Posted by Pops1532 on January 30, 2014 at 06:01:11 from (98.227.133.60):
In Reply to: Nails posted by 60 acre hillside on January 29, 2014 at 18:44:14:
This is a timely subject for me. My work compressor needs some attention so I'll be hand nailing today.
Yes, there is a difference in quality between brands and especially between older USA made and the Chinese nails that are so prevalent today. We did a lot of military work back in the 80's. They didn't spec US made fasteners but they said imported fasteners usually didn't meet the military specs. And they actually came around and checked the nail boxes.
My first thought when I read the OP's post was the old nails were probably commons and the new nails were sinkers. Common nails have a larger diameter shank than the same length sinkers.
If you see a box store change brands it's not because they are listening to customers wanting a better or US made product. It's because they've found another brand that they can buy more cheaply.
Many of the collated nails for use in nail guns are now imported as well. A couple of years ago Menards briefly carried Pneu-Fast nails for nail guns. They were US made and noticeably less expensive than the name brands. I tried them and they were every bit as good as the name brands so I stocked up on them.
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