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johno1234

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#3093586 22-Jun-2023 17:04

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As others have said, nails for large quantity jobs like fence palings as screws would be a bit of expense overkill. Last fence I built I was lucky enough to borrow a mate's Paslode nail gun. Otherwise I would just hire one.

Paslode gas, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of gas in the morning. The smell, you know that Paslode gas smell? The whole fence. Smelled like... victory.

LOL! But yeah, they're the standard. Running out of gas is a pain though. Are any of the battery nailers any good these days or are they only for staples and brads? I don't think I've seen one powerful enough for framing.

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#3093591 22-Jun-2023 17:29

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LOL! But yeah, they're the standard. Running out of gas is a pain though. Are any of the battery nailers any good these days or are they only for staples and brads? I don't think I've seen one powerful enough for framing.

I have Dewalt framing and finishing electric nailers, and they're very capable. Gas is slowly going away.

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#3093593 22-Jun-2023 17:34

johno1234:

LOL! But yeah, they're the standard. Running out of gas is a pain though. Are any of the battery nailers any good these days or are they only for staples and brads? I don't think I've seen one powerful enough for framing.

Battery nailers are pretty standard now.

Edit: Better video

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#3093597 22-Jun-2023 17:43

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Battery nailers are pretty standard now.

Without even clicking the link I was fairly certain it'd be a Scott Brown video :-). For the person who originally asked, watch some of the videos he's done on the pros and cons of different types of nailers, he has a lot of experience with them and isn't being sponsored to comment one way or the other.

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#3093599 22-Jun-2023 17:50

neb:
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Battery nailers are pretty standard now.

Without even clicking the link I was fairly certain it'd be a Scott Brown video :-). For the person who originally asked, watch some of the videos he's done on the pros and cons of different types of nailers, he has a lot of experience with them and isn't being sponsored to comment one way or the other.

He's got a lot of nail gun pron. Like a lot of chippies he's got a tool fetish.

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#3094594 25-Jun-2023 08:21

Dynamic:

@Rikkitic if you've not already seen the tip somewhere, putting a touch of soap onto a screw allows it to drive in a lot easier. I do this when driving in longer screws which gives more friction.

Yep, I now use drops of dish soap, less messy. Also allows it to glide through the wood fibres than scrunching through them. Always set the cordless drill clutch so you dont over tighten and thus drill out the wood, leaving low or no grip

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