Thanks Charley, I guess if I had money the answer is buy one of
everything. Don't know what size nails. I would guess finish nails for
type, but pins would be good to hold things together while the glue
dries. What gage or length pins would you suggest? What about the
combo pin/stapler? Most of what I play with in the shop is on the
lathe, that is why I was looking at a general nailer you would use
around the shop. Maybe the better question would be what should the
first nailer be? I can see now you buy them as the need arises.
Working on the house or building outside would be a framing nailer as an
example. I guess I will go for the pin nailer to start, for jigs and
the like. Like I said before any suggestion on pin gage, length,
nailer, would be appreciated. I am going to save you reply for the future.

Thanks again
Bruce

Charley wrote:
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.