Finish Nailer For Cedar Siding

I used this siding nailer to complete a 240 section of board on board privacy fence and it really performed well.

Finish nailer for cedar siding.

These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. 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 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. It s also made with a soft rubber foot that prevents damage.

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. 5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 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.

To 2 1 2 in and 15 wire collated coil siding nails from 1 3 4 in. My old cordless paslode had a rubber foot i could attach to protect siding from this happening. The nailer comes with a carrying case for easy transportation storage and protection from bumps. I m using a bostitch lpf28ww air framing nailer to install 8 beveled cedar siding.

Ring shank would be a good idea on an old house to help the nails stay put. 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. The nailer comes with a 15degree wire weld and plastic inserted coil siding nails 1 1 4 to 2 1 2inches. Coil the freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in.

5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. 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. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. Especially if you re double nailing.

It s important then to understand what separates a siding nailer from similar nail guns that could in theory provide a similar service.