which nailer

[Alan m]

hi all
i have four wooden ceilings to do in the next few months. they are pine t+g sheeting.
i was wondering what type of gun (pneumatic) should i use to shoot into the tungue.
i would also like to be able to use the gun for other home improvment and furniture jobs
can anybody reconmend a good type of nailer

 

[woodguy7]

Alan, i have 2 Stanley Bostich nailers that i have had for years & still going perfect.  One is an angled 15 gauge nailer which i think goes from 30mm to 62mm nails.  These nails are nice as they have a bit of a head on them so good for doing things like skirting boards.  I hate those paslodes, the nails are to thin to hold a board that might have a bit of spring in it.  The other nailer is more a pinner which has a finer point which gets into a toung easier.  It is 18 gauge & goes from 18mm to 50mm.  I would never use this for skirtings as there is no real holding power if the wood decides to take a wander.  Ideal for mouldings & thinner faceings sory, architraves.

If your linning boards are going straight onto straps then you would get away with the thinner pointed nailer as it is more acurate but i would still put some construction adhesive behind it anyway just in case.  If you are going through plasterboard first then you would need to go for the thicker, longer nails.

Sorry i cant remember the model no's but they would have changed by now anyway.

Cheers, Woodguy.

 

[Alan m]

do you think you could get the larger gauge nails to fire into the tongue accuratly every time with no dammage to the surounding timber

 

[woodguy7]

Yes, but it is not as quick as you have to make sure you are lined up correctly.  The newer ones might have a better end on it to make it easier.

Woodguy.