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Default HF Flooring Nailer - Comments Anyone?

Red Green wrote:
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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=99640

The only time I used a nailer was the manual kind on some 3/4 T&G like 25
years ago. How do these work? I see they are air but include a "slugging
hammer" as the HF description calls it. I assume hitting the black button
with the hammer is what triggers the nail driven by air? ..


Yeah...

Unless you will have plenty of time in case there does become a problem,
I'd recommend renting while you're there rather than risking the HF
possibility of the particular one you get being trash; always a
crapshoot w/ HF ime.

As for interchangeability of fasteners, one would presume likely but
again, it's taking a chance unless/until you can get verification.

If you'll have time to swap it out if it isn't satisfactory and have
some other potential use down the road, sure go for it. Otherwise, if
you intend to do the job and be done, renting locally may be the smarter
choice...

$0.02, ymmv, etc., etc., ...

OBTW, the compressor should be plenty to run any nailer. You'll want to
start at 70-75 psi max and work your way up until you find the right
pressure setting for depth for the specific flooring/subfloor, of
course. Also, you don't indicate what you're laying; if it's 3/4" t&g
I'd consider the 2" mandatory.

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