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Congratulations! I think you'll be very happy!
Okay.....I bit the bullet and it will be delivered tomorrow...
You're gonna like it! The price makes it a pretty good deal, too.
As for catch-up - you won't notice it with the nailers. Once pumped up (only will take a minute or so) it'll likely shoot 40 or 50 18ga nails between cycles.
Even with a big framing nailer, it'd probably shoot a dozen or more before it cycles.
Now, spraying, or using an air ratchet, or a sander - No Way!
What you got will most likely keep you happy for a while, though...
Congrats, Dom. You're gonna wonder how you've gotten by without one, and I've read good things about that particular set. The auxiliary tank will increase your time between pumping cycles, which should be a help with spraying as long as you're not trying to paint buses or airliners or other large items.
Nothing really huge. The bookcase I have already cut the boards for. The largest item that I will be spraying is going to be a huge china closet that the Commander in Chief of the DiCara household found on the Google 3D warehouse. I think I will pick up the aux tank then. Depot has them pretty cheap
Dom,
If you have a Harbor Freight near you, try them. They have auxiliary air tanks fairly cheap.
Also, for furniture work, I often spray shellac, and I've found the Harbor Freight HVLP touch-up gun (about $20.00 on sale) to do a very good job - better than my Earlex, anyway. It has a 5½ ounce gravity cup, and comes with its own regulator. I set that regulator to give me about 10~15 psi with the gun open. With 90~100 psi in your tank, it'll vastly decrease the compressor's cycling.
You can't spray any heavy fluids with this gun, but 2~3# shellac cuts, or thinned Arm-R-Seal goes thru it nicely. So does Crystalac.
...The only problem is that the Commander in Chief of the DiCara household, my wife, saw how easy and accurate the units are, and now expects me to churn out 3 desks, china cabinet, 4 new beds...etc, etc, etc. UGH!
Ahh, the perfect excuse for buying more tools!
Just say something like: "Honey, I'd love to build that desk/armoire/end table, etc. for you, but I'll need a drill/scrollsaw/router/etc. in order to do the trim/dados/mortises/etc..."
Or better yet, just buy them, and say "But Honey, I needed it to make the ___ for you!" It's often easier to ask forgiveness then to get permission.
Oh yeah - and GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
Man, that was fast delivery.
Like they say, once you go "ka-tak ka-tak", you'll never go back. And wait until you try a 23 gauge pin nailer. Almost invisible hole. You can literally nail a toothpick to a board with one. (I still haven't figured out why someone would want to nail down toothpicks, but if I ever have the need, I know I've got the tool for the job.)
Dom, since you're new to pneumatic nailers, I thought I'd offer another tip...
When you're holding a piece to be nailed, make sure your fingers are at last as far away from the business end of the gun as the nails are long. (For a 2" nail, have your fingers at least 2" away.) Every once in a while a nail will hit some hard grain or a foreign object, causing it to curve badly off-course. You don't want any flesh in the vicinity when that happens.
...Every once in a while a nail will hit some hard grain or a foreign object, causing it to curve badly off-course. You don't want any flesh in the vicinity when that happens.
BTW, Dom, if you're in the market for a 23ga pinner, Harbor Freight had them in the last sale flyer for something like $29.00. Several folks over on a different WW Board have spoken highly of it. Personally, I haven't used one.
Yeah, I've had 18ga nails actually do a complete U-turn in maple.
BTW, Dom, if you're in the market for a 23ga pinner, Harbor Freight had them in the last sale flyer for something like $29.00. Several folks over on a different WW Board have spoken highly of it. Personally, I haven't used one. Both of mine are Senco.