One of the floor guys i use from time to time gave me a bostich miii.
Flooring staples not going in far enough.
I tried regular bruce hardwood at my house to get a feel for the gun.
Which brings me to my original struggle not sure if 2 inch or 1 3 4 inch is better.
On your last rows you may won t be able to use the stapler because there will be not enough space between the boards and the wall.
When the scraper blade which is around 1 8th inch thick think dull sidewalk ice scraper here contacts a staple it.
Nwfa specifies 2 but i am worried about the penetration out the back of the osb yet i am worried that 1 3 4 wont be enough.
Misshapen staples can be the product of the hammer not hitting the individual staple in the correct stop.
When used improperly staples or cleats can damage wood flooring.
If the tool is not adjusted properly the staples cleats may not be positioned at the proper angle and cause blistering peaking squeaking or crackling of the floor.
The air driven pneumatic nailer will produce enough force to ensure the fastening is tightly secure.
At 105 pounds you should be shooting cleats into the basement.
It has a 5 6 foot long handle on it and is just allowed to glide across the floor.
The spring should rapidly contact the bar of staples.
If the spring s reaction is slow or not forceful enough a replacement is needed.
I stay around 80 pounds.
Then you may use an edger nails gun or nail down manually.
Don t know how far down the tongue is so a little less than 2 12 inches at nailing point.
I had to set tons of staples to get the boards close and.
Attempting to nail down a wooden floor by hand is not recommended for a number of reasons including consistency and accuracy.
If you are using long enough nails or staples try fastening them to the places where the joists are going through.
Going for the staples.
Use 15 ga 1 3 4 long staples when installing 3 4 solid wood flooring when 3 4 plywood is applied directly over a concrete slab so that the staple does not go through the 3 4 plywood hitting the concrete.
I have little experience with pneumatic cleat guns but i know they have a piston big enough to sink the dog scat out of a lil ole cleat.
To test your spring open the stapler slide it back and let go.
Some models may require the use of an adapter to adjust for proper thickness.
I know i wont do 1 1 2.
It is not pushed down on as this will cause gouging.
I also use the bostich m 111.
I went from 2 to 1 1 2 staples and it didn t make a difference.
Hardwood cleats don t go in the plank far enough i have been working on hardwood floor project and the bostitch manual floor nailer couldn t drive the nail in all the way.
Take it back and get a new one.
It s practically new but i can seem to get the staples to sink far enough.
