I have to confess that I watch NYW every week & have collected the tapes of each show for years. I have all but maybe 15 or so projects (thanks to HGTV).
More to the point. Every time I see Norm glue and the shoot a 1 1/4 inch brad into a dado (or whatever) I think to myself that the head of his nailer is very small compared to my PC brad nailer. I can't get into the joint as close as Norm does. My brads wind up standing proud & I have to set them manually (God!).
It looks like a Senco, but because it's PBS they try to cover the logo so I'm not sure.
Norm has used several air nailers over the years. In the brad category he first used a Bostich T31 (Hall of Fame on my Norm's Tools page at my site). He's mostly replaced that with the Senco SLP20 (also HoF), but there have been appearances by some others. He has used a Porter-Cable BN200, an Accuset A200BN, a no name T31 clone, a Paslode
16ga nailer (actually that's more of a finish nailer), and the P-C PIN100 pin nailer.
The BN200 has had sporadic appearances, but the T31 and the SLP20 have been on consistently. The Accuset was only used twice, as was the Paslode. The PIN100 first appeared just last season, and was seen at least once this season, so I don't think we've seen the last of it.
I'd be surprised if the SLP20 ever goes away. I had a T31 and I have an SLP20 and the Senco is much better.
Keep in mind that when Norm first started shooting those nails through the dado he was using the Bostich N60FN. When the Bostich was replaced with the Senco SFN40, he used the SFN40 for a while for the same purpose. Then he started using the SLP20 for that and we haven't seen the SFN40 since.
I think he did. . . right after he thought about the potential of his being stalked by a crazed hobbyist.
Hey, we all have our particular madness, but somehow, a litany of brad nailer appearances (which is, I am very certain, is indeed accurate) smacks of celebrity cult idolatry taken a tad over the top. Sort of like cataloging jock straps used by Dennis Rodman over the years (well, he started with an XL "Bike"....)
He used to use a Bostich N80S for projects that needed framing, but that's a clipped head gun. Later he used a Senco SN70 (also a clipped head gun) for the same purpose in a couple of projects.
There are enough people with questions that wanting to help answer them inspired me to do the research. I happened to have a bunch of episodes on tape when I decided to start, which made it easier. Then HGTV had a veritable blitz of episodes (four per day) for a few years, which made it easy to catch back episdoes that I didn't have, and in some cases, had forgotten.
I do.
Thank you, Lou. It's reactions like yours that make me glad I put the site together.
I'd have to disagree. Imo, what's taken over the top here is your assessment of LRod's hobby. ;>
No, what's it's sorta like is someone who has a collection. Some people collect handplanes. Some collect knowledge. Some "collect" trivia.
Seems to me LRod's just got a really _great_ collection of trivia. But it isn't trivial trivia. If there's a tool in LRod's "NYW Hall of Fame", it's there for a reason, and one could probably make worse purchase decisions than to buy a tool that gets continual use in that shop.
No flame intended here, Mutt, just my perspective.
Thanks Barry. I've never tried to remove the pad, but I have varied the pressure to achieve the "set" I was after.
Norm has that tiny tipped nailer - looking old and worn now. Just watched/taped the Gardeners Dry Sink (1613). He used it again! Also used a pin nailer which I don't remember seeing in a previous episode. The portable OSS I vaguely remember in maybe one other episode. Have to check L-Rod's site again.
Rod: LOL. Your shameless whoring of your site led me to visit it, and indeed you appear to have accurately listed the various tool appearances. Not having visited before and seen the details you have gathered, I was just totally blown away by the level of detail regarding the brad nailer appearances discussed above - and that generated my reply. Again, we all have our madnesses, and god knows I certainly have mine (did I ever mention the special qualities of New Zealand sheep over the Australian.... er, well, sort of OT here), but I meant no disrespect as to what might be yours.
By the way, I agree socks are not all that interesting, but what about Norm's flannel shirts?? :-) mutt.
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