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   Jamie_Buxton | Dec 11, 2006 05:23am | #1

   This is a topic which comes up often on this board.  Use the Search function to find lots of threads about pinners.

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   nikkiwood | Dec 11, 2006 08:14am | #2

   23 GA pinners have become very popular in the last year or two, so there have been a lot of threads, especially on BT.

   Last November, I wrote to the people at Floyd Tools, where I bought my gun with a variety of questions that had come up.

   I couldn't get it to attach here, so I will just email it to you.

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   Pondfish | Dec 11, 2006 02:23pm | #3

   1 3/8" pins????

   If I need a nail that long, it's time for the 18ga gun.  The longest pins I shoot are about 5/8" from a Senco gun.  I use them to hold a miter closed (also glued) or to secure the edge of a wider panel molding.  I would use them as the sole means of attaching trim only when the trim is quite small or thin (like a 1/4" thick mullion).

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   ring | Dec 11, 2006 02:47pm | #4

   I recently had to cover large areas of wall and ceiling with veneered 1/2" MDF panels. Construction adhesive is what holds them, but we tacked them in place with 1 3/8" long pins (into plywood backing). Anything shorter would not hold the weight overhead. That length of 23 gauge pin saved my butt.David Ring

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   terrylee86 | Dec 11, 2006 03:00pm | #5

   There have been alot of opinions on this subject in the past, so I won't go into great detail.  I have the Cadex and love it.  I think the three you mentioned are pretty much the same tool.  Floyd Tool has all your answers and the Cadex  and Nikle guns and pins.  Grex looks like the same gun.  I love the slight headed pins.

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   JohnG | Dec 11, 2006 07:50pm | #6

   I have the Porter Cable pin nailer and use it a lot.  I have a brad nailer and a finish nailer too.  All three nailers have their place. 

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   pmmatty | Dec 12, 2006 02:41am | #7

   I have the porter cable and use it constantly.  Things you would never think of.  Example: walnut false drawer fronts. I put the drawer in and then place the false front with an even reveal all around.  How do I hold it in place?  2 pins.  You will never see them.  Take the drawer out and insert your screws.  This is just one example.  I find myself reaching for it all the time.  And have never had the need for a pin exceeding 1 inch.  How often are you going to pin stock over 3/4?  Me, never.  So why the need for the longer pin?