Does anyone know if I can use this gun for lap siding? Blind nailing.
807313
Hi, using this gun in Australia but believe it would be far too powerful ,cheers,Bob.
807314
This is a framing nailer. It's too powerful and would punch thru the siding. You should use a siding coil nailer.
111517
Not made for that!!I love this gun , good for small projects..When you dont want to pull out compressor..I try to install 400' of crown molding once and stooed to set the nails right..Wood floor is much harder and it will not work..
1509776
I carried the gun to the supply house and they gave me the correct nails. I would not buy this gun again because of the multiple safety problems. simply not needed an over kill that is extremely time wasting. I bought this gun for the name. Sorry I did.
118238
I did not use it on siding but I did on roofing and it has performed terrible. I would not recommend it. If you want to buy one I will sell you one at a third of what anyone else will charge you. I have used it on roofing and have to open the chamber after every few shots to move the nails forward.
1557066
I personally have no tused it on siding, but I don't believe it should be a problem. Try it on a small area out plain sight for a test.
198357
I personally don't. If you wanted to you would have to put cards on and attach them some how. Honestly a roof is probably too bright to see the dot. This tool is great for siding (if not to bright out side) perfect for insides. It's has more than just the straight line feature. Some of the others are sq ft, cu. Ft, deduction, additions, distance between three points and a few others. For the roofs I still just use a 35' tape.
1062745
This nailer will not use siding nails. However, some contactors use a roofing nailer and roofing nails to nail hardie siding, nailing every 12". I would call James Hardie Co. and ask them if they approve this application.
1326159
Yes. We've face-nailed and blind-nailed over 230 sq/ft of 3/4" with a gun similar to this one. Just be careful when face nailing to make sure you are far enough from the edges, as being too close when shooting the nails could split the end.
1011916
I have not had any problems with the gun. First of all, is it turned up too high where it is actually driving the nail all the way through the wood? You may want to practice on a two by four to test the depth setting. Second of all, and this is probably a stupid question but you do have the correct brad nails in, right? I have not had any problems with mine - it worked wonderfully for me. Sorry, I wasn't any more help.
2035071
Yep. This is the best siding nailer I have ever used. It is so precise. Super nice tool
1062743
You will not be able to find a gun that shoots both types of nails, but a 1 1/4" or longer roofing nail is very effective in installing hardi siding, if studs are actually hit, and you don't face nail ( the bigger heads of the roofing nails take more of a glob of caulk and can be unsightly.)
118239
The previous answer is what I would say. The siding nailer is what you want. I have used it for cement clapboards and it works well. You'll have to play around with the depth adjustment to get it right.
1930597
No, this is a siding gun. I think they make a roofing gun too. Hitachi is the roofing gun I see most on job sites.
1696765
I got this nail gun for cement siding, Hardy siding, and am glad I got it, it works great. I check the nails after I nail a board and sometimes have to set a few with a hammer, but I am very picky when it comes to how I like nails set in siding. Overall I would buy this gun again and recommended it. It uses the small headed nail, not the large roofing type nail, but Hardi says the smaller headed nail is OK to use on cement siding. Also a coil of nails goes a long, long way so a box of nails last a long time.
2035068
My friend, this Makita handle's Hardie siding like it was wood. The depth settings make it so you can snug into the Hardie to maintain the Hardie strength. Have sided on lap siding as well as panel Hardie. Excellent nail gun with very few jams. I highly recommend.
62134
I would assume you could if your nail gun did not require very large constant volumes of air. I had a contractor use this size compressor for his nail gun to put on roof shingles and it kept up very well. This is a very handy, portable compressor.
1527540
Typically with an engineered product you're looking to use an 18 gauge staple. This gun only accepts 15.5-16 gauge staples, so for nail-down engineered you're going to need something else.