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   Napie | Jun 03, 2003 06:03pm | #1

   I have had very good results from my Porter-Cable, it's worth a look.

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   JMartinsky | Jun 07, 2003 07:19pm | #16

   P-C. Inexpensive, reliable. Good Luck!

   John

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   wrick2003 | Jun 03, 2003 09:31pm | #2

   would concur, never a problem with my pc air tools. cheap too.

   good luck      rg

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   oldfred | Jun 03, 2003 11:43pm | #3

   Might as well take my vote for the Porter Cable too - great tool!

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   RW | Jun 04, 2003 12:13am | #4

   geez, lemme throw in a plug for the senco. I've gone years without hearing one good thing about PC air tools, now three ayes in a day. Whazzupwiththat? Oh well. My narrow crown is a bostitch, and it works fine, but most of my other guns are Senco, and I guess at this point I don't intend to ever buy anything else. Reliability is a good thing.

   "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   gcrow | Jun 04, 2003 06:08am | #8

   which model of bostitch narrow crown stapler do you have ?  do you use bostitch or senco staples?  no jamming, or other problems.  bostitch comes in 1 3/16 and 1 3/8 staples.  senco comes in 1 1/4.  does bostitch have enough power to nail hardwoods?

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   RW | Jun 05, 2003 02:09am | #11

   I don't know the model # either, but it was only about $100 if that helps. It's got enough oomph for anything I've tried it on.

   Another post - staples for crown? Gack. Please don't be rude to your trimwork!"The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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   YesMaam27577 | Jun 04, 2003 12:57am | #5

   I have the Bostitch narrow crown stapler. I also have a framer, a 15g finisher, and a roofer.

   Best I can tell, it makes absolutely no difference what brand of fasteners you buy -- if they are narrow crowns, they'll work in my bostitch. If they're 15g angled-stick finish nails, they'll work in my finisher. And so on with the others.

   So far (about 4 months now) the Bostitch has been good to me. Note that I have no experience with others.

   Vast projects should not be founded on half vast ideas.
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   gcrow | Jun 04, 2003 02:34am | #7

   which model bostitch narrow crown stapler do you have? do you use only bostitch 7/32 staples or do you use senco 1/4 inch staples. is senco all that, or does bostitch have lots of power also. ive been looking at senco sls-20 and bostitch sx150 k-1

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   YesMaam27577 | Jun 04, 2003 11:43am | #9

   I don't recall which model number of Bostitch I have -- it's the one that is a narrow crown stapler only. It won't shoot brads. Lowes has them, usually for around $79.

   The Bostitch has enough power to get the job done -- don't know if that is "lots of power" or not.

   I got the Bostitch because for me, it was easily available, and the price was good. If my budget had allowed a thorough search for the absolute best, I would probably be using Senco for all of my nailers. Senco is probably the most respected name in the power fastener market -- their guns a powerful, durable, well balanced, high-quality pieces. And the prices reflect it.

   Vast projects should not be founded on half vast ideas.

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   Merryhiker | Jun 04, 2003 08:15pm | #10

   Slightly off topic, but what is the value of a crown stapler vs a nailer for putting up crown molding?

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   YesMaam27577 | Jun 05, 2003 11:53pm | #12

   I would not use a stapler for hanging crown. (They are called narrow crown staplers because they shoot staples that have a norrow crown -- as opposed to the "normal" staples that fit your Arrow T-50. The name has nothing to do with the purpose.)

   For crown molding. I use my finish nailer, usually with 2 1/2 inch nails. That's enough length to get to the studs and joists -- something that staples won't do.Vast projects should not be founded on half vast ideas.

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   Merryhiker | Jun 06, 2003 04:15pm | #13

   Thanks for the explanation. I guess it shows how little I've done here. I just assumed that the 'crown staples' meant for crown molding. I did see references to using two nails to kind of 'pinch' the crown molding to the backing and thought that the staples might be able to do this same thing in one application.

      I'll use may nailer.   Thanks again.

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   Napie | Jun 06, 2003 05:28pm | #14

   I use staples for painted trim, including crown, all the time.  Great holding power and no more to putty than nail holes, just make sure you align with the grain.

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   YesMaam27577 | Jun 07, 2003 12:05am | #15

   If your stapler is capable, and if you are using 1 1/2 inch staples for crown, then that might be OK.

   If you are using staples that aare 1 1/4 (or less), then you aren't getting enough "purchase" in the framing (my opinion anyway). Assuming that the crown is 1/4 thick where the nails goes through, and the drywall is 1/2, then you need at least another 3/4 to go into the framing. (Normally I like to have two thirds of the nail in the framing, the rest in that being held or "gone through ".)

   I prefer to use 2 1/2 inch nails, so there is not any question. In some cases, I can even shoot a nail through the center of the crown as a temporary hold, then more through the edges into the framing.Vast projects should not be founded on half vast ideas.

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   BenchMarkPhil | Jun 04, 2003 01:04am | #6

   Another vote for the PC, wish I had one long ago, I find it much more useful than my brad nailer (also PC).

   PMB

   http://benchmark.20m.com