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   migraine | Jul 01, 2003 11:49pm | #1

   I have the Hitachi, don't remember the model.  It's about11 years old.  Get one like it or another brand that enables you to set the pentration depth of the nail.  As is framing depth and flush nailing depth of shear paneling/sheathing. 

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   Piffin | Jul 01, 2003 11:53pm | #2

   A good one like the Hitachi will have good resale value after you are done.

   Or you could go with the Paslode Impulse and not worry about dragging a cord around with you all day while you listen to the comprssor hiss and chug away. Instead, you can worry about whether it is time to clean, refill or charge.

   .

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   jonblakemore | Jul 04, 2003 06:53pm | #3

   NightVision,

   If you enjoy scrounging, you might try to find an older Senco model.  I use a SNII daily, which garners many strange looks and comments from new co-workers, but I still love my boat anchor.  I bet that you could find gun, which by todays standards would be to heavy and bulky, for a good deal.

   If you're not interested in the leg work, I would follow Piffin's advice.  Get a gun that the framers around you use alot, and clean it up and sell it for almost new price.  Try going to a large lumber yard or a fastener dealer and ask them what the local favorite is.  Around here, everyone uses a Paslode Powermaster.  A LN Paslode would get snatched up very quickly. 

    

   Jon Blakemore

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   briankeith | Jul 04, 2003 08:22pm | #4

   I have a Bostitch N80 Coil nailer. It has a lot of punch, although maybe a little awkward to frame with. It holds a lot of nails which is really nice when you start nailing the sheathing and flooring.

   Also, lucky enough to live in a town where the Bostitch SWAT team comes by regularly to tune 'em up. They go through them and replace are the rubber in them, no charge. And are nice about it.

   And they are not that expensive. Last month they were on sale for $170.00.

   And they sell well on eBay.

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   FastEddie1 | Jul 04, 2003 10:03pm | #5

   Visit a tool shop (not HD or Lowes) and ask about favorites.  Look in the yaller pages under tools and see what pops up, or look for a nail supplier.  Here's a question you have to ask, unfortunately: will the local building codes allow clipped head nails, or will they require full round head?

   Do it right, or do it twice.