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   rez | Aug 27, 2005 06:18pm | #1

   Greetings Gambler,
   as a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.

   This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.

   Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.

   Cheers

    

   as Buddha said to the hotdog vendor .... "make me one with everything"

   
    

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   Gambler | Aug 28, 2005 03:40pm | #7

   Thanks for the bump! It worked!

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   rez | Aug 28, 2005 04:34pm | #8

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   as Buddha said to the hotdog vendor .... "make me one with everything"

    

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   MRinger | Aug 27, 2005 09:05pm | #2

   I use Senco SCN65 mostly for sheathing and decks, but you can use the gun for side wall shingles. Here is the site:http://senco.com/con_rem/ViewTool.aspx?toolid=15. I read a lot user saying that Hitachi is the best, I can't recommand it because "I dont use them". Good luck!!

   
   

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   Edited 8/27/2005 2:06 pm ET by MRinger

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   dieselpig | Aug 27, 2005 10:45pm | #3

   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007ISWV/qid=1125171762/br=1-5/ref=cl_tr_br_cl//002-2954922-8848035?v=glance&s=hi&n=554112

   It's about the only one on the market that performs double duty, IIRC.  Great for siding, but I give it a B- for framing cuz it can't bury spikes into engineered lumber and only runs up to a 3" nail.  I've had one for about 3 years now and it's been a great tool.  While I use full size framers for framing, it gets a ton of use installing exterior trim and occasionally siding.

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   CAGIV | Aug 28, 2005 03:30am | #4

   I thought bostich made a siding/framing gun?

   I can't get there website to load at the moment to look though.

    

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   dieselpig | Aug 28, 2005 03:46am | #5

   I know they make a coil siding nailer that shoots up to 2 1/2" nails IIRC, but I didn't know they make a siding/framer type gun.  Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong though.

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   DDay | Aug 28, 2005 04:02am | #6

   They make a siding nailer and a framing nailer that "does siding" too but its a framer, like the hitachi Nv83.  You can use it for siding but at 8+ lbs., it would not be an easy day.  I think some times bostitch refers to their siding nailer as a siding/framing nailer but it only goes up to 2 1/2"

    

    http://www.bostitch.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=BOS%5FSPECIALTY%5FCONST%5FNAILER&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=N64C&SDesc=Industrial+Coil+Siding%2FFencing+Nailer

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   MRinger | Aug 28, 2005 05:54pm | #9

   Sorry! mess up here is the site http://senco.com/con_rem/ViewTool.aspx?toolid=15 

   By the way the gun stinks for toe nail, I use for assembly framing.

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   angusj | Aug 28, 2005 07:28pm | #10

   maybe you should look at geting two used guns, one for framing and one for siding.  we use a roofing nailer for the siding and it is so nice and light.  it would be quite possible to get the two for the same price as the one new.  good luck

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   DustinT | Aug 30, 2005 12:42am | #11

   Max makes a high pressure framing/siding nailer gun that operates with a special compressor.  The setup is buku bucks, I think around two grand for gun, hoses, and compressor.  The gun is a coil style gun, very lightweight and nice.  It is designed so nailing in engineered lumber is not a problem.  A real sweet setup.  That hitachi looks pretty nice.

   Dustin