I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack together
whilst the glue is setting.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

Anyone got any recommendations which are good and which are bad.

Eric

Eric the Red wrote:
I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just
want something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up
tack together whilst the glue is setting.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as
thick as 12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness
of
wood?

Anyone got any recommendations which are good and which are bad.

Eric

I bought the cheapy one from screwfix. It will fire 2 inch brads into
anything (including skin)

MrCheerful

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:58:52 +0100, Eric the Red wrote:

I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack together
whilst the glue is setting.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

Anyone got any recommendations which are good and which are bad.

Eric

I've got a £9.99 Screwfix "Nail Master Kit" Brad Gun. You need to use
both hands to get the brads to go all the way in. One hand on the
trigger, and the other hand to apply pressure to the top of the gun,
to ensure the brad goes all the way into the wood.

The gun uses 18ga brads, and includes 2000 each of 15,20 & 25mm brown
headed brads.

Haven't used it in 'anger' yet, but testing on a bit of chipboard gave
positive results. (I didn't need it in the first place, but at £9.99
it seemed rude not to buy it).


Regards,
Steve
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:58:52 +0100, "Eric the Red"
wrote:

I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack together
whilst the glue is setting.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

Anyone got any recommendations which are good and which are bad.

Eric


Porter Cable and Senco are both excellent products. I have a PC brad
nailer (18 gauge) and Senco finish nailers in 16 and 15 gauge sizes as
well as a little PC 22 gauge pin nailer.

I had tried a couple of low cost products and they don't really
compare. They will fire the brads OK, but tend to have much more
recoil which can tend to mar the surface or result in the nailer
bouncing slightly. The better products tend to have various
mechanisms to deal with these and therefore (IME) give cleaner and
more accurate results. The low cost ones aren't bad, however, and
will penetrate the thicknesses you have in mind with ease. If you are
going to use them a lot, then I think the extra cost is worth it.




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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 10:01:06 GMT, "MrCheerful"
wrote:

I bought the cheapy one from screwfix. It will fire 2 inch brads into
anything (including skin)

The voice of experience?

The URL is:

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...10395&ts=12598

I bought one recently. Haven't done an awful lot with it yet, but on
the one job I tried it on it worked perfectly for my needs. I'm even
contemplating buying another as a spare, just in case.....

I guess I'm surprised I haven't seen a few auctions go up on ebay for
this nail gun. Some enterprising soul will no doubt buy a few and then
try to earn a few bob.

Andrew

http://www.handymac.co.uk

I also got the £9.99 jobby from Screwfix. Used it for fixing back panels
(hardboard) on Ikea furniture, laminate flooring beading and to fix a door
jamb in place. Coped with everything so far, although as another poster has
said you need to press on the top of the gun to make sure the brads fire
fully home.

Jim

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"Eric the Red" wrote in message
...
I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack
together
whilst the glue is setting.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

Anyone got any recommendations which are good and which are bad.

Eric

I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack
together
whilst the glue is setting.

I have just had a quick look at the Screwfix website and can't see it but it
my be worth an enquiry to them.

The Ferm nailer kit for £100 ish is an excellent product and would do
exactly what you are after. The nailer fires 18G brads up to 50mm and does
so without any noticable kick back.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

I have the equivalent of the £10 electric nailer that a few have recommended
and for the price you can't fault it. It does require 2 hand operation
though and getting repeatable results is a challenge to say the least.

If you can stretch to £100 I would go for the Ferm kit. If you are
interested let me know and I will dig out the order number for you.

Sean

"Sean Delere" wrote in message
...
I am after a brad gun to make single person assembly easier. I just want
something I can operate with one hand so I can line panels up tack
together
whilst the glue is setting.

I have just had a quick look at the Screwfix website and can't see it but
it
my be worth an enquiry to them.

The Ferm nailer kit for £100 ish is an excellent product and would do
exactly what you are after. The nailer fires 18G brads up to 50mm and does
so without any noticable kick back.

I would be looking to tack though 6mm MDF or ply and possibly as thick
as
12mm. Are cheaper guns able to get through this thickness of wood?

I have the equivalent of the £10 electric nailer that a few have
recommended
and for the price you can't fault it. It does require 2 hand operation
though and getting repeatable results is a challenge to say the least.

If you can stretch to £100 I would go for the Ferm kit. If you are
interested let me know and I will dig out the order number for you.

B&Q do similar kits.


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Haven't used it in 'anger' yet, but testing on a bit of chipboard gave
positive results. (I didn't need it in the first place, but at œ9.99
it seemed rude not to buy it).

Hmphh.. I thought it was a good price when I bought it at £10 off. Now they
knock another tenner off - bloody typical!

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