Will this nailer accept shorter than 3/4 " brads, say 5/8 "?
1991296
It definitely WILL shoot 5/8" 18 gauge brad nails. I had a variety pack of nails including 100 5/8" nails which I shot through my Wen nailer with no problems and no malfunctions. I just received an order of 5000 Dewalt 5/8" brad nails which I use to attach miniature cedar roofing shakes (made from cedar shims) to my birdhouses. Have not had any problems so far.
1991297
This is a good ? I have not tried to load a shorter brad than 1 & 9/16" I would say that a really short brad would be harder to control. I was able to drive the longer brads into oak trim above 80 psi and even up at 100 psi I did turn the depth wheel to decrease. I would see if you can ask Wen at their website if it would do that short of a brad.
1991298
I just used 5/8" brad nail by accident and they worked fine. I didn't even realize it till after. I only used about 8 though. I would still like to see what Wen says.
1621259
These are NOT 3/4" barb fittings, as I thought. the size is 5/8. this is 1/8" smaller than 3/4" for those who don't like math.
814771
It should! I installed 3/4" Brazilian walnut on top of 3/4" birch ply using 1.5" nails.
2033767
I purchased the nailer specifically for 18GA brads. 16GA can split small pieces of wood, quarter round, etc.I use my brad nailer for small projects. I build small projects and I also use first and then use the brad nailer to finish. It works great.
690216
I used this nailer on 3/8 inch hardwood flooring (not bamboo) on 3/4 inch subflooring and it worked fine. The only time I had missed nails was when I did not have the nailer properly set before firing. I simply took my time laying the floor and it turned out beautiful.
351176
Not really. The max length pin this gun will shoot is 1", and this is a very small diameter pin not a brad or nail. This gun is best suited for attaching very small moldings. Attaching baseboard or crown molding you should be looking for a brad gun that will shoot up to 2" 16 or 18 gauge brad.
881450
It says that it "Accepts up to a 3/8" Padlock," so anything smaller than that should work. 5/8 is bigger than 3/8, so the answer would be no.
2089987
Yes ,I just called Barska customer service. They informed me this WILL work with 3/8 dovetail.
319925
Yes but the barrel will sit back about an inch since its shorter than five inches
1277877
No. It's a little small I tried to do the same thing and it didn't work. I think it's 3/4"
1516396
Dremel uses a 3/16 3/32 &1\8 collets and I my older collets did work to accept the 1/8 shank.
690217
Yes you can use this gun on 5/8 Bamboo flooring. I've personally used this gun on flooring as thin as 5/16" but have not gone any thicker than 5/8". I would not suggest using it on 3/4" flooring however. This gun is perfect for engineered products, thinner depth hard woods or certain laminates. On a 3/4" flooring best to upgrade to a heavy duty flooring gun.
1567349
It will go up to 21/2 inch and your nails are coil nails you should be good. It does have adjustments for the height of the nail. Very good gun. Never jams.
912645
It depends on what you want to do, how heavy a brad you want to use (gauge and length of brad). Naturally the smaller gauge won't split your material but won't hold heavy material. I own three different nailers all used for different purposes. These Hitachi guns are really good and pretty inexpensive to boot.
142865
Yes, its limit is about an 8 penny nail. I would recommend the longer handled ones also.
1913498
I have had excellent performance out of this cleat nailer in 1/2" and 3/4" flooring. I know of a few folks who have had success with 3/8" flooring. If you have a sample of the 9/16" flooring and the 18 ga. nailer, I would try an experiment to see if the bases provided with the nailer would work on this "in between" thickness. I'm sorry I don't have a definitive answer for the 9/16" flooring. Otherwise the Freeman 18 ga. cleat nailer has worked great for me! Good luck.
790985
I agree with Jeff Groff. For 3/4" flooring use the larger nailer with a mallet.