I bought the HP118K Bostitch 23-gauge pinner a couple of months ago and have been very happy with it. The pins are available up to 1-3/16″ and have considerable holding power considering their tiny diameter. I originally got it for fastening some very small mouldings, but it is quite useful for trim worm in general, especially in stain grade work where their headless design renders the pins virtually invisible – no wood filler required in most cases. The tip of the gun is tapered so that exact nail placement is easy. If you haven’t tried this class of tool, have a look at one.
Lignum est bonum.
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I think the pin nailers are pretty awesome, as well. I don't know if I just imagine this or what, but it seems like sometimes the holes from the pins almost swell shut a few days after install. Then I notice the holes even less. Good point about exact placement with the tapered tip.
Dustin
Hey Dustin--
Come by my job in the next couple of days if you have a chance--they're moving in on Thursday--
Yeah, I just got such a deal on that one . . .
Forrest - just dustin' it off
I have a Senco pinner. It's ok but there is no safety and I had to file the tip down to get it to set the pins.
Friday I had a good look at our cabinet subs' Max brand pinner. Nice look and feel. Plus it has a safety feature.
We call them hair nailers here , I have the PC one only goes to 1" but thats good enough for glass stop and such.
Rik
I have the same gun and use it all the time doing trimouts. Especially useful for returns on base and aprons, outside corners on base. Also scribe mold and base shoe in kitchens. The list goes on! I love this gun. But be careful and afraid when you use it, very easy to fire inadvertently.
23g pinner is the only thing I've shot myself with. finished nailing er up while I had a hold on things, then yanked the pin out. it only stuck in about 1 /4" ( was 1" pin)
my partner grimaced as he watched me, but truth be told I hardly felt a thing. hole that was left was barley visible - no need to fill :0)
Hello there. If you don't mind, where and how much did you buy it?
I'm looking for the same pin nailer.
Thanks
Barney
Amazon.com has them. Don't know how their price is, but bet it is reasonable.
Dustin
I buy virtually all my tools at my local Home Hardware (Canadian lumber/tool chain). They seem to have everything I need - this store is almost big box size - and the franchise is locally owned. I guess I could shave a few bucks going online, but I get a lot more than that back in support and deals on materials. I paid $180 CDN for the pin nailer.Lignum est bonum.