Hi all
I just bought a Brad Nailer, I have never owned any sort of pneumatic nailing tool before.
I have some 18 gauge brads, the smallest are 15 mm and the longest 30. I have tested it in some softwood and some very hard hardwood and it seems to consistently bury the head but only just. Much of what I read suggested that the depth of penetration depends on the pressure setting but the pressure doesn't seem to make much difference until the tank pressure starts dropping to the pressure where the pump kicks in (I think this is about 86 psi on my compressor) there is a knob just in front of the nailer trigger which I think controls depth, if I wind it back it will leave the heads just protruding but even when I turned it to the maximum in only just sinks them.
I'm try to work out a number of things so I have the following questions:
Is it normal if you have a good Brad nailer and a suitable compressor that you should be able to adjust things so that you can comfortably bury the head?
Any ideas as to whether my problem is caused by the compressor or the nailer?
I think my compressor (a bit hard to read the small gauge) kicks in at about 86 psi and switches off just over 100. Is this an acceptable range? From what I've read on the Internet the suggestion seems to be 90?to 100 psi. Given that many tools need more than 90 this seems a bit strange, are you just supposed to put up with the tool slowing down too much before the pump kicks in? The instruction manual does show how to modify the compressor settings but warns against doing so.
Thanks in advance
Murray
PS my compressor is a Chicago air Hush 30. I think it is a knockoff of a California Air design. The tank is 30 L or 6.5 gallons, it's supposed to have an FAD of 110 L per minute which I think is about 4 CFM.
