Cordless 2nd fix nail gun

[mjc55]

Will need one of these quite soon for the timber cladding.

 

I would prefer De Walt cordless as we have gone down the De Walt route but recommendations for any make are welcome.

 

Thanks in advance

[Super_Paulie]

ive got a DeWalt and a Makita 2nd fix gun, much prefer the DeWalt. It seems to "wind up" before it punches, where the Makita just comes down like a ton of bricks which makes it difficult to handle. Both are big units like but both work well, the DeWalt uses angled brads which are a bit harder to come by. DeWalt wins for me though, but make sure you wear a belt as it pulls your trousers down if its hanging off a loop. With hilarious consequences. 

[SimonD]

1 hour ago, mjc55 said:

Will need one of these quite soon for the timber cladding.

What fixings are you planning to use? This will guide you more in terms of type of nailer. I presume you want full round head stainless steel nails? In that case you'll want either a coil, 21 degree or 34 degree framing nailer with a no mark tip, not a second fix nailer that uses brads.

[Bonner]

I used stainless brads for larch cladding. Got a Dewalt second fix, as @Super_Paulie said it’s quite big but works well.

[mjc55]

Having looked at this a bit more it seems that a 1st fix nailer is better for timber cladding?

 

Thoughts?

Edited 7 hours ago by mjc55

[Super_Paulie]

I've got a DeWalt first fix as well and it's f'ing huge. Never used it, got it at work but I'd only ever use that for framing.

[Nickfromwales]

1 hour ago, mjc55 said:

Having looked at this a bit more it seems that a 1st fix nailer is better for timber cladding?

 

Thoughts?

Yes

 

 

2 hours ago, SimonD said:

In that case you'll want either a coil, 21 degree or 34 degree framing nailer with a no mark tip, not a second fix nailer that uses brads.

This 👆

 

I have an air coil nailer, and for cladding and featheredge it is just so much better. My 1st fix Hitachi just explodes the featheredge if attempting 'hidden fixing' on the leading thinner edge. Coil nailer fires a full round head too vs a clipped head, so offers the benefit of less penetration into the wood.

[mjc55]

Hmmm.  Seems to me that a first fix nailer would not be suitable for cladding as it uses larger nails and leaves a larger hole!

 

What I am after is a nailer that uses smaller fixings that don't need any further finishing work on the timber once nailed.