What gauge nail guns do you recommend for finish carpentry?

[sancho57]

15ga, 18ga and 21ga, yes as Thom said a 1/4 crown stapler is nice to have to

 

[sheperd80]

Good to hear dewalt got it right. Im one who doesnt want multiple brands of batteries and im deeeep into milwaukee so im gonna have to wait until they redesign theirs. It has alot of potential. Love how theres no wind-up like the ryobi, u can fire almost as fast as pneumatic. But it didnt consistently set nails all the way in.

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[tjbnwi]

What ever you choose, please don't do this.

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Tom

 

[rst]

termites??

 

[tjbnwi]

termites??

Of the human kind..

Tom

 

[Naildrivingman]

Nothing wrong with that...one need that many nails to hold a box store jamb together.  [wink]

 

[semenza]

What ever you choose, please don't do this.

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Tom

  I like the ones right at the hinge mortise  edge ..............  perfect  [blink]

Seth

 

[pettyconstruction]

15g ,18g and 23g plus 1/4 stapler.
18g for everything but doors. The 23 sits a lot but is nice when needed. CA glue and Collins clamps do most of the smaller jobs.

In my opinion, 18g should be the one if you only get one tool.1-1/2 and 2" will handle most projects.
Charlie

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[sancho57]

What ever you choose, please don't do this.

(Stoled the picture from a FB group I'm a member of)

Tom

Hey whatcha do sneak into my house and took a photo of my best work before I could post it in the Projects folder????

 

[sancho57]

By yer handle Im assuming yer a painter. I just picked up a Senco 15 ga composite nail gun. It shoots composit nails only. They do make a 18 ga one as well. The composite nails are pricey, but they have great holding strength and they are sandable and stainable.

Not for everyone as I said both the gun ($250) and the nails (roughly $40 per box of 1000) arent cheap but in your case might be worth it.

 

[ear3]

I recently converted my guns over the cordless, and have been very happy so far, though would have been nice to do it all on a single battery platform.  15 gauge Milwaukee, 16 and 18 gauge Dewalts, the 23 gauge Makita pinner.  If you're looking into the Makita, bear in mind that they just recently released a second generation -- I learned this a couple of days after I bought the first gen., so I had enough time to return for the newer model.  The newer model has less of an issue sinking the longest pins into hardwood, whereas the older one struggled.

Going cordless has made a huge difference, even when I'm just working around the shop, since I don't keep my pancake compressor loaded with air when not in use.  I can just grab a gun for a few quick hits while jig making or something that only requires a couple of nails, without having to wait (or suffer the ear abuse) while the compressor fills.

 

[BJM9818]

What ever you choose, please don't do this.

(Stoled the picture from a FB group I'm a member of)

Tom

Who let you on my jobsite?  [big grin]

Last remodel I installed the 1/4 round floor trim with my Grex 23gauge. 4000ft2 house. The painter had never seen 23 Gauge nail holes before.  He was extremely happy.

 

[1toolshort]

The smallest one that will do the trick, (already posted).  I used to use 15 all the time.  Then I got a 16 Paslode.  It gets used the most.  Also an 18, 21 and 23.  Door jambs, 15; casing 16; door stop 18; trim, 18 and 21.  cross nail on trim 23 or 21, depending on the material.  Just some ideas.  Good luck.

 

[demographic]

In the UK we pretty much only use two sizes of nail gun unless we are workshop joiners.
Framing nailers (like the Paslodes and so on) and 16 gauge finish nailers.
If you work on sites where the main contractor supplies the brads then I would always buy the straight version as they hardly ever supply the angled brads. That mightbe different in the US.