On 2/16/2013 10:25 AM, steve robinson wrote:
Leon wrote:

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
Sorry about the this new post. Previous post was high jacked by
too many arguments.

Issue: 2" nails not (never) set below surface.
Answer: Bought a 2 gallon bucket of finish nails (various lengths)
at a garage sale ($5) some years back. Said nails got mixed in
with my new "Porter Cable" brand nails. Look almost identical. On
closer examination I find the the 'no brand' nails are slightly
fatter than the "Porter Cable". Did not 'mike' the diameters, but,
comparing clips, 12 "porter cable" nails take up the same amount of
space as 9 of the 'no brand' nails. No wonder the gun would not
fire about one out of four times. Had to open the gun and manually
push the nails ahead for the next shot. Learned my lesson. Brand
name fasteners only from now on.

Ivan Vegvary

FWIW , finish nails come in at least two different gauges, 15 and 16
gauge being the most common. So be aware that you can also buy the
wrong size "name brand" and continue to have problems. My particular
Senco angle finish nailer uses 15 gauge nails, larger diameter than
the 16 gauge.

My Senco gun has never had anything but Senco nails shot through it.
I have probably had two misfires since I have owned it. My Bostitch
framer has only had generic nails shot through it an I have never had
a misfire with it. Same goes for my Craftsman brad nailer, and HF
stapler. Grex pinner had an o-ring go bad and would misfiire but
that was a simple at home fix. Senco palm nailer, well anything
goes. :-;

While most brand name nails work better than no name, buying the
incorrect size will cause more problems than using a no name brand..

Good catch!

Most brand name nails are made in the same manufacturing plants as
the unbranded .

All the major tool manufacturers subcontract out the fixings


I would not doubt that for a moment. The only reasonable possible
problem with a no name over a name brand in the same brand tool is the
no name not having the right specs for that particular gun. This is
especially true with nails that are attached to each other at an angle.