My girlfriend gave me a brad nailer for Christmas. It was purchased from Overstock.com and is some sort of Chinese import (the name on the box is Grand Rapids Industrial). The documentation says nothing about what brand of fasteners to use with the tool and no fasteners came with it.
I went to the local Lowes and purchased a package of 1-5/8" Bostich brads, which say they work with Bostich, Porter Cable, Senco and Accuset nailers. Unfortunately, they do not fit my off-brand nailer. Almost, but not quite. The head of the brad is slightly taller (a few thousandths of an inch), than the corresponding slot in the faceplate of the tool.
Can anyone who is familiar with the various brad nailers offer any insight into whether or not such small differences exist between fasteners from different manufacturers? I would think not, and suspect that this particular nailer is simply out of tolerance.
Jim S.