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hello , I do a lot of wood working with exotic woods such as wenge , purpleheart , sapele , ebony , and others. i am interested in purchasing a pin nailer does anyone know if any of the pin nailers on the market are strong enough to penetrate extreme hardwoods. the exotics i use are a lot harder than red oak. I just want to make sure that i am going to get the desired result not just purchase another tool i "might" use. thanks for your time and responses.patrick

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Porter Cable, and basically any brand will penetrate exotics, you just got to have the proper air pressure
I've had good success with my Ridgid 18ga nailer.  I have it connected to a 10gal vertical compressor.
Look into Grizzly tools they have great products and fairly affordable
grizzly does not have pin nailers

Strange bought a porter cable for $75 at grtzzly for christmas. Now $89 was on sale.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/PIN100-23-Gauge-Pin-Nailer-Kit/H5042

Chad Robbins said:

grizzly does not have pin nailers

I've had success with my Porter-Cable Pin Nailer.

Adjusting the proper ''outlet pressure'' on the compressor, does the job nicely.

 

 

 

 

Hi Patrick - I have a Porter Cable PN 100 that I like a lot. As was pointed out, with harder woods you may need to bump the outlet pressure a bit, I usually run about 90 on most everything except the framing nailer. It wants 110.

Porter Cable is a nice little gun but if I were to buy another it would likely be this on:

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-NP35A-Gauge-Micro-Nailer/dp/B003SHDM8...

 

Shoots a little longer pin and has a nose guard. Porter Cable doesn't, at least mine didn't and none was listed as as an option. It will leave a bit of a dimple in softer woods and ply.

 

Fred - I don't know if you have ever seen a 23 guage pin. Makes an 18 guage look like a railroad spike. Perfect for tacking trim into place or sticking down templates. Usually don't even need to fill them, just a drop or two of water will raise the grain enough to bury the things.

I have to agree with everyone else that my Porter Cable pin nailer has been a great tool!  I lucked out and got mine in a 4 gun set at Home Depot, but I have also seen pin nailers through Grizz too.

I use the 23 Gauge 1 3/8" Headless Pinner from Ridgid, I have no problems at all pinning hardwoods like birch or maple. I use it with the Stanley Bostitch pancake compressor set at 95psi.

   

When I said grizzly does not have pin nailers I meant they don't have a grizzly brand headless pin nailer. Yes they sell other brands, but seem to be a bit overpriced with them. And as far as ridgid goes I wouldn't use them, they are more targeted for the hobby woodworker!


John Schaben said:

Hi Patrick - I have a Porter Cable PN 100 that I like a lot. As was pointed out, with harder woods you may need to bump the outlet pressure a bit, I usually run about 90 on most everything except the framing nailer. It wants 110.

Porter Cable is a nice little gun but if I were to buy another it would likely be this on:

http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-NP35A-Gauge-Micro-Nailer/dp/B003SHDM8...

 

Shoots a little longer pin and has a nose guard. Porter Cable doesn't, at least mine didn't and none was listed as as an option. It will leave a bit of a dimple in softer woods and ply.

 

Fred - I don't know if you have ever seen a 23 guage pin. Makes an 18 guage look like a railroad spike. Perfect for tacking trim into place or sticking down templates. Usually don't even need to fill them, just a drop or two of water will raise the grain enough to bury the things.

Yes, John, I have seen a 23 ga pinner and, for my use, it's just a little too flimsy.  The nailers are good but I usually need a little more strength than the 23 guage.  For very light tacking, they work great.

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