23 Gauge pin nail question

Re: 23 Gauge pin nail question

John K Jordan

Do you think the length is the problem or the gauge?

Unsolicited omment: My personal policy is to never buy something from Harbor Freight that has moving parts. Life is too short. Buy high quality tools and never look back.

JKJ

Re: 23 Gauge pin nail question

Mark Nowicki

I have the same pinner, use the same nails, and just used it last week after a few years of inactivity. It works fine

Try blowing it out with air, maybe some dust got it there, or get some 23 gauge wire and scrape inside the pin track.

Re: 23 Gauge pin nail question

CharlieL

Are you oiling the gun regularly ? Perhaps the plunger is not returning all the way back into the gun. If oiling doesn't work maybe it needs to be taken apart and cleaned.

Went back to Harbor Freight.....

Barry Irby

Just thought I might buy some of their nails. They appear to be identical to the Porter cable ones. So close they may have been made on the same machines.

I am not at home now but when I get there I will check the gun. I suspect there is a pin up in the track that has fallen in. The slot is so narrow it is difficult to see in there.

And, John, I generally don't buy complicated things from HF either, but in this case they were close by and had it in stock and I needed it. It has earned it's keep even if it never works again. It drives shorter nails just fine even now. I think I paid less than $30 for it. At worst, I will buy a Grex.

Re: 23 Gauge pin nail question

Barry Irby

Good idea. I have some guns that are oil free and others that require oil. The trouble with having the mix is I have lost the habit of oiling at the beginning of the session every time. I oiled this gun after the problem occurred but that may be the problem. Wonder if it is bad to oil and oilless one every once ion a while?

Re: 23 Gauge pin nail question

CharlieL

I've been told that a air compressor that uses oil is better then a oiless, so I stay away from them and oiless air guns, etc.