15ga Finishing Nailers

[dinkjs]

Sorry for the Naive question.  But I only use an 18ga finishing nailer.  What exactly would you use a 15g a Finishing Nailer for?

 

[builderbob]

Everything else that you won't use an 18ga nailer for!  I use mine to set interior doors, jamb openings, large crown.

Just a few of my uses!

Bob

 

[Samo]

Okay,

I'll bite  [unsure]  

Get a Senco 15 ga. angled finish nailer.  Angle nailers go into corners in more situations. Senco SFN40 or newer.  Nail is a DA17, DA21 and so on.

Pros are really in stain grade, high strength, install work.  If you are doing stain grade work that is to be filled and the wood is lighter in color, the filler will show.  The 15 ga. is more round, like a true finish nail, so the finished product looks better.  Also you can actually use a nailset with these nails.  Stronger nails.  Easier to sink and remove out the back side for changes.

Senco's guns are oiless...You don't want oil spurting on stain grade work!  Just a better, stronger nail.  More like a real finish nail.
They make painted nails and nails for metal studs, stainless nails and the also make a 14 gauge 2-1/2" nail called a UA25.  This nail is old school, used on big door and window frames for higher strength.  Nails are Galv. individually and then collated, not stamped then galv. so nails are Galv. all the way around fastener.

Cons are nails cost more

 

[JLB builders LLC]

I have had the Senco SFN40 for manyyyy years and its great but for some trim I prefer a smaller hole and go with a 18 ga brad, either my pneumatic porter cable or Senco Fusion.

The only issue with my Senco Fusion is I have an extra battery and it is bad and won't charge at all. The other 2 work fine but only one holds a long charge over a few nights. The 15g a Fusion needed some blue thread lock on the allen bolt that holds the magazine of nails on. Other than that I have been happy and not used my air compressors since I bought the Fusions.

A pin nailer would be nice for outside corners but my 18ga with 3/4 inch seems to do the trick.

 

[tjbier]

I use 15 ga for nailing base and casing, on the casing nail with the 15 g to the studs and 18g to the door or window jamb.
T&G ceilings, azek, door frames, pretty much anything. 
I have the Hitachi nailer, it works fine, but its loud ( I have ear plugs 85% of the time anyway). The onething that I love about it is the air blower to dust off yourself, other tools , or the cabinets with dust in them, I think all trim guns sould have this feature

 

[mastercabman]

I use 15 ga for nailing base and casing, on the casing nail with the 15 g to the studs and 18g to the door or window jamb.
T&G ceilings, azek, door frames, pretty much anything. 
I have the Hitachi nailer, it works fine, but its loud ( I have ear plugs 85% of the time anyway). The onething that I love about it is the air blower to dust off yourself, other tools , or the cabinets with dust in them, I think all trim guns sould have this feature

I also have the Hitachi.Really like the blower feature.I'm not crazy about Hitachi power tools,but they do make good nail guns
I use mine to nail;baseboard,casing,crown molding,anything large that needs to be nailed.For smaller crown on cabinets,i use my 18g.
Some people now use the 23g micro pinner for that task,but it never stays.I've had 100's of work order to go nail crown back up because of that.It seems to hold at first but does not last.