Finish Nailer For Cedar Siding

Ring shank would be a good idea on an old house to help the nails stay put.

Finish nailer for cedar siding.

5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. The freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. I m using a bostitch lpf28ww air framing nailer to install 8 beveled cedar siding.

The nails load from the side for efficiency. Cedar is soft splits easily so normally you would use small head splitless siding nails in stainless or hot dipped zinc galvanized and hand nail them. Even though they are more visible than finish nails you need common nails which have heads to prevent the siding from backing off the wall when it gets wet and begins to warp. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in.

I used this siding nailer to complete a 240 section of board on board privacy fence and it really performed well. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. With that in mind it would seem like a pretty bad idea to approach a siding project with a finishing nailer much for the same reasons that it would be a bad idea to add american cheese to a pasta dish. It s also made with a soft rubber foot that prevents damage.

I was able to put all of the 680 pickets using 3 000 nails in under 2 days. Coil the freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. Coil siding nailer is designed for working on siding cedar shingles roof and wall sheathing and wood fencing and is compatible with 15 plastic collated coil siding nails from 1 1 4 in. My old cordless paslode had a rubber foot i could attach to protect siding from this happening.

It had plenty of power driving the nails into the hardest of knots in the cedar with my compressor set to the lower side of the specs at 80 psi. The nailer comes with a 15degree wire weld and plastic inserted coil siding nails 1 1 4 to 2 1 2inches. The nailer comes with a carrying case for easy transportation storage and protection from bumps. Small head is still a full round head not a finish nail.

The foot is leaving big blemishes and i m halting the installation of siding until i can figure this out.