Now, that is useful information. Rare in HF threads. Mine's never jammed but I do get the divot. Never been a big deal for me because I countersink the brad and putty over it and smoothing the putty gets the divot too, but I can see where it would be a problem if you're doing a clear finish.
I just picked up their 23ga pin nailer for $18, with a coupon, yesterday. I also have an HF wide crown stapler that really works well. The only thing that concerned me is the lack of a safety. I had to keep that in mind when I was crawling around in the attic stapling insulation.
Don't buy a combination. If you need both, buy separate guns.
Regarding air staplers, I bought one using 1/4" wide crown staples for putting some 1/4" thick backs on a cabinet. Didn't think I would use it much. Found it to be one of the handiest guns in the shop. The first one was only up to about 1" long, I have added another that takes 1 1/2" staples. I use either one for many jobs that I never thought I would. Stapling plywood underlay down to the floor with long staples every 4" -- it goes real fast. I even installed strapping on the ceiling by using long staples and firing about 5 to 6 at every joist -- again it goes fast and saves my poor shoulder from hammering upward while holding both nail and strapping at the same time. To see if it would be strong enough, I lifted and held my 230 pound body by one of the straps to see if they would hold -- they did. I have found that when holding power is needed, staples out hold brads, so where appearance is not needed, I always reach for the staple gun.
Actually you should buy what suites you. I world not buy Porter Cable or DeWalt, I prefer the more refined and dependability of Senco, Bostitch, and Grex although I also own Craftsman which has performed admirably every time I have used it in the last 15 years and I do have the HF brand for occasional use. Perhaps some day you will move up from PC or DeWalt. :~o
Painted... but still a problem for me as the nail hole takes filler well but a dent, not so much. Anyway about it, its more work to arive at a decent final finish
Jeez , a finish nailer is a toy compared to a framing nailer, might as well recomend a framing nailer cause it will shoot 3 inch nails in case you want to build a house. For the light weight work that the OP mentioned, a finish nail would probably be way too much and he would run the risk of splitting the trim.
Buy the gun that is best suited for the job at hand, not for what you migh need it for in the future.
"Leon" wrote in news:OI2dnS88AfOis_ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
Lowes has a kit that includes all but the pinner. Decent quality, but not for day-in-day-out type work. They do jam occasionally, but it's not every other nail like some of the other cheap ones.
FWIW, bought the PowerShot manual stapler (Model 5700M) which is also capable of using 9/16 and 5/18 finish nails. I've run over a box (1250
3/8" staples) through it, and it has not jammed once. That is good because it appears there are 2 or 3 screws that need to be removed "in the rare event" that it does jam. The string in quotes is from the instructions. The stapler is $19.99 at Lowes but I saw it on sale Menards recently for about $14.99. It did what I needed it to do (put up some insulation).
I bought an Arrow CT50 LiIon stapler to do some insulation work. What a total waste of money! It won't even stick a 1/2" staple into SYP. The safety makes it totally useless. That was a Franklin down the tubes.
So, get 1/4" staples. SYP is 'southern yellow pine', I trust? In toughness, it comes in at 470 in-lbf, a little higher than red oak at 440 in-lbf. Half inch staples in that wood isn't an easy test.
I'm a shopper. I don't buy cheap equipment, and then brag on just the price. Cheap tools aren't good, and good tools aren't cheap. YMMV, and sounds like it does. Shit is shit, no matter the brand name.
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