hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!

No need to guess. 2.4 horsepower. In fact, you are better off knowing watts
than horsepower. Most things these days are highly over rated as far as
horsepower (3.25 horse routers, 6 horse shop vacs). Watts are more likely to
be actual.

"Antispammer" wrote in message
...
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!

Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!


As a rule of thumb, you can assume an efficiency of ~82%, which will
give 746 watts per horsepower. Meaning a compressor motor rated at 1850
watts would produce about 2.5 hp.

Dan

In article , says...
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

1 horse is around the 750W mark, roughly. So you have one very grunty machine
there. The question is what sort of pump is on the rig. If it's matched, you're
set for some big jobs.


I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

LOL - piece of cake. My little toy sized 800 W Hindin has no problem driving a
framing gun all day.


Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?


A second hand Senco, no question at all. Paslode runs a distant second. Not
sure about some other, maybe US only, brands. Don't even think about that cheap
crap that comes out of China at the moment. You would not enjoy the experience.


thanks a lot!!!


Welcome, -Pete

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thanks guys!!! been a great help.


"Peter Huebner" wrote in message
t...
In article ,
says...
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

1 horse is around the 750W mark, roughly. So you have one very grunty
machine
there. The question is what sort of pump is on the rig. If it's matched,
you're
set for some big jobs.


I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

LOL - piece of cake. My little toy sized 800 W Hindin has no problem
driving a
framing gun all day.


Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?


A second hand Senco, no question at all. Paslode runs a distant second.
Not
sure about some other, maybe US only, brands. Don't even think about that
cheap
crap that comes out of China at the moment. You would not enjoy the
experience.


thanks a lot!!!


Welcome, -Pete

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I have two air nailers made by Campbell Hausfeld. they have been going
strong for almost a year now with heavy use building doghouses and finishing
my garage as well as my craft projects. I have only had a few jams but they
are easily removed, and I can't say whether it was the gun or me driving a
brad or nail into another one.
The only problem and this is not really a problem but I have a paslode
too and that is so much lighter!

Searcher

In article ,
Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!



746 watts per horsepower is the conversion. This won't be exact
because of efficiency issues. Horsepower ratings of a motor reflect
output power, wattage ratings generally refer to input power. At any
rate it should be more than enough to run a nail gun.

You don't say what size nail gun you are looking for, but in the under
$100 range, Harbor Freight is hard to beat.



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

Any nailgun that can use 1 1/4" nail.

what about boschstich? or Dewalts?



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In article ,
Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!



746 watts per horsepower is the conversion. This won't be exact
because of efficiency issues. Horsepower ratings of a motor reflect
output power, wattage ratings generally refer to input power. At any
rate it should be more than enough to run a nail gun.

You don't say what size nail gun you are looking for, but in the under
$100 range, Harbor Freight is hard to beat.



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!

Nailguns need just the pressure, there's no big airflow. Not the case
of paint sprayers or air-powered rotary tools, in wich case you want a
large pressure tank -maybe yours is good, I don't know that :-)

"Antispammer" wrote in message
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Any nailgun that can use 1 1/4" nail.

what about boschstich? or Dewalts?

Finish nailer or brad nailer?



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In article ,
Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!



746 watts per horsepower is the conversion. This won't be exact
because of efficiency issues. Horsepower ratings of a motor reflect
output power, wattage ratings generally refer to input power. At any
rate it should be more than enough to run a nail gun.

You don't say what size nail gun you are looking for, but in the under
$100 range, Harbor Freight is hard to beat.



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I disagree with Pat as far as the Chinese nail guns are concerned. We have
been using nail guns from Harbor Freight for two years now and believe they
are an unbeatable value. The only failure we have had with one of their guns
was due to operator error.

Yes your compressor will run most any nail gun.

Have fun,

Craig

www.vintagetrailersforsale.com


"Peter Huebner" wrote in message
t...
In article ,
says...
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

1 horse is around the 750W mark, roughly. So you have one very grunty
machine
there. The question is what sort of pump is on the rig. If it's matched,
you're
set for some big jobs.


I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

LOL - piece of cake. My little toy sized 800 W Hindin has no problem
driving a
framing gun all day.


Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?


A second hand Senco, no question at all. Paslode runs a distant second.
Not
sure about some other, maybe US only, brands. Don't even think about that
cheap
crap that comes out of China at the moment. You would not enjoy the
experience.


thanks a lot!!!


Welcome, -Pete

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firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:13:55 +1200, Peter Huebner
wrote:

In article , says...
hi all,

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?


A second hand Senco, no question at all. Paslode runs a distant second. Not
sure about some other, maybe US only, brands. Don't even think about that cheap
crap that comes out of China at the moment. You would not enjoy the experience.

I have a personal prejudice FOR Sencos, but I don't agree that
Paslodes are a *distant* second. I'd say they are right there with
Sencos, as are Hitachis, and perhaps Bostiches. While it seems to be a
regional thing as to which are preferred by the working pros, I think
it's fair to say that a visit to a job site is more likely to yield
one of those four brands than anything else by a wide margin.

Having said all that, it really applies primarily to framing nailers,
which is only about a fourth or fifth of the nailer suite. In brad
nailers, I think the Senco SLP20 is at the top of the heap.

In finish nailers, I prefer 15 ga (angled sticks) and the Senco SFN40
(I think it's the FinishPro now) is unparalleled. I don't know about
16 ga finishers (straight sticks). Bostich has always had a good 15 ga
nailer, too.

Pin nailers have gotten popular recently and there are a number of
offerings. I don't know that anyone has distinguished themselves in
the field.

Staplers cover a broad range of possibilities from narrow crown to
wide crown plus the small gauge upholstery type staplers.
Porter-Cable's upholstery stapler seems popular (although I have a
Senco).

The wide (anywhere from 3/8" up to ½") and narrow crown (1/4")
staplers seem to share the same engine in many cases but availability
of staples will probably be the biggest consideration. 1/4" are pretty
well represented at the borg--you'll have to search some for wider
crown or upholstery staples.

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In article ,
Antispammer wrote:
Any nailgun that can use 1 1/4" nail.

what about boschstich? or Dewalts?



Bostitch has a good reputation. I have a Bostitch wide crown
stapler I bought used and the thing is a hoss. DeWalt, I guess is OK
but personally I haven't heard much one way or the other about them.
I think that Bostitch has a 18 ga 1 1/4 inch brad nailer in the $40
-$50 range. honestly, though, I have a 1 1/4" brad nailer from HF that
had a sale price of $10 or $15 and it "just works" . As does the 2" 18
ga and the 1 1/2" narrow crown stapler from HF that I also have. None
of these cost more than $20 or so sale price. Unless you are using
these professionally everyday, I can't see paying more. It's not like
the name brands are made in USA after all.


--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

"Dan" wrote in message
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As a rule of thumb, you can assume an efficiency of ~82%, which will give
746 watts per horsepower. Meaning a compressor motor rated at 1850 watts
would produce about 2.5 hp.

Dan


My understanding is 746 watts equals one horsepower, THEN you need to reduce
the number depending on the motors efficiency. so the HP numbers come out to
be closer to two HP, but depending on the motor it may be LESS!
Greg

Greg O wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
...

As a rule of thumb, you can assume an efficiency of ~82%, which will give
746 watts per horsepower. Meaning a compressor motor rated at 1850 watts
would produce about 2.5 hp.

Dan


My understanding is 746 watts equals one horsepower, THEN you need to reduce
the number depending on the motors efficiency. so the HP numbers come out to
be closer to two HP, but depending on the motor it may be LESS!
Greg




Greg-Correct you are

Dan

In article , duckecho@gmail-
dot-.com says...

I have a personal prejudice FOR Sencos, but I don't agree that
Paslodes are a *distant* second. I'd say they are right there with
Sencos, as are Hitachis, and perhaps Bostiches. While it seems to be a
regional thing as to which are preferred by the working pros, I think
it's fair to say that a visit to a job site is more likely to yield
one of those four brands than anything else by a wide margin.

In this country most people use Senco or Paslode. I'd say in fact the majority
of builders these days use 'cordless' Paslode guns. I have used both Paslodes
(compressor and cartridge) and my Senco ... the Paslodes are lighter, for sure.
The Senco is the only one of the three that could reliably put 90mm nails into
seasoned rimu framing all the way, with the Paslodes I had to drive the last
1/2" by hammer most of the time. That is where my "distant" rating comes from.

I will happily concede that probably few people will have to work with hardwood
framing, but I know with absolute certainty which brand I prefer. For pine it
probably won't make that much of a difference. But for sheer driving power ...
the builder who recently helped me put new purlins on the roof of my shearing
shed was pulling his hair out using his cartridge Paslode, my Senco was just
chugging along. I also noted that he had a lot more jams - admittedly the paper
on the collated nails was absolute crap.

Having said all that, it really applies primarily to framing nailers,
which is only about a fourth or fifth of the nailer suite. In brad
nailers, I think the Senco SLP20 is at the top of the heap.

In finish nailers, I prefer 15 ga (angled sticks) and the Senco SFN40
(I think it's the FinishPro now) is unparalleled.

I have that one. Sweet little gun. My wife loves it ;-)

-P.

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Antispammer wrote:


Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!

Well, I have bought Porter Cable guns mostly, Framing and brad nailers.
Had both for many years now and have been put through the mill for a
home shop and other pretty nailing intense projects. No complaints.
Bought one of those $19 18gauge brad/staple rigs at Harborfreight about
a year ago. I have used it with all the nails and staples that came
with it, no problems so far. I ran out of 1.5" staples for it and the
Borgs don't seem to carry those staples, so I will need to go back to
HF to get replacements. So far I am pleased with its performance, but
it is not as nice as the PC's for fit and finish. But if you just want
to drive nails/staples is does the job with little complaints.

Columbus discovered the new world in 1492. And if you can remember
that, you can remember that 1492-watts is exactly 2-HP. So 1-HP is
746-watts. And 1850-watts is 2.47-HP (1850/746).

Good luck!

Antispammer wrote:
hi all,

It says 1850watts , but owner doesnt know the horsepower.

any guess?

I will be using it mainly for a nail gun, should be enough?

Whats the best nail gun I can buy for under $100?

thanks a lot!!!