Compressors and nail guns?

[Akzle]

so... my nail gun is a cheap old piece of shit, and my compressor is an expensive old piece of shit, single cyl, direct drive, 2pony, 50lt receiver.

doing my deck, got a half dozen boards nailed down before she wasn't hammering all the way, and the motor had to fill up again.
(first dozen nails were driven well under, at 110psi >< )
should i get a better more air-friendly nail gun?
should i get a multi cylinder compressor? (uncle has a fucken neat 3 cyl, but it's FAD is same as mine at 8-12, can't remember)
is there any advantage to a belt drive jobby... supercheap have them excruciatingly cheap...

-or- if there's any professionals who could convince me to buy a paslode impulse gun.

-or- if they still have/use the bolt drivers that run on .22 blanks (and where can i get one?)

[SMOKEU]

paslode impulse gun.

I used to use one at one of my previous jobs and it was great. I never had any problems with it and it had a decent amount of power.

[p.dath]

Decking timber? Drill then nail. Better yet, use screws. Wish I had done that last time.

[unstuck]

Get the hammer out you lazy fuck.

[Madness]

Nailguns use fuck all air compared to other airtools & sprayguns. Go & see the guys at Whangarei Power Tool Centre (next to Bindons) and get yours serviced. That way you'll save heaps of money that could be better spent on contributing towards the Auckland to Wellsford expressway project.

[shafty]

You could always HIRE a Paslode.....

[mashman]

Get the hammer out you lazy fuck.

bwaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa... wot eee said.

[paturoa]

For a deck I'd always recommend hammer and pucker annular grove decking nails, especially with pine.

Nail guns will look good for 1 annual cycle and then either start to pull up or thru the decking.

The annular grove nails will not pull up in winter / rain as the wood swells, and with a hammer you wont bang them too far in so that the nails will "pull thru" as the wood swells.

A nail gun may save you a few hours labour up front, but on a deck it is asking for trouble.

[Laava]

For a deck I'd always recommend hammer and pucker annular grove decking nails, especially with pine.

Nail guns will look good for 1 annual cycle and then either start to pull up or thru the decking.

The annular grove nails will not pull up in winter / rain as the wood swells, and with a hammer you wont bang them too far in so that the nails will "pull thru" as the wood swells.

A nail gun may save you a few hours labour up front, but on a deck it is asking for trouble.

Plus one...

[pete376403]

-or- if they still have/use the bolt drivers that run on .22 blanks (and where can i get one?)

Ramset - yes they do still have these but afaik, you need to be a licenced operator to use them

[Nova.]

the gas powered nail guns are much better.

[SPman]

Paslode's are OK on pine - soft pine, but are useless on hard timber - for that you need an old Senco - weighs about 50kg but sure drives nails in.
Decking - what the men said - annular nails and a hammer, or decking screws do a neater and more secure job.

[FJRider]

so... my nail gun is a cheap old piece of shit, and my compressor is an expensive old piece of shit, single cyl, direct drive, 2pony, 50lt receiver.

Do the rings on the cylinder ... and drain the water out of the tank.

[Akzle]

just aswel i got shitty with it and did the other half by hand then, we'll see how it lasts.

it's pine, 20x90 deck tread shit. it's already wet, so if anything it's going to be shrinking.

i'm not in the market for a screwgun. (although they look f*ing snazzy, and if anyone's giving one away...)

licensed operator bahahahahahah. right.

and i don't f*cking want to make it easier for aucklanders to get here.


thanks buildy-folk.

[FJRider]

i'm not in the market for a screwgun. (although they look f*ing snazzy, and if anyone's giving one away...)

An ordinary drill (Battery or electric) with a square drive bit. Square drive head screws ...