With my finish and brad nailers this isn't an issue, but with the bigger
nailers including roofing nailers, I believe you are supposed to let the gun
push itself away, or it mightl double-fire. Or it could be the quality of
the gun.
When doing my own construction I would sometimes use a screw to hold the
pieces together, and then use a nail or two more for strength. Not sure how
much shear strength those screws have, but I know a steel construction nail
is much stronger. And I know what you mean about shocking the adjacent
walls, I have plaster walls throughout my house - don't upset the lath...
This is a good article I found:
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00003.asp
PJ
>I bought a HF framing nailer that uses slanted sticks of nails. It has
>worked
>well, but I suspect not as well as the pro models. Some of it may be the
>user.
>I'm a little timid with it. Biggest problem is it bouncing (probably due
>to
>technique) and sometimes getting two nails. I was never sure though
>exactly
>what nails to buy. I could never get the ones that HF sells for it because
>they
>were always out of stock. I went with some clipped head Paslode nails from
>Home
>Depot.
>
>There is another alternative, though, that is slower but more precise. I
>did a
>lot of repair in my house, replacing some rotted 2x4s in a bathroom, using
>long
>drywall screws and a cordless drill. No shock to the adjoining walls and
>such.
>This was before I had the framing nailer, though. I also used screws for a
>number of 2x4 construction applications when I did an addition on my house.
>It's a pretty good method. I could generally get a screw in wherever a
>nailer
>could otherwise go.
>
>PJ McGarvey wrote:
>
> > Building a knee wall in my attic, and I don't want to go the hammer/nail
> > route in this heat. HF sells a Central Pneumatic 10 GAUGE, 21 DEGREE
>ANGLE
> > FRAMING NAILER KIT for $100, and there's a new store 15 minutes from me
>that
> > just opened up (Norristown, PA). Assuming they carry it in stock I'd
>like
> > to pick one up. Any experiences with the framing nailers at HF?
> >
> > For the same price I could get a Senco, Hitachi, etc. on Ebay that's
> > probably had a hard life. Any recommendations? Course I'd love to get
>one
> > of the cordless Paslode nailers, but they are bidding up to the $2-300
> > range...
> >
> > Also, I have a planer I bought at HF last year that's had some light
>use, if
> > anyone is interested?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > PJ
>
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