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Angled or not? 18 ga. Battery operated.

Primary use will be baseboard and window sills.

Thanks.

Brad nailer?

He seems to like younger guys so....

Stop.

For what it’s worth I use an angled 16ga for what you describe. Never used a non angled.

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Paslode. It's put down a lot of quarter round. If I'd go again, I'd probably got bostich. The 16ga is perfect.

Actor from the 1950s, wasn't he?

Not familiar with that brand.

It was me, Johnny Hopkins, Sloan Kettering, and Brad Nailer. And we were blazing that schiet up every day after school.

OP might enjoy Mike Honcho for his pegging needs?

Thanks anyway ya clowns!

DeWalt. Brad DeWalt.

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Angled gets the nail rack away from the work, which I like.
I like a bigger 2-1/2" brad for base. I used 15ga 2-1/2" in my SFN40.
I've also hung light rezzie doors with it.
I also had a "pin nailer" straight rack (18ga) for the thin side of the trim where I couldn't use the larger brads.

Also depends on nail availability in your area and how much you are going to use the gun.
Personally, I would want a pin nailer in addition to the brad nailer.
If you are doing work that requires a glue up, it's nice to have a pin nailer around to hold the work while the glue sets up.

Thanks DD

I am not a carpenter but I am a Milwaukee addict and have the 18 volt one. I love it my friend who is a carpenter loved it so much when I loaned it to him bought one. I guess it depends on what cordless tool you already own.

FYI... 18 ga is typically 90 degrees.

16 ga is typically 90 degrees.

15 ga is typically 34 degrees... or sumthing like that.

I own about 20 nailers... The HF pneumatic junkers just simply work (and I abuse the crap out of them)... that is my pneumatic advice.

As for battery... I bought some Ryobi... They kinda suck other than a bit of tacking.

I have a Bostitch pneumatic 18 I’ve had for a long time. Mostly for building furniture but I’ve nailed a lot of trim and moulding with it. I bought a Ryobi battery 18 while the Bostitch was being repaired. I find I use that far more often now. Both are 90 degree nailers and both work well. Never tried the angled ones other than my big framing nailer.

No Battery Nailer experience at all.
My DeWalt Air spit the bits. We sent it in, and months later it came back unserviceable, and had never been taken apart. NOT IMPRESSED!

Replaced it with a Paslode. So far it works fine. Always used straight Trim Nails.

Bob R

Nails for trim. Not brads! Brads for small stuff. Metabo (Hitachi), Senco air. DeWalt seems good electric. I'm too old for all that. Paslode passed gas and left.

Bostitch makes quality nailers. Dad was a contractor and used them and was also big on Hitahi and Makita.

A Bostitch air Nailer used on this room in the cabin

Senko pneumatics 15ga angled and 18ga. Used my daughter’s 15ga battery (Rigid IIRC) some too. I built this for her last year. Started as a drywall project so I 2x4 framed it first. Used my Metabo pneumatic for framing. I hate hoses but for longevity I prefer pneumatic. I had a early Senko battery, it was junk.
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Im no professional but I so prefer 15ga for most trimming uses and 18 for smaller detail areas.

I'll tell you one thing, a Bostitch pancake air compressor makes a good alarm clock at 3 AM, as it did on this project.

Good info Cash. Thanks.

This ^^^

Got a Dewalt 20v, 18 ga, 90*, coming.

Give it some time and let us know how it holds up. I am super happy with my Dewalt stuff thankfully so that various tools use the same battery. Definitely a step up from prior tools I had been using.

I am in home owner mode these days so - not taxing stuff much.

In talking to some construction folks they like them but prefer Makita or others for heavier work. Looking forward to your review and project pics.

Another vote for the Milwaukee. I have had the bigger 2.5 inch nailer and the smaller pin nailer. Have been abused and work great. Battery longevity is good. I dropped my pneumatic nailer off a step ladder, something caught the hose a ways away, ran out bought the Milwaukee and haven’t looked back. No hoses or cords to drag around and get tangled is totally worth the money. Have a good assortment of cordless tools now.