Will this work for 3/4"bamboo flooring?If so,What kind of staples nails should i use?
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This is a solid tool for flooring and waay cheaper than renting. Heavy! Will put a flooring nail (kinda chunky, min 1-1/2 long or 2" std), through the tougue and groove into subfloor at about 45'. I imagine this will work fine with any tongue and groove assembly 3/4 thick including tongue and groove bamboo. Not the tool for large 4'x8' bamboo sheets. The nails offered as "buy with" BOSTITCH FLN-200 2-Inch Flooring L-Nail, 1000-Per Box would be fine, I tend to also use a generous dose of flooring adhesive to ensure creaks don't start in the future also. Make sure your sub floor is solid and soundly fixed to joists underneath. The flatter the better ! Supplied with air hose conn and mallet let me know if you would be interested to buy a slightly used unit! Still in exc condition.
1113579
It should work fine. You will probably need to buy the spacer for the 3/4" flooring if it does not come with the unit. This worked well for me and seems like it will last a long time.
1113580
I vot this flooring nailer almost a year ago. It has worked great. I have put it to the test also! The best thing it takes all 3 fasteners i like the t clips myself but all work just fine.
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This should do the job no problem use the 2" nails T or the L shaped nails .
1592154
My flooring is 3/4 oak and it work perfectly. The user wasn't as perfect, but nothing was the fault of the tool.
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16ga. L shape for 3/4" hardwood floor's.At Home depot the box say's 2" (50mm) Stanley Bostitch staples.
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I am using the BOSTITCH FLN-200 2-Inch Flooring L-Nail for our ¾ engineered hardwood. That is the recommended size for this wood and the nailer is putting it into the floor no problem.
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Hello Yes these will work Here is a small hint with this do not hit the nail gun super hard you will screw up your flooring this is with all floor nail guns it screws up the edge of wood and you don't see it until you look from across the room these nails are great don't try and pull wood up after you nail it down I put 3 nails every 1.5ft I make sure this is never going to move or come up Harbor freight sells a floor kit that will be good to get too has spacers and a pull bar get that too Dan
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yes, theoretically. I bought it for that, as I was installing 5/8" engineered, but this gun did not have enough power to drive the 1 1/2" staple all the way in. If you used a shorter staple, then it should work. Also, if you used a different staple (like a T or L cleat) then it should work). I ended up returning this stapler and bought a larger flooring stapler that could handle 1/2" crown staples (per flooring manuf recomm).
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I would think so. Mine did great using staples on 3/4 in 3-4 & 5 in cherry and locust (very hard wood). I am not familiar with bamboo but the only problem I see is if it is very soft or very brittle then the MIIIFS may be a little too much tool. Since bamboo is used for flooring I bet you will be just fine! MIIIFS is a great tool!
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I used mine to successfully find carpet staples (and remnants) in oak floor boards. It seems to work on just about everything metal at close range and iron nail at longer range.
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I had no problem nailing that thick a wood on my floor molding. I would suggest using the longer nail.
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I use the Bostitch 28deg. wire nails. 2"-3 1/2" work. Very common nail to find. Every lumber yard or big box store (home depot, etc.) carry them
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It should work on bamboo floor panels. My floor was a laminate and it didn't have any problems. I recommend you buy an extra blade so you wont be stuck if and when it gets worn out.
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Hint: for a 2" nail, keep all fingers 3" away from whatever you're nailing. Perhaps hire a contractor.
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Typically, finish nails are smooth-shanked and lack the grip neccessary for flooring applications. I don't believe that the boxes of staples specify that they are for flooring only.
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Yes, 3/4" flooring is actually 25/32", I believe, and there is a base plate for it. Anyway, I installed nominal 3/4" oak flooring and had no problem running at 90psi using the L-cleats. I think they were 2". Just take the time to be sure the nailer is sitting solid and square and you'll be fine. One thing that helps a lot is to put a scrap piece of flooring under the back end of the nailer to help hold it level.
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I think you would need one that can shoot bigger nails. This one works good for trim and top nailing flooring where you don't want big nail holes. I'm not much of a carpenter. I bought one of these for a floor we did and the trim work. Good luck.
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We are using BOSTITCH FLN-200 2-Inch Flooring L-Nail for ¾ engineered hardwood. That is the recommended size for this wood and the nailer is putting it into the floor no problem.
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I have used my flooring nailer without failure for more than 5 years now on multiple hardwood flooring projects. You first need to make sure that you are using the right size of flooring staples. You should not have to make any adjustments as such if the right product is being used. This has worked flawlessly on several different hardwoods. Make sure that the staple size covers the thickness of the planks being installed.