I was wondering if you can adjust the depth to get the staples in further. We seem to be having an issue with getting the staple into the wood.
1665833
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.
1665834
There is no depth setting but you should be able to drive the staple further by setting your compressor setting to a higher level. I believe I used 100 compression level. I'd test the compressor settings on a scrap piece of flooring to gauge the appropriate depth.
1665835
Also, I am using a Dewalt 200 psi compressor, so it gives plenty of push. Try it out on a piece of scrap wood first and see if you are getting the proper depth of staple set. If not you may need to get more PSI. There isn't any adjustment....so this may be your sollution to your problem.
1710347
Yes, make sure the pressure is high enough, and that you are loading the staples correctly. I also started using it and it wouldn't fire the staple. I wasn't putting them in right.
1359268
No way... the 1/4 spacing is already pretty tight. You need some room to pre-drill and than screw the board in a 45 degrees angle. If it's too tight the drill bit or screw bit will mark the opposite board. Anyway, 1/4 is already pretty close, remember you need to leave a reasonable gap so the timber can expand/contract. My deck I used the 5/16 and 1/4 spacers so I was able to adjust the total length by tinny bits... Cheers.
1011916
I have not had any problems with the gun. First of all, is it turned up too high where it is actually driving the nail all the way through the wood? You may want to practice on a two by four to test the depth setting. Second of all, and this is probably a stupid question but you do have the correct brad nails in, right? I have not had any problems with mine - it worked wonderfully for me. Sorry, I wasn't any more help.
1399159
Loading staples wasn't intuitive for me either. Look on YouTube for the guy having his 4 yr old demo the proper way. It is simple. Hint. Turn stapler bottom up, slide out the tray, then drop staples point-up into the body of the stapler, close it up. Voila.
685241
I strongly recommend carefully predrilling before adding screws---to minimize wood stress/splitting risk. (some 'self tapping' screws automatically do this, but one must be especially careful not to over tighten/strip out the holes!!)
280594
Our project was to replace the webbing under the upholstered seat of a chair. We used a staple gun with, I half inch staples, not the 3/8's size. Then we had to hammer in the staples that didn't go in all the way. It's been a month or two and the chairs have held up. Their are supporting someone who weights 200 lbs. So we must have done something right.
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There is a spring loaded lever on the back that you push in... then simply slide the bottom tray back and put the staples in their slot. I had no problem loading but it did start misfiring pretty badly after about 1000 staples (I had to keep opening the front and pushing the firing pin/hammer back up into the housing. Either bad luck for me or just a bad design). Good luck.
169140
In mine, I can only load 10 staples at a time or the magazine won't close. Not designed very well if it can't take a whole strip of standard staples.
818905
The floor stapler has a guide so the 45 degree angle stays consistent. If you don't have the guide it will be tough to get the staples properly each time and the next run of flooring will not fit.
1796891
Have not done it, but don't see how it would be a problem. We use containers. You would have to avoid interfering with the slide mechanism when adding the fasteners for the wood.
837459
Here is the deal, it says you can use the 1/2" staples, but I tried with the half inch and it will not load! It does load with the 1/4" heavy duty staples. It's not that they don't know HOW to load it, it just wont load which causes confusion.
1399162
Loading staples wasn't intuitive for me either. Look on YouTube for the guy having his 4 yr old demo the proper way. It is simple.Hint. Turn stapler bottom up, slide out the tray, then drop staples point-up into the body of the stapler, close it up. Voila.
1615991
I used Bostitch crown staples and had no issues. I also used finish nails along the outside edges where I couldn't use the stapler and that worked fine as well. Good luck!!!
2093767
No, the nailer has no adjustments, but it seems to sense the wood density and countersink the pinhead just perfect. To get to different depths you use different lengths of pins. I have several sizes from 1/2" to 1-3/8". If you cut back on the air compression, it will leave the pinhead sticking out.
785289
You can NOT adjust the width. The only way to do this is to use a diff. cutter. The depth MAY be somewhat adjusted by inserting the blade less or further. Adjustment this way is affective. GREAT little tool though!!
611054
Just pull the bottom part (black base) and the center part (silver gray, the part that holds the staples) apart from each other and you'll gain access to the staple chamber for loading. Hope this helps.