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Is 16 Gauge Brad Nailer Actually a Finish Nailer?
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(Jay Chan) wrote:
I am looking for a 15-gauge or 16-gauge brad nailer in HF. But I get
confused when they described a 16-gauge nailer as a "brad nailer"
instead of a "finish nailer". They called it a heavy duty 16-gauge
brad nailer. Is it really a "finish nailer"? If this is so, I may get
it for nailing baseboard (and then use a 18-gauge brad nailer to nail
the shoe molding into the baseboard).
Thanks for any info in advance.
You might be able to answer your own question if you look at the brads
themselves. In my opinion, the 16 gauge look the same but just a little
bigger than 18 gauge brads. 15 gauge look just like standard finish
nails, so, yes, I'd say the 16 is a larger brad nailer and not a finish
nailer.
I put up 7/8" thick poplar door trim, baseboards and header trim
recently and am glad I went with a 15 gauge over the 16. The condition
of much of today's lumber being what it is (slight twist, bow, etc.)
needs a secure nail to help hold it in place. I used an 18 g. to put up
a frame & panel section on the same wall - here the wood was at most
1/2" thick and I did the milling to straight and square, so there wasn't
an issue of coaxing pieces into place.
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Owen Lowe and his Fly-by-Night Copper Company
Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
http://www.flybynightcoppercompany.com
http://www.easystreet.com/~onlnlowe/index.html
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