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Id go with the Paslode I have the IM350, it works fine on te fencing, you just use 55m nails instead and just have to be more accurate with getting the nails on centre. Also being a gas nailer rather than compressor powered you have total freedom on site and you dont have to lug a heave compressor around with you!
What other jobs do you do that might need a nailer?
I think the IM350 is retailing at around the £450 ATM.
I have the paslode and I am going to get a compressor and coil gun to replace it fo nailing the boards up.
The paslode is too heavy and too expensive for the nails and gas
I will of course still use it for the railsBut a Paslode is infinitely more port
But a Paslode is infinitely more portable and you do not need to run a power supply to it (although its batteries will need to be recharged from time to time)
But you can also run loads of different tools off of a compressor...
I have the paslode Im350 which I use for my fencing. One problem with it is the minimum nail size is 51mm, usually overcome by firing at an angle however when it comes to replace it I will be going for a compressor + coil gun. 99% of my work is domestic so it's never a problem to have a power supply for a compressor.
I would be very interested to hear how you get on with whatever you choose as there are so many compressors on the market.
can anyone recomend a good nail gun for concrete?
,so i can nail mt metal striiping to the concrete
Hi Folks
I have loads of feathered edge pales to fix (approx. 500) - bought at a timber auction by the way!
I have just bought an 8 bar, 50 litre air compressor as follows:
Wolf Air
Arrived in good time from placing order. Have not started it up yet!
Shopping around on the internet, the following frame nailer kept cropping up so I ordered one yesterday and am awaiting delivery:
Silverline
I ordered some of their 50mm galv nails to get started, but for future orders I am going to investigate 34 degree paper collated nails sold at TradePoint (B&Q) as there appears to be some good deals there and it appears that these nails are pretty much universal with most nailers. I went to a very good tool shop in Hull, called (beleive it or not) Hull Power Tools and the guy there really new his stuff regarding nailers etc. and could pretty much order me nails to fit any brand of nailer inc. Senco etc.
For previous fencing jobs in the past we have used a Paslode IM350, hired for about £35 per week. As previously mentioned they are reasonably heavy and the nails are quite expensive (although I believe other brand nails will fit it). Hull Power Tools quoted me £400 inc. vat for one this week. There is definitely a company based in the UK on the internet (which I do not know the name of by the way!) that will sell you a new boxed Paslode IM350 for less than £300 as I know someone who bought one.
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