I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
anyone tried this?
Thanks for your input,
Gene
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST), GeneT <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
>1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
>nailer can only use up to 1 1/4".
Oops, forgot something. Go swap the nailer for the stapler/nailer.
$20 http://fwd4.me/q3C
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST), GeneT <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
>1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
>nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
>strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
>cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
>anyone tried this?
Yes, I've done that, but freehand. I bought the wrong brads for my HF
nailer and needed them that day, so I took the strip to the belt
sandah and cut 1/8" off. It took about 5 minutes to do 3 strips of
brads for the project. That's when I found out that the 5gal pig of
air would do about 150 brads or staples before needing a refill
(117psi down to 50psi.)
I still had 90% of the package left when I upgraded to a
stapler/nailer which took longer brads.
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"GeneT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
> 1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
> nailer can only use up to 1 1/4". I am considering clamping the
> strips between 2 pieces of wood and using an angle grinder with a
> cutoff wheel and cutting them down to lengths that I can use. Has
> anyone tried this?
> Thanks for your input,
> Gene
I used tin snips one day this summer. I made 3/4" from 1".
Bob
On 11/28/10 6:54 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:43:05 -0800 (PST), GeneT<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I purchased a variety pack of 18 ga. stainless brads with 1", 1 1/4",
>> 1 1/2", and 2" lengths. When I received it I then remembered that my
>> nailer can only use up to 1 1/4".
>
> Oops, forgot something. Go swap the nailer for the stapler/nailer.
> $20 http://fwd4.me/q3C
>
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> Education should provide the tools for a widening and deepening
> of life, for increased appreciation of all one sees or experiences.
> It should equip a person to live life well, to understand what is
> happening around him, for to live life well one must live life with
> awareness. -- Louis L'Amour
I bought that, yesterday and it's a decent gun.
I bought this one a couple months ago when it was on sale for 20 bucks.
<http://www.harborfreight.com/2-in-1-16-gauge-air-finish-nailer-18-gauge-stapler-66902.html>
I'm using it, right now, on some flooring, and already finished a large
flooring project about a month ago. It's doing a fine job... no
problems, so far.
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