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I use a 23 gauge pin nailer to hold small pieces while the glue dries.

How do you use your pin nailer?

rdewinter wrote:I use a 23 gauge pin nailer to hold small pieces while the glue dries.

How do you use your pin nailer?

Uh-oh, I feel the urge to splurge!:D

23 ga is a must have.

Home Depot has this kit for $99

http://www.homedepot.com/Porter-Cable/h ... ogId=10053

I am ALMOST positive the set I saw at my local HD had a 3rd gun in it for around the same price. It was not in line with all the other guns. It was displayed on an endcap in tools. I remember thinking what a deal it was but I am nail gun hoarder at this point. I live walking distance from SENCO and they have warehouse overstock sales from time to time.

FYI I have a SENCO 23 ga gun and it's fantastic http://www.amazon.com/Senco-FinishPro-2 ... B00006F708. But the above deal is too good to pass up. The PC 23ga gun is reg $119 alone.

I picked a pin nailer at Woodcraft for $39 last year. Works terrific!!!!!!
I love my air brad nailer, finish nailer, stapler and the pin driver. I could not be without them now.

I am wondering what the advantage of a 23 gauge over an 18 gauge is. Yes, I know it is smaller and would leave less of a hole to fill, but so far the 18 gauge has worked just fine for me, on things like molding and also holding carcases together while glue dries.

Is the 23 gauge used only for light molding? Can it also be used to pin 3/4" carcases together? Are 23 gauge staples available?

Hi,

I seem to use mine to take up space on a shelf most of the time. Not that I don't love it, cause I do, however I'm not making project right now that would benefit from it.

I have 23ga, 18ga, and 16ga all called brad nailers, when it gets to 15ga I guess it is just a nailer??

They of course work really well when it comes to leaving really small hole that sometimes don't even require filling. They come in the head-less type and also in a headed format. My nailer works with both, I have never tried the headed type but they might hold a bit better in some applications??

Not sure what other applications they would work for better then the larger sized ones... well except for the smaller hole and hiding issues.

BTW this picture might help some of you who do not have a visual reference.

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Ed

We have 13 French doors with side-lights and after 20 year some of the window stops need replacing. I use my 23 ga pin nailer to attach the new wood stops. I drive one at about 45 deg and another next to it at 45 deg the other way. I believe that will at least approximate a staple - which gun I do not have.

Paint fill the holes so they don't show.

Forrest

charlese wrote:I am wondering what the advantage of a 23 gauge over an 18 gauge is. Yes, I know it is smaller and would leave less of a hole to fill, but so far the 18 gauge has worked just fine for me, on things like molding and also holding carcases together while glue dries.

Is the 23 gauge used only for light molding? Can it also be used to pin 3/4" carcases together? Are 23 gauge staples available?

I use my 23 ga alot doing fretwork clocks. Best used with 1/4" and 1/2" lumber. 3/4" is pushing it. My gun maxes out at a 1" brad. You can buy some that will shoot a longer brad but with such a small nail, the longer ones tend to deflect in woods like oak. Shoot it in the top and it can curve and come out the side of the board.
FYI- Harbor Freight has a 23 ga for $25. Other woodworkers report it work very well. http://www.harborfreight.com/23-gauge-a ... 68022.html
I use HF nails in my SENCO without problem.

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