On 18 Sep 2015 16:06:48 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2015-09-18, wrote:


framing nailer shoots up to 3.25" nails and the smaller one shoots up
to 2.5".

I just put a deck down with 2,5" ring shank SS nails. We will see how
that works.

I watch an acquaintance install joist hangers on a new deck. Not
understanding what he was doing, I asked. He said he was using a palm
nailer. I'd never heard/seen one before, so asked him to elaborate.
It's a air driven device that hammers, in small rapid air driven
strokes, nails into wood. He was driving what looked like 1-1/2" to
2" galvanized nails. Blew me away! 8|

nb
Florida is the land of Simpson clips. Just about every vertical joint
in a stick built house has a clip and most have a bunch of nails.
(sole plate to stud, stud to top plate and a strap over the truss)
If you do that kind of work you get the "direct placement" adapter for
your small gun. It will put a nail in the hole every time.