Anybody know what the difference is between the Bostitch RN45B and the RN46? I’ve been reading the archives on coiled roofing nailers for the past few days, think I want the Bostitch, but other than the RN46 being a bit over a pound lighter and VERY slightly less driving power, I don’t see any difference. I’ll be using it for asphalt shingles and fiber cement siding.
Mark
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RN46 has a magnesium housing, amd does not have adjustable exhaust. The RN46 is my favorite roofing nailer Ive ever owned. I love mine. The RN45 is built like a tank though. Mine has lasted forever.
From the bostitch website, it looks like the RN46 has adjustable depth setting and the no nail lockout so it won't dry fire. The RN46 is the one I've seen around. A siding crew I used for fiber cement used that and it worked very well for the most part and a roofing crew I use like the bostitch better than the hitachi. The depth setting might be helpful on the fiber cement.
http://www.bostitch.com/default.asp?TYPE=CATEGORY&CATEGORY=BOS%5FROOFING%5FNAILER%5FSTAPLER
I don't like the no nail lock out.
You get a good rhythm going burning through the shingles then wham! Your out of nails. kills the rhythm.
Thoughts determine what you want,Action determines what you get
I don't like the no nail lock out.
You get a good rhythm going burning through the shingles then wham! Your out of nails. kills the rhythm.
You mean,.. without that feature,... you never run out of nails?
Dave
>You mean,.. without that feature,... you never run out of nails?<
No, it means the nose won't depress if you are out of nails. So when you are shingling along and you fire the last nail normally the nose still works, but with that gun it doesn't. Hard to explain whats I meanin.
I am sure you could get used to it, I didn't like it. Siding it probably wouldn't matter. Thoughts determine what you want,Action determines what you get
Just funnin ya.
I've got two roofs to do this year, unless I can find a decent roofer and price in my area. I'll buy a coil roof nailer if I can't get the roofer, but I intend to sell it immediately after the last shingle goes on. Somehow or another my knees got much older than the rest of my (soon to be) 60 year old body. I had one of them drained last week, (big square needle I think),so I doubt I'll ever get good rhythm going , no matter what nailer I end up with.
Dave
Thanks for the info. You guys are most helpful, as always. I've spent quite a bit of time lurking and searching the archives over the past 18 months. My wife and I are building a home, ourselves, and although I've done lots of small jobs on my own houses, It's not my day job. I've grown up watching and helping relatives build their own houses, and it's something I've always wanted to do, but it is indeed a daunting prospect. Last summer we put in all the infrastructure: power and phone from another piece of property about 800' away (underground in conduit), had a well drilled, put in an RV site for our camper, which we lived in 6 mos last summer, and a utility building to centralize power, well "stuff", etc. Starting next month we begin the foundations for a garage/shop (30'x36') and the home, around 2700sf.The coiled roofing nailer question is for the 53 squares of shingles on our 12/12 roofs (argh!) and 38 squares of fiber cement siding. I've already got a Senco 702 framer and a couple different brad nailers. It hurt to buy that framing nailer last summer, but after the first sheet of sheathing on the utility building, I knew it could not have been any other way. I've learned a lot from you guys, thanks a ton.Mark
One other tool to spring for is the fiber cement shears. You can check ebay and find a pair for about $150 is your timing is right or buy new then sell them on ebay. I have snapper shears and they work great, no dust at all and good cuts. The 404's are for the siding. http://www.pactool.us/snappershear/