Can the flooring plate be removed and used as a regular staple gun?
2014083
No it specialized for flooring.. Air staplers are cheap. This is a nice tool, don't mess is up by disabling the saftey
2014084
Yes but it will still shoot at an angle. I would recommend purchasing a staple gun designed for straight on operation.
561732
This nailer as well as all others I have used for different flooring types from 3/8" up to 3/4" have always nailed into the tongue. The bottom part of any T & G material wouldn't have enough "meat" to properly hold the material down in my opinion. This would be especially true for thinner material. Also the material below the groove is purposely milled shorter in the profile then the finished layer to allow a tight fit. I would check the installation instructions again. This stapler is made to put the staple down at an angle determined by the installed shoe through the tongue. This tool doesn't have a shoe that would work in a groove. This nailer as well as all others I have used for different flooring types from 3/8" up to 3/4" have always nailed into the tongue. The bottom part of any T & G material wouldn't have enough "meat" to properly hold the material down in my opinion. This would be especially true for thinner material. Also the material below the groove is purposely milled shorter in the profile then the finished layer to allow a tight fit. I would check the installation instructions again. This stapler is made to put the staple down at an angle determined by the installed shoe through the... » Read More This nailer as well as all others I have used for different flooring types from 3/8" up to 3/4" have always nailed into the tongue. The bottom part of any T & G material wouldn't have enough "meat" to properly hold the material down in my opinion. This would be especially true for thinner material. Also the material below the groove is purposely milled shorter in the profile then the finished layer to allow a tight fit. I would check the installation instructions again. This stapler is made to put the staple down at an angle determined by the installed shoe through the tongue. This tool doesn't have a shoe that would work in a groove. « Show Less
1081175
I used it for 1/2" bellawood engineered flooring which is a laminated product multiple layers of fine plywood and an approximately an 1/8" of top layer of oak. it nailed thru the plywood. the tool is not suited for flooring thicker then 5/8". If your intent on using staples then the MIIIFS is better or a standard cleat nailer will work. avoid putting the cleats too close to the end of the board.
1589707
Yes, in the sense that there is a pressure sensor on the tip which must be depressed (as in pushed into/onto on the surface being nailed/stapled) before the trigger will allow the air pressure to shoot a nail/staple. The amount of travel in the pressure sensor is approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inches. It is impossible (seemingly) to "shoot" a nail/staple without pressing the tip against a solid object. I guess you could intentionally use a finger to depress the sensor and then have the unit "shoot", but otherwise its pretty foolproof. Obviously not intended for use by children. All of the guns included use the same system.
420312
You can remove tile with a sledge hammer. Never tried this, I guess you could, I was digging stumps.
2044950
I'd use the primer for it before doing so, but I see no reason it can't be after that, as thats what I did. But you'd also want to "level" the joints in the existing tile before you do, so its not as simple as peel and stick if you want it right.
1177127
If you got regular drywall, this stapler should do it. It is NOT a heavy duty stapler, though.
1450812
NO - it uses standard staples. Sounds like you need a heavy duty stapler......
216446
this will take most of it off then you will to rent a floor sander. for all the effort and man hours invested I would rent a flush cut saw go around the perimeter of the room and remove the subfloor and relay it
199118
It can use smaller depth staples (3/8" to 3/4" I believe is the range), but this is a heavy-duty construction-type stapler. It has the power to fire staples into wood (which sounds like you need) and is the easiest gun to use in my estimation. The mechanism works the smoothest of any gun I have used.
552096
This gun is suppose to take brads too. I saw them at the home improvement store when I was getting staples, but I did not try any. If the wood is thin enough the brads ought to work.
1081174
I believe that you would need an actual flooring nailer for that application. The Bostitch Stapler is designed for Engineered Flooring which is basically a veneer plywood floor not more than 1/2" thick. Not for solid wood flooring and not for anything 3/4" thick. Hope this helps!
1888610
After reading the other answers, I would agree. This would get the tile off, but it is heavy and if you are not careful, damage will be done to the concrete subfloor. I did try this when removing the tile that was in our foyer, which was laid in a mortar bed around 1974. It went right through the tile, through the mortar bed and actually poked a little hole in the wood subfloor. After that, I went back to a hammer and chisel to remove the tiles, and mortar bed. Lot of work, but I didn't risk poking more holes in the wood subfloor.
51066
It might be a bit too much for you. I would guess this manual gun takes a good 20 lbs of pressure to compress the spring and fire the staple. Have you checked electric staple gun options? I would recommend ordering it and giving it a try and if its too stiff you can return it for an electric model. Amazon's return policy is fantastic!
1081173
Hello Friend, This floor nail gun, is good for engineering flooring materials which is similar as plywood. I can call it as softwood. This gun uses 18GA staples so it is not hard/strong enough to pass thru solid hardwood materials and in a special case such as hardwood plank is bend, 18GA staples nail is not strong enough to hold the board. I recommend you use BOSTITCH MIIIFS.
1081172
I used it for 1/2" bellawood engineered flooring which is a laminated product multiple layers of fine plywood and an approximately an 1/8" of top layer of oak. it nailed thru the plywood. the tool is not suited for flooring thicker then 5/8". If your intent on using staples then the MIIIFS is better or a standard cleat nailer will work. avoidputting the cleats too close to the end of the board.
1170133
no it's too much, the tool will go through the floor. if thinset on plywood, no way to remove easily best and cheap way is replace the plywood.