Frame Nails/ Gimp Pins - builders merchant options ?

[citrus]

I find that the air gun and brad nails are a cost efficient and much quicker way of making frames so long as you have a decent compressor.

The air gun I have costs £21.67 and you can buy 5000 18G/20mm brad nails for £5.99 which weigh about 900g.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000LFWAWK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product..._title_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

have a compressor ... /saves this post for future reference/

 

[Roola]

I bought a cordless nail gun, best thing i ever bought... races through frames and no 'bang, bang bang' to annoy the wife.

 

[Millet]

fair point but for those using staples .. they aren't coated tho right ?

It makes no odds if they are coated or not..i have a good few frames ready for new foundation this season..they where knocked together with veneer pins over four years ago and they are still as strong today as they where when i first made them..

 

[Repwoc]

I bought a cordless nail gun, best thing i ever bought... races through frames and no 'bang, bang bang' to annoy the wife.

Which one did you buy?

 

[iann41]

Citrus

I use these on Hoffman frames

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-panel-pins-1-4-x-25mm-0-5kg-pack/12998

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-panel-pins-1-6-x-30mm-0-5kg-pack/17401

If you don't pre drill the hole, the frame will usually split. I cut the head off a 25mm nail then use this in a cordless drill. Just don't go all the way through the bottom bars so that the nail can bite into a bit of wood.

 

[Roola]

Which one did you buy?

I've got the Ryobi ONE+ 18guage. It honestly takes the effort out of what i find to be quite a fiddly and time consuming job. I can nail a whole frame together in less than 10 seconds once it is all assembled. The only disadvantage is that the frames are harder to disassemble if you wish to boil and reuse them.

 

[Repwoc]

OK thanks - maybe next year, I think I'm done frame making for this year.