Stupid Is As Stupid Does...

[Jim Frye]

A long time ago I got a P300 Stapler/Nailer and picked up additional 1 1/4" & 5/8" 18 gauge brads for it. The thing has worked fine for several years now and has had no problems driving the 1 1/4" brads and all sorts of staples. A couple of weeks ago, I pulled it out and loaded it up with some 5/8" brads for the first time to nail some thin wood strips. The thing would not drive a single brad, even with a fresh battery. Couldn't figure it out, so I hauled out some regular brads and a hammer and did it the old fashioned way. I like this nailer because it is quicker than firing up the compressor for just a few nails. Today, I picked up some 18 ga. brads of different lengths for my air nailer and while I was putting the new nail packages away with the other nails, I discovered why the P300 would not work. The 5/8" brads I bought years ago were 16 ga., not 18 ga. Now I know why they were such a snug fit in the magazine. I gotta get a new eyeglass prescription! It said right on the package they were for a finish nailer. What a dope!

[Uncle Cracker]

I wouldn't worry about it... Most of us has done something stupid before (not me, but most of us )

[Mr__Bill]

That's not stupid! It's just a DUH or senior moment. Stupid would be sending it back for repair......

Try the 18 awg in the 16awg gun, it's interesting what they do.


Bill, in an alternate universe our mistake could be the right way to do it.

[crokett]

So you like that brad nailer? I am looking for a cordless/airless one for small jobs so I don't have to drag out my compressor.

[x00018]

We can trade

A long time ago I got a P300 Stapler/Nailer and picked up additional 1 1/4" & 5/8" 18 gauge brads for it. The thing has worked fine for several years now and has had no problems driving the 1 1/4" brads and all sorts of staples. A couple of weeks ago, I pulled it out and loaded it up with some 5/8" brads for the first time to nail some thin wood strips. The thing would not drive a single brad, even with a fresh battery. Couldn't figure it out, so I hauled out some regular brads and a hammer and did it the old fashioned way. I like this nailer because it is quicker than firing up the compressor for just a few nails. Today, I picked up some 18 ga. brads of different lengths for my air nailer and while I was putting the new nail packages away with the other nails, I discovered why the P300 would not work. The 5/8" brads I bought years ago were 16 ga., not 18 ga. Now I know why they were such a snug fit in the magazine. I gotta get a new eyeglass prescription! It said right on the package they were for a finish nailer. What a dope!

I won't admit to making the same SNAFU but if you ever get near Pittsburgh, stop by and we can trade. 18ga brads in a 16ga gun tend to double up.

[LCHIEN]

jim, trust me you're not the only one who has put 16 ga brads in a 18 ga nailer and then wondered why it was jamming.

[crokett]

Have you ever put 2" instead of 3" ring shanks into a framing nailer and then wondered why the 2x8 skirt you were nailing up didn't hold?