Can this 16ga. 2" L-Nail use on harder exotic wood floor without causing occurrence of tongue fracture such on 3/4" x 3-1/4" Santo Mahogany. Please !
294946
I used it on bamboo flooring which is notorious for splintering and yes I did have some minor problems with splitting but as long as I kept the flooring gun properly positioned it wasn't too bad.
294947
Your having this problem by hitting the gun to hard causing splitting I did same thing
371785
Absolutely. All you need to do is adjust the height of the foot (the difference between the sub-floor and the new floor board). This is an 18 gauge L cleat Hardwood Nailer, and it can do floors of any thickness. You will also need to get a feel for the right air pressure. I used mine at 95-100 for L clears. For the boards that are close to the wall, I used straight nailer, and the pressure for that was 110. The pressure you used depends on the thickness and harness of your new floor. Mine was 3/4' Brazilian Cherry. I hope this helps! :)
111517
Not made for that!!I love this gun , good for small projects..When you dont want to pull out compressor..I try to install 400' of crown molding once and stooed to set the nails right..Wood floor is much harder and it will not work..
68348
The maximum size nail is 2 inches. I counter sunk nails through 1/2" oak into another 1/2" oak board into a pine bench. And the result was very secure. Hope this helps.
2056785
I just measured the thickness of some of these chair glides which I installed on some chairs in my family room. They add right about 1/4" to the height, probably not enough to worry about. The thing you should probably be more worried about is the thickness of the "nail" portion of the chair glide relative to the thickness of the chair or table leg you are going to nail it to. Be really careful here. If the chair or table leg is less than about 1.25" you risk splitting the wood. That happened on one or two legs of 4 chairs I nailed them to - a total of 2 out of 8 legs - and I am a very handy and experienced person. I was able to salvage the situation with wood glue and clamps. The chair legs were only about 1" in diameter, and made of oak, so they were very hard. A bit bigger diameter or a softer wood and probably no splitting would have occurred.
1747137
I used it on a 1/2" thick MDO plywood. By the end of the cut, the friction heat build up was considerable. I think the problem would get worse if the material was thicker or harder. I would estimate for soft woods, up to 1" thick is the limit. Be sure to reverse the work piece and start from the other side when about half way through in order to get a clean cut on the reverse side. I initially used a Makita battery powered drill and I think it was too much for the drill. It went much easier with a heavy duty corded drill.
2138046
This nailer came with three interchangeable base plates, one of which is labeled for 3/8 flooring. I have used it on 1/2 inch bamboo and 3/4 inch mahogany porch flooring, switching bases each time. In both cases it worked very well.
1529787
I used liquid nails to fasten mine around a rock hearth where the laminate flooring butted up against the rocks. i'm sure you could use a 16 gauge finish nail also.
82657
Absolutely. I never used it on hard nails, but my calloused feet were very hard and this instrument resolved them very easily. I see no reason why hard nails wouldn't do the same.
559244
The 18ga brad is too thin for your application and will bend when trying to go through thick decking floor. You should consider something larger than 16ga for decking, like a framing nailer. I have both a brad nailer and a Dewalt 16ga finish nailer. The Dewalt is great for base and cove molding. The brad nailer is for lighter materials or thin materials that split easily.
991565
It has a max operating pressure of 140 psi. You will need to look at your nail gun and see what it's operating Pressure Is. You won't be able to use the brad nailer that come with it as it is not designed to nail flooring.
1552334
I'll start by saying I love this nail gun ... but it's probably overkill for both shoe and crown molding. I have a smaller brad nailer that I use for molding. You might be able to dial the air pressure back and use the smallest nail possible ... it's heavy crown molding it might be enough to keep the nail from cracking the wood.
1918329
Yes- you set the air pressure on the air compressor to set the force with which the nails are set. It will work on any wood, but make sure you get the right length of nails for your job depending on your sub-floor.
563080
I cannot answer your question about wood floors as we use them on laminate floors. Sorry.
689876
I feel sure ya could use this nailer to put up the 1"x6 boards or 1"x4" boards, using 2" brads. It could not be used for the frame work. It is after all a finish nailer. If trying to keepanimals in or out I would not use this nailer. I've used mine to put 1"x2" boards together. It will sink the 3/4" boards good. Keep in mind this is a finish nailer.
1197035
I only used it on congoleum and it worked fine, Haven't tried it on a wood floor. Try it in an inconspicuous place. It may also depend on the type of wood floor you have.
311903
I have personally run framing nail sizes from 2 1/2" to 3 1/2". It may stretch a bit more than that.