Finish Nailer For Cedar Siding

To 2 1 2 in and 15 wire collated coil siding nails from 1 3 4 in.

Finish nailer for cedar siding.

The nailer comes with a 15degree wire weld and plastic inserted coil siding nails 1 1 4 to 2 1 2inches. The foot is leaving big blemishes and i m halting the installation of siding until i can figure this out. Even though they are more visible than finish nails you need common nails which have heads to prevent the siding from backing off the wall when it gets wet and begins to warp. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications.

Cedar is soft splits easily so normally you would use small head splitless siding nails in stainless or hot dipped zinc galvanized and hand nail them. The nailer comes with a carrying case for easy transportation storage and protection from bumps. Coil the freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. The nails load from the side for efficiency.

With that in mind it would seem like a pretty bad idea to approach a siding project with a finishing nailer much for the same reasons that it would be a bad idea to add american cheese to a pasta dish. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. I was able to put all of the 680 pickets using 3 000 nails in under 2 days. I used this siding nailer to complete a 240 section of board on board privacy fence and it really performed well.

The freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. 5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. I m using a bostitch lpf28ww air framing nailer to install 8 beveled cedar siding.

It s important then to understand what separates a siding nailer from similar nail guns that could in theory provide a similar service. Small head is still a full round head not a finish nail. Especially if you re double nailing. It s also made with a soft rubber foot that prevents damage.

My old cordless paslode had a rubber foot i could attach to protect siding from this happening.