I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
anyone tried this?
Thanks for your input,
Gene

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST), GeneT
wrote:

I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
anyone tried this?

Yes, I've done that, but freehand. I bought the wrong brads for my HF
nailer and needed them that day, so I took the strip to the belt
sandah and cut 1/8" off. It took about 5 minutes to do 3 strips of
brads for the project. That's when I found out that the 5gal pig of
air would do about 150 brads or staples before needing a refill
(117psi down to 50psi.)

I still had 90% of the package left when I upgraded to a
stapler/nailer which took longer brads.

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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST), GeneT
wrote:

I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4".

Oops, forgot something. Go swap the nailer for the stapler/nailer.
$20 http://fwd4.me/q3C

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Education should provide the tools for a widening and deepening
of life, for increased appreciation of all one sees or experiences.
It should equip a person to live life well, to understand what is
happening around him, for to live life well one must live life with
awareness. -- Louis L'Amour

On 11/28/10 6:54 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4".

Oops, forgot something. Go swap the nailer for the stapler/nailer.
$20 http://fwd4.me/q3C

--
Education should provide the tools for a widening and deepening
of life, for increased appreciation of all one sees or experiences.
It should equip a person to live life well, to understand what is
happening around him, for to live life well one must live life with
awareness. -- Louis L'Amour


I bought that, yesterday and it's a decent gun.
I bought this one a couple months ago when it was on sale for 20 bucks.
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-in-1-16-gauge-air-finish-nailer-18-gauge-stapler-66902.html
I'm using it, right now, on some flooring, and already finished a large
flooring project about a month ago. It's doing a fine job... no
problems, so far.


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"GeneT" wrote in message
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I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
anyone tried this?
Thanks for your input,
Gene

I used tin snips one day this summer. I made 3/4" from 1".

Bob