My pin nailer doesn’t seem to send the pins all the way home. They protrude from the wood surface by about 1/16″ or slightly less. It might not seem like a big deal but it catches steel wool or sand paper. The nail arrows are pointing the right way and I’m using the largest pins it accepts (1 inch) but this is exremely fustrating. I’ve got my compressor cranked to 120 psi which is too much but I want to send these things home. Has any one else had this problem or is the gun just not good enough.
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How long have you had it and is this problem new? Just for fun, try it on another compressor. If the problem repeats itself, the pin nailer might need some work. If not, your compressor gauge may be off.
I just got the Senco pin nailer and - so far, anyway - it works like a dream.
Had it about a year and this started about a month ago. Brand new 2 hp compressor so that's not an issue. Can't detect any leaks in the gun. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced the same problem with this particular gun........ I'll probaly buy a Senco.
What kind of wood?
Joe H
Mostly kitchen crown and hardwoods on mantles and such.......cherry,oak,maple,etc. ........ I know, all very hard.
It's a mistake to think that Porter cable makes nail guns.. they make nail starter kits, not nail guns..
I use Hitachi and Bostich after listening to most of the local guys.. I will say that Bostich has been remarkable for the consitant way they nail things for me.. Fair warning.. the first box of nails seems bound to cause frustration but once that first box is run thru it has been very little trouble and does an excellant job of sinking nails into black walnt, hard maple or white oak..
The Hitachi while it went excellant right from the start did cause me a minor amount of hassle when it started to seep air (turns out I had over oiled it my fault not the guns)
When you say pin nailer do you mean the 18 ga or one that shoots even smaller nails? I'm not a big PC gun fan, but am happy with their finish guns and my 18 ga PC works ok. My rule is though, never buy any gun that doesn't have a depth of drive adjustment.
Jack, my PC micro-pinner doesn't fully set the pins into really hard wood like maple or oak. I have used the Senco a lot and it always sets the pins. Time to trade up. BTW, the Senco is cheaper too, but you have to adjust a slider for different size pins.
I've had the PC pinner about a year now and have no problems. Right now using it on Oak, 1" nails will protrude about 1/64th if I don't hold my other hand on the back of the gun as I fire. Compressor is set to 110.
Edited 3/28/2004 11:34 pm ET by Turtleneck
I'm guessing this is a 23g micro-pinner? When you said the "arrows" thing, that gave me a clue. We call the 18g pin nails and the 23g micro-pins. Anything above 18g is a brad.
Your driver is probably worn out. They don't last long. I'd replace it and see if that helps. I have had this problem with the PC, Accuset and the Senco micro-pinners. I broke down and bought a dozen of each driver. We just change them out ourselves. The Accuset and Senco have the same driver. The PC is different.
Ed. Williams
Yeah, it would be a micro-pinner. By driver do you mean the shaft that pushes the pin out? I have to fix those all the time on the 18 gauge when a nail gets jambed, just want to be sure we're talking about the same thing. There's not too many moving parts in these things.
Just a heads up for anyone new to the Senco micro pinner - there are no "safeties" on it. Squeeze the trigger and it shoots a pin. No big deal, but watch where you aim that thing - lol
You got it. It's called the driver.
Ed.