Pin Nailer

Dampen the wood first?

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Jumbo, good idea. I’ll try it tomorrow. Thanks,

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I have taken a small dab of glue and some tape and glued them in place rather than use a nail. Of course if you ever want it off, it is wood glue which does not really ever want to come apart. LOL

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Orientation of the gun matters. place the pins so the “chisel point” is facing perpendicular to the wood grain (cutting fibers rather than wedging between)

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Thanks for the suggestions…

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Orientation of the gun matters. place the pins so the “chisel point” is facing perpendicular to the wood grain (cutting fibers rather than wedging between)

- jerryminer

Pin nailers use 23 gauge pins which are round in cross section. You must be confusing pin nailers with 18 gauge brad nailers.

Orientation of the gun matters. place the pins so the “chisel point” is facing perpendicular to the wood grain (cutting fibers rather than wedging between)

- jerryminer

Pin nailers use 23 gauge pins which are round in cross section. You must be confusing pin nailers with 18 gauge brad nailers.

- MrRon

You sure about that Ron? These 23 ga pin nail are not round and do have a chisel point.

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I used to assemble picture frames with cross pinned corners. I used conventional brads and pre-drilled. It is probably your only sure way to avoid splitting.

The drill bits snap easily so you need to buy several at a time. United Manufacturers Supply sells them very cheaply along with the wire brads.

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you need to look up the part number on the price list. It is a pain to use but their prices are very good.

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Use a clamp across the strip where you are shooting the pin. The power will have to go forward, through the strip versus being able to split the wood laterally.

Gart

Pin it in place first, then cut it to length.

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It’s the grain you have to watch when pinning the pieces. Follow the grain create a split. It’s like driving a wedge…