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throw any size in and fire. this unit does not require an adjustment for the different length of nails that you are using. Grex is the originator of the micro pinner and will always be the best, the rest are just followers. What can i say if you need a micro pinner this is your choice. the only thing better is the 2-1/4 inch.
The 1 and 3/8th nails are long enough to secure the trim to the jamb and become nearly invisible in the wood. Outstanding. It is very quiet and works amazingly well on stain grade trimwork. I recently purchased this gun from the Allentown, Pa. An 18 gauge nailer has its place for larger trim applications, but I can assure you that the Grex 635 will be my main pinner for stain grade door and window trim. I used it today to trim out 6 stain grade interior doors. Woodcraft store. WOW.
I don't remember seeing that when I read about the item. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I thought it would have come with a small package of pins to use but it didn't. Other than that, it was a great buy. I bought this for my husband for Christmas and he loved it. He said it was the perfect size and was quite light and easy to use.
I would recommend this to anyone before buying other brands. I also used this to assemble some base corner molding that had a round corner, so it took three pieces to do the corner. This nailer worked great. I have had this model for over a year it is a great nailer as I mostly do cabinet installs. Spend the money it is worth it My boss borrowed this once and wanted it, he normally used a brad nailer and had to go back and putty holes. I love this for crown molding and light rail molding. As i would not let him use it I'm have some job security with finish trim.
I used it at 90 psi with the 1 3/8" pins, and had no issues with putting pins through shoe molding, corner molding, pinning crown miters, etc.A very minor gripe: it is difficult to load a new clip of pins when there are a few still left on the old clip. Just take some care in lining it up before you pull the trigger and that issue goes away.A minor gripe: it is difficult to load a new clip of pins when there are a few still left on the old clip. If you're shooting near the joint between two pieces of wood, it will very easily just follow the joint instead of angling through them. Kind of a hassle on the ladder, but there are so many pins in a clip it didn't matter to me that much. One safety note, don't get complacent about holding the safety trigger down and waving the gun around at the same time (away from the workpiece). The spring mechanism pushes the two clips together pretty hard when you close the magazine, and the ends of the clips can get doubled up, jamming the magazine.
The spring mechanism pushes the two clips together pretty hard when you close the magazine, and the clips can get doubled up, jamming the magazine. This is an excellent product, comes ready to use, and works perfectly. Quiet, light, and well made. Saves me hours of hole-filling and irritation.This pinner has the dual trigger, and it works well.
Plus, no problems with splitting the end grains either. Things that you cannot clamp together can be pinned and you'll probably never see the tiny hole. It's all too easy to slide one hand a little too close to the tip while you're positioning and give yourself a new body piercing. I was unable to prevent this, so I just made sure I only refilled when it was completely empty.
There's no deep countersink to push the angled nails in, and the pins are so fine that the grain of hard wood will sometimes curve your angled shots and turn them out the side. I don't know if this was a problem on the other pinner I tried out because I never thought to check.If you've never used a pinner, you should know that it is NOT going to replace your finish nailer. Didn't do it personally, but it can be done.One thing this gun doesn't do as well as a finish nailer is shoot at shallow angle. Feels better than the Porter Cable I tried out, and extremely accurate.
There is no safety tip to depress, so it will fire away. You can put the smaller stuff (cove, bead) up with the pinner, and you get perfect results.Another great use for the pinner is holding the returns on small pieces of trim while the glue sets up. I was unable to fix this, so I just made sure I only refilled when it was completely empty. In other words, don't plan on a pinner to hold up oak trim on a coffered ceiling.
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