I need to replace some T1-11 siding panels. 19/32" thick. The
manufacturer says I need 8d box, casing, or siding nails. So I'm
trying to find a pneumatic gun to buy to shoot such a nail. But they
all specify nails in things like 22-deg round head, 30-34 deg clipped
head, etc.

Best I can find is that 8d box nails are presumably .113" diam. And
some guns mention .113 as one of their diameters. What's the best
option?

I'd like to go with a gun that is the most versatile. If there's any
way to do this with a finish gun (e.g. 15-gauge) then that would be
awesome.

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I need to replace some T1-11 siding panels. 19/32" thick. The
manufacturer says I need 8d box, casing, or siding nails. So I'm
trying to find a pneumatic gun to buy to shoot such a nail. But they
all specify nails in things like 22-deg round head, 30-34 deg clipped
head, etc.

Best I can find is that 8d box nails are presumably .113" diam. And
some guns mention .113 as one of their diameters. What's the best
option?

A hammer and a pound or two of 8d box nails.

I'd like to go with a gun that is the most versatile. If there's any
way to do this with a finish gun (e.g. 15-gauge) then that would be
awesome.

Nope. You need a nail with more of a head on it than a finish nail has. That's
why the manufacturer says you need box, casing, or siding nails. Finish
nailers shoot finish nails.

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I need to replace some T1-11 siding panels. 19/32" thick. The
manufacturer says I need 8d box, casing, or siding nails. So I'm
trying to find a pneumatic gun to buy to shoot such a nail. But they
all specify nails in things like 22-deg round head, 30-34 deg clipped
head, etc.

Best I can find is that 8d box nails are presumably .113" diam. And
some guns mention .113 as one of their diameters. What's the best
option?

I'd like to go with a gun that is the most versatile. If there's any
way to do this with a finish gun (e.g. 15-gauge) then that would be
awesome.

Unless you have a lot of it to do I agree with Doug. A hammer and a box of
nails.

Any framing nailer that will drive a 2 -- 21/2 ring shank nail will do the
job but you will need to set the depth gauge carefully. You don't want
craters, just flush. I would use 2" nails if applying it directly to the
studs and 2 1/2" ones if the studs are covered with insulation board or
plywood.

Colbyt

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I need to replace some T1-11 siding panels. 19/32" thick. The
manufacturer says I need 8d box, casing, or siding nails. So I'm
trying to find a pneumatic gun to buy to shoot such a nail. But they
all specify nails in things like 22-deg round head, 30-34 deg clipped
head, etc.

Best I can find is that 8d box nails are presumably .113" diam. And
some guns mention .113 as one of their diameters. What's the best
option?

I'd like to go with a gun that is the most versatile. If there's any
way to do this with a finish gun (e.g. 15-gauge) then that would be
awesome.

Use siding or ring shank nails. "Siding" nails usually are ring shank.
Galvanized are fine. Stainless steel very expensive. Box nails I've see
do not have rings.

Siding nail

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...s/00000099.jpg

The NV65AH is an awesome nailer (I have it).
Fastener Length Capacity 1-1/2" - 2-1/2"
Fastener Diameter Range .090 - .099
However, for this application you might consider the NV65AG (similar
in price) because it will handle larger shank nails and only weighs
another 16 ounces.
Fastener Length Capacity 1-3/4" -3"
Fastener Diameter Range .090 - .131
Neither one of these fine units is cheap ($270 refurb and $390 new).
The coil nails come 9000 fasteners per box (30 coils of 300), so the
whole thing is a high-volume proposition. Perfect for wood fence
pickets. The nailer is very light and very fast in a fencing
application.

Unless you are replacing ALL of the siding, quite a bit of money for
the solution. It is unlikely that you will use the nailer for other
than a siding or fencing application.

On Fri, 15 May 2009 00:43:37 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 14 May 2009 20:04:09 -0700 (PDT),
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I need to replace some T1-11 siding panels. 19/32" thick. The
manufacturer says I need 8d box, casing, or siding nails. So I'm
trying to find a pneumatic gun to buy to shoot such a nail. But they
all specify nails in things like 22-deg round head, 30-34 deg clipped
head, etc.

Best I can find is that 8d box nails are presumably .113" diam. And
some guns mention .113 as one of their diameters. What's the best
option?

I'd like to go with a gun that is the most versatile. If there's any
way to do this with a finish gun (e.g. 15-gauge) then that would be
awesome.

I would use something like this with 2 1/2" ring shank galvanized
nails.
http://www.nailgundepot.com/shop/cat...2-p-26559.html

Thanks all for the suggestions.

I understand it might be a lot of expense for sinking a few nails and
I appreciate the hammer suggestions. For me, the most important
factor is how sore will I be? Will I be less sore using a big framing
nailer or using a hammer?

I figure I'm likely to sink about 3 or 400 8d nails. I picked up a
few framing nailers today and they are quite heavy (~8 lbs). So that
needs to play into the equation.

That Hitachi looks awesome, especially the weight, but it's a lot more
than I was hoping to spend, and with the minimum 9k nails/box I'll end
up with most of them when I'm done.