A finish nailer may be a bit rough fo furnitue building. I use a
porter cable 16g
bradnailer. It accepts 1/2" to 2" brads. it makes much smaller holes.
The nails are just to hold the wood together tight until the glue dries
anyway. Because of the wood you are planing to use I suppose you are
going to be making cabnets, entertainment centers, tables, ect? If so
I would sugest using a biscut joiner as well. They make very strong
joints and there are no nail holes to try to hide with filler.
Ol' Texan wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a finish nailer for assembling furniture, mainly oak, but
> some pine or alder. I've looked at the Porter Cable FN250B, and their 650, a
> Senco 41XP. Then I saw some good opinions of the Craftsman 18177, or 18175,
> and the Craftsman 18431 had very good ratings. Any opinions on these?
What type of furniture are you building that would use a finish nailer? On
occasion I've used a brad nailer for furniture but I've never used my finish
nailer for this purpose.
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Ol' Texan wrote:
>
> I'm looking to buy a finish nailer for assembling furniture, mainly oak, but
> some pine or alder. I've looked at the Porter Cable FN250B, and their 650, a
> Senco 41XP. Then I saw some good opinions of the Craftsman 18177, or 18175,
> and the Craftsman 18431 had very good ratings. Any opinions on these?
Re uses wrt furniture I must agree...doesn't seem the appropriate tool.
WRT a finish nailer forj things like architectural mouldings, etc., I
have a Bostitch I've used extensively and like quite a bit. I've heard
good of Senco, but have no direct experience. I wouldn't touch a
Craftsman power <anything> (whether electric or pneumatic)...<might> be
good, <might> be terrible, <might> be anything in between. What you can
be sure of is it won't be the same six months from now. :(
The Senco 41Xp is certainly a nice gun.
Here's my review of it if interested:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/sencoxp41.htm
Hope that helps
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Any opinions on these?
>
>
Only that, with the exception of cabinet backs for which I use a narrow
crown stapler, I can't think of any furniture I have or would make with
a finish nailer of.
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Mike G.
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