Agree with the rental recommendation. The coil nails are typically
1-7/8" EG ring-shank. These nailers are usually bump-fi hold the
trigger down and bounce the nose of the nailer where you want to drive
the nail. If you don't learn this, many double-nailings will occur.
The nailer is designed to work this way and holds 300 nails in a coil.
Get all your boards in place and get 1-2 helpers to position the
boards on the fence rails. All 6 nails per board can be set in about
8-10 seconds, so positioning the boards is the slowest part of the
process.
Unless you are in the fencing or siding business, you don't really
need to own this nailer, since that's about all it's used for.

On 20 Feb 2005 20:43:16 -0800, "Joe" wrote:

This is something I know little about. I need to repair a fence and
want to use nails, not screws. Maybe 2 inch nails, maybe 1 1/2. Any
expert or other home owner care to recommend a model electric nail gun?
Corded is fine. Battery powered is ok. But a pneumatic is too much.
I haven't seen a sub-hundred dollar electric nail gun that can shoot
big enough nails. Unfortunately, I can't afford the three-hundred
dollar plus models. Advise really appreciated. Thank you.