Fence Going up... Compressor & Air Nailer Question

[meledward23]

Okay, I am getting ready to throw up several thousand board feet of fence. Approximately 250 2"x6"x16' boards this round.

I have been wanting to get a portable gas air compressor for filling those occasional inconvient tractor flats, and a framing nailer for projects. What better oportunity than this ?

I have selected the following two items from Northern Tool with a very limited knowledge base on these types of things.

Opinions, comments, etc... welcomed.

I chose the compressor quite simply because it is cheap and has wheels. I will probably replace the wheels with a wider Axle and a set of numatic tires.
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[_RaT_]

The compressor you showed was electric. The nailer will be fine. They really do not demand high CFM when doing installations like fence work.

 

[meledward23]

Hmmm.... sure was... I did a Northern Tool search for Gas Powered Air Compressors and it listed that one. Did it again and it still lists it.... Humpphhhh...

How about this one then...

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[_RaT_]

Now its working. I think the set up you have selected should be fine.

 

[meledward23]

Okay, RAT, how about this setup, and it raises a few questions....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=90749
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46240

This setup is $ 500.00 total and the previous setup was $ 775.00

A solid $275.00 price difference. Now the first setup is a honda engine and a porter cable nailer, and the second setup is Briggs and Stratton + ?Name Nailer....

And this brings me to the debate that I have read some about of Full head Nailers versus Clipped.

Any one have opinions or experience with either on pasture Fence. BTW, when I say Fence I am running 2x6" Cross rails on 4x4 Posts.

Oh yeah and what is the Degree / angle differences ? 28 degree, 31 degree , etc

 

[dmartin88]

I have the FR350 framing nailer from Porter Cable and have had no problems- not to say a cheaper unit won't work as well. Where I live, clipped head nails don't meet building codes so went with the round head nailer.

As I understand it, the angle refers to how far the magazine is tilted back from the toe of the nailer-- a higher angle means that you could supposedly get in to a corner or other tight location more easily. Can't say that 3 degrees would be a major difference but only have experience with the one nailer as I mentioned above.

 

[CTyler]

I have full round head nailers and thier fine. I got a Max and a Bostitch like new really cheap on Ebay and they have good power.

My framer friend owns his own business and will only use the clipped head nails. They hold twice as many nails and they take up less room in the tool belt. They don't break apart as easy as the full nail head clips. And you don't have plastic chaf flying around either.

If I had to use them everyday for work I'd go with clipped head nailer as well.

 

[B8FISH]

Well, not to ruin a good idea--but what about the Paslode nail guns--they don't need a compressor, use some sort of battery/fuel cell combo. I would think that for the fencing, moving the compressor and associated hoses would get pretty time consuming after a while. You could get by with a small compressor for the "tire problem", and be pretty mobile for the fence project. When I built my timber-framed barn with clapboarded sides I got pretty tired of dragging hoses all over the place. I would also look at some of the "siding" nailers depending on how long of a nail you want for the fence--they are usually a little lighter than the framers, but amy not give you the long term flexibilty you want.
b8fish

 

[EddieWalker]

For the fence, why not use screws? Cordless drills are fairly cheap and screws will hold better and last longer than nails.

Eddie

 

[LarryRB]

Ironically, I just came back from Hartford CT, where I dropped off my compressor and air nailer to both be rebuilt. It is an official Dewalt place,. My suggestion is to see if there is a Dewalt rebuild place within driving distance of your home.. I say this because today, I saw in the store tons of rebuilt compressors and nailers that are a third the cost of new.... A Bostich roofing nailer, coil, new is 289.00 at the box stores,, At this rebuild center they were asking 89.00. They also had a gas fired, 4 gallon compressor for 249. and it was a good sized compressor...