Nail Gun
Contents
Safety Comic Book
- https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-149/pdfs/2013-149.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2013149
- Bump vs sequential firing [1]. "Bump firing" is also known as "contact firing" - with trigger depressed, nail fires once tip of gun is depressed on wood.
Cordless Finish Nailer
- Metabo $300 15 ga [2]
For Metal Connectors
Here, the point of the nail sticks out a little bit so you can go inside holes such as metal connectors.
1.5"
- Masterforce - Gun - works only with 1.5" nails [3]. Non-galv nails - [4]. Galvanized nails - 4 cents -
[5] - Metabo, $200 [6]. Galvanized nails - 6.5 cents. [7]
1.5" + 2.5"
- Metabo (formerly Hitachi) - $286 [8]. 1.5" nails are 4 cents - [9]. Get one with long magazine, not short. But, it uses 36 degree nails [10]. However, this nail vendor states explicitly that it takes 30-34 degree nails. [11]. Note The Metabo HPT NR65AK2 is identical to the Hitachi NR65AK2S.
- Metabo Cordless - $400 - [12]
- Freeman. 30-34 degree - 2.5" nails - 6 cents each [13]. 5 cents for 1.5" nails.
- Bostitch - $420 - [14]
Bump Mode (Automatic) Air Nailer
- 30 degree round head $200 95% positive review HF [15]. Nail size 2" to 3.5"
- Bostich $200 28 degree. Bump fire mode. [16]
- Contact actuated 30+34 degree - $100 - 98% recommended HF [17]
- HF $80 [18]
Vinyl Siding Nailer
- Cordless Dewalt - needs adapter if used for vinyl siding. Up to only 1.75" nails. Fast. Up to 3 nails per second. Great review - [19].
- Uses wide head nails which do not slip through slots of the vinyl siding
- Not same as roofing nailer, but can use roofing nails
- Has a mechanism for adjusting to the correct vertical spacing of vinyl slots
- Uses coil nails
- Roofing nails are ok for vinyl siding - for their wide head [20]
Coil Roofing Nail Gun - 15 degree
- Cordless collated coil roofing DeWalt - $349 - [21]
- Can run 15 degree coil galvanized siding nails through a coil roofing nailer? Yes if you know what you are doing. [22]. Another yes - [23]. Otherwise, you hear 'only roofing nails' or '15 degree nails up to 1.75" long'
- Can be used for vinyl siding [24]
