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16 GA vs 18 GA Air Nailers

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Throop

01-02-2005 17:53:21




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Santa gave me some tool money and I have decided that I 'need' an air nailer. Just a light duty one for occasional use around the house/shop. I cant make up my mind on a 16 GA vs 18 GA unit. I was wondering what you used your 16 GA or 18 GA nailers for. Looks like Bostitch around here seems to be a decent unit at a decent price. Thanks in advance for any input.




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Ryan-WI

01-02-2005 21:24:53




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 Re: 16 GA vs 18 GA Air Nailers in reply to Throop, 01-02-2005 17:53:21  
I have both a 16 and an 18 that get used in finish carpentry. To be perfectly honest the 18 gets used much much more than the 16. About the only thing we use the 16 for is to set door frames. The nail heads are just too big (comparitively) to use it for all the trimming.



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Eldon (WA)

01-03-2005 16:57:00




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 Re: 16 GA vs 18 GA Air Nailers in reply to Ryan-WI, 01-02-2005 21:24:53  
Ryan I agree 100%. I used to have only a 16 but bought an 18 on sale and now use it for all trim. It leaves a much smaller hole and doesn't mushroom out on mdf mouldings.



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Mark - IN.

01-02-2005 20:50:42




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 Re: 16 GA vs 18 GA Air Nailers in reply to Throop, 01-02-2005 17:53:21  
It really depends on what you're going to use it for, in general. The bigger the guage, the bigger the jobs (wood). Too big and split the wood. You really need to get an idea what you're going to do with it. To be honest with you, you could find yourself buying another type everytime you turn around because bigger isn't always better, and smaller doesn't always get the job done. Some of mine are Bostich and I've never had a problem with them. They aren't the cheapest, nor the most expensive, nor a bad product. No matter what you buy, be careful oiling. So far everything I have needs to be oiled, and I use Marvel oil after I run out of whatever was supplied. But my brother-in-law has a stapler that wasn't supposed to be oiled, and he always oiled it. When he took it in for repair, the guy told him had a nylon seal and he wasn't the first to jazz one up by oiling it. Was a new one on me. Read your destructions and have fun.

Mark.

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