What size nails do you want to drive? Are heads OK or do you want finish
heads, or no heads at all? These should be your first decisions.
For small projects I mostly use brad nails or narrow crown staples. For
larger projects where I want to cover the nail heads I use finish nails. For
fine work where I want to hold something in place "until the glue dries" I
use pins because their holes are almost invisible. For carpentry work I use
framing nails. All of these require different tools to drive them. Your
compressor is a good choice for use with nailers if it can provide and
maintain 100-110 lbs of air pressure at the regulator output. I can't
imagine you needing a nailer if your projects are made on a lathe though.

--
Charley

"Bruce Ferguson" wrote in message
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I may be getting a small 26 to 30 gal compressor and was wondering what
would be a good general shop nailer? I see all kinds and don't have a
clue. Just got the termite tool and hopefully the end grain projects
will look better. I tried a goblet for my wife out of Norfolk pine.
looks ok on the outside, but don't look at the very bottom. I am ok if
she keeps it full of candy. People will pick it up and look at it but
will not dump the candy to see the bottom. Of course if a turner comes
over ........

Bruce