/17, 7:28 PM #1

Dustmaker (Mike)
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Pin Nailer nails

Dustmaker (Mike)

I didn't want to hijack the thread below with my simple question. I have a Bosh pin nailer and have been using it to put trim work around cabinets. They are maple ply and I am using maple trim. Most of the nails just break the surface and some stay proud. I increased the pressure to 100PSI but they seem to be 50/50. I am using Harbor Freight nails and I am getting a lot of jams.

So is anyone else using harbor freight nails? What ones do you find work better?

I am really getting tired of clearing jams and proud nails.

Thanks

Mike

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9/25/17, 9:11 PM #2

Bill Tindall, E.TN.
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Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

I use brand name nails and nailer and have never had even one jam, or any other problem.

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9/25/17, 9:18 PM #3

Barry Irby
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I use a Harbor Freight gun and brand name nails I bought from Lowe's. I thought they were Porter Cable but I see they have Hitachi now. I have never had a single misfire. Its a cheap looking gun, but has performed flawlessly. I would buy a variety pack of various lengths of quality nails and give them a try. A thousand are less than $10. That would be a lifetime supply for me.

They hold better than I thought they ever would.

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9/25/17, 11:02 PM #4

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Dustmaker (Mike)

Yup that is what I thought. Name brand gun and cheap nails. I will get a few boxes of name brand and see how they work.

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9/26/17, 2:29 AM #5

William Duffield
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I use Grex pins in my Freeman 23 gauge headless pinner. Never had a jam. I don't keep track of what length pins I use, but I have them in sizes from 1/2" to 1" long.

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9/26/17, 2:51 PM #6

Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
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Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio

I use the Senco pins. Hartville Hardware stocks them - a good excuse for you to make a trip down there...

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9/26/17, 4:17 PM #7

Dustmaker (Mike)
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If I was in town

Dustmaker (Mike)

I am in Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown NY this week next week home then off to Omaha then St Louis then Sao Paulo Brasil. I think I have a few weeks at home in Dec but I am not sure yet.

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