Pin nailer question

[Rich P]

I'm refinishing a series of wooden (Honduras mahagony I think) leaded glass windows. I have removed the mitered wooden strips which held the glass panels in place by prying them up enough to be able to cut the nails/brads off with a hacksaw and pull the stub out from the underside.

When I come to reinstalling the strips, does anyone see why I couldn't use a pin nailer (as opposed to a brad nailer) to fasten them?

The windows will be refinished with spar varnish but are located so that they don't get a lot of direct exposure to rain. I figure I will varnish the strips before installing them and then go back over the pin nail hole with a touchup brush.

[siliconbauhaus]

As long as the pins are long enough to go through I'd say go for it as there will be a lot less filling of holes.

[herb fellows]

Absolutely. I just did a molding frame for a glass insert in a door that was probably considerably thicker than what you are doing. 23 ga., didn't even need to go back over them with filler.Just be careful where you aim!

[Rich P]

Herb, I figure no filler... the spar varnish will fill in and seal any dimple from the pin nails. I continue to be amazed by how firm these little things hold stuff in place. Since the perimeter of the leaded panel is lead, don't have to worry about hitting glass.