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  • LCHIEN
    Super Moderator
    • Dec 2002
    • 21992
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999
    #1

    brad nail assortment

    For those of you just starting out with an 18 ga. brad nailer (the most popular kind) here's two hints:

    1. Don't get the two-in-one style that does nails and staples, the striker is staple sized and will leave a large, long dent in your workpiece compared to the smaller hole for burying the brad nail just below the surface.

    2. If you have no nails and need to get started and not sure what size to buy and don't want to get 1000 single-sized brad packs, get these two assortment kits ( i think you get about 200 of each size) for about $10 each:
    1200 brad nails 5/8" to 1-1/4"
    http://www.amazon.com/Senco-A209809-...+ga+brad+nails

    1200 brad nails 1" to 2" long
    http://www.amazon.com/Senco-A209909-...+ga+brad+nails

    I gave the Amazon links above (use for order fillers to get free shipping) but I think I found these some years back at my local box hardware store.
    Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-22-2013, 07:03 PM.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
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    • atgcpaul
      Veteran Member
      • Aug 2003
      • 4055
      • Maryland
      • Grizzly 1023SLX
      #2
      Originally posted by LCHIEN
      1. Don't get the two-in-one style that does nails and staples, the striker is staple sized and will leave a large, long dent in your workpiece compared to the smaller hole for burying the brad nail just below the surface.
      I'm going to say, it depends what you want to use the nailer for. I don't like using brad nails in furniture projects or I won't use them on show faces. I have a Grizzly nailer/stapler combo gun and it shoots both very well. I don't mind the larger dent on shop projects and on furniture, I use them in places you normally wouldn't see like the back.

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        • mpc
          Veteran Member
          • Feb 2005
          • 1008
          • Cypress, CA, USA.
          • BT3000 orig 13amp model
          #3
          And for the rookies out there, keep safety in mind. Brad nails are pretty skinny and can bend to follow the grain in wood. Ergo don't hold the workpieces in one hand close to where you intend to shoot the brad... your fingers may get a surprise puncture. Keep your fingers at least a full nail's length away. And before pulling the gun's trigger, note where the exhaust vent is pointed - hopefully away from your face!

          There is a pic out there somewhere, posted on this site long ago too, showing a brad nail making a smooth 90 degree elbow bend following grain.

          mpc

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            • twistsol
              SawdustZone Patron
              • Dec 2002
              • 3110
              • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
              • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER
              #4
              Originally posted by mpc
              don't hold the workpieces in one hand close to where you intend to shoot the brad... your fingers may get a surprise puncture.

              Only took me three shots to the hand to learn this lesson. I can be a bit slow at times.
              Chr's
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              An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
              A moral man does it.

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