I’m currently using a Makita framing gun and 3/8 inch I.D. air hose.I find this hose feels heavy and cumbersome and gets tangled easily.In the July 2003 issue of Fine Homebuilding, Jim Anderson mentions that he has switched to using 1/4-in. hose.I’m curious to know whether anyone else uses this size hose and whether the reduced volume of air will still adequately drive 3 inch nails into most timbers? cheers, Thomas
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I use 3 different hoses.... one flexeel, one 3/8" very flexible rubber, and 2 1/4" same. The hoses that get the most use are the 1/4". The flexeel seems to get tangled more easily becasue it doesn't lay flat on the ground well ( it's too light and stiff in one certain way). But, with both my flexeel and 1/4" hoses, I notice no difference in the way my gun shoots over the 3/8". I really just got the 3/8" hose for making up longer runs over 50 ft.
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