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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 07:30pm | #1

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   Larry:

   Why would you even consider a clipped head nailer if the costs of using a full head are the same?

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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 07:49pm | #2

   *Larry,

   I've been using clipped head nails since I bought my first framing gun some 13 years ago. I have read the thoughts and statements of some on the diminished holding power of a clipped head nail verses a full head nail but, just have never found it to be so. It's practically impossible to separate the two damn pieces of wood after the glue sets anyway. This is not to say that under test conditions that it is not absolutely true.

   As far as some differences. . . The gun that uses a clipped nail is shorter than one that uses a full head. This means that a clipped head gun might be easier to handle for some. You don't have to load a clipped nail gun as often as a full head gun, a clip of clipped nails holds more than a clip of full heads.

   Obviously this is just my opinion.

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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 09:11pm | #3

   *Larry,To answer your question, let me respond to the other posts first. To answer FredB's question: I would use clipped head, costs being the same ( which including gun purchase price, nail costs and other factors, for me clipped head cost less) because more sizes in more styles and coatings are available for clipped head in my area. Additionally, clipped head fit my paslode impulse guns which I use for some circumstances. I also use clipped head because I believe clipped head, properly driven, are acceptable for all applications in my area and full head offers few benefits( one being that they look better when left exposed in nailed on deckboards).Also, I agree with Joe regarding the separating of nailed boards. What glue are you referring to Joe? I never counted nails in the different racks and although the clipped head are stacked right against one another while the full heads are spaced, I thought that the increased size of the magazine on a full head gun allows it to hold close to the same amount of nails. I could be wrong. I think if I had a framing application that required full head nails I would probably by a coil nailer as they hold substantially more nails in a more compact package. To sum up my biggest issues are strength ( not an issue in my opinion ), cross gun compatability and nail selection ( big issues !).My thoughts,Tom

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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 10:06pm | #4

   *Tommy B,

   I'm referring to the resin that is heat activated on the tips of my Senco nails. Its the goldish colored section on the nails in the picture.

   View Image © 1999-2000"The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it." Aristotle

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   Guest_ | Apr 09, 2000 03:02am | #5

   *Oh, that glue. Thought you might have meant this.

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   Guest_ | Apr 09, 2000 11:23pm | #6

   *Larry;About 4 years ago I bought the more compact Senco clipped head nail gun new. Before I started using it though, I thought I'd give a call to my local building department to check and see if the clipped nails met the codes in Portland, Oregon. I was told NO they do not meet the code. Of course the guy who sold me the tool didn't know anything. Long story short, it would have been really distressing to use the first gun, and then find that not only did the job not pass muster with the city, but also that I was not able to return a slightly used gun to the store! I returned it and bought the bulkier full-round gun instead. Jon.

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   Larry_Stull | Apr 09, 2000 11:27pm | #7

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   What are the advantages/disadvantages of full head vs. clipped head framing nailers? Price of the tools are the same.