Featheredge fencing - Quick one ..

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GandA
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Post: # 116911Post GandA

Just wondered people's views on nailing it up ..
First Fix nailer for the ring nails and better hold...
Or 2nd fix for a less noticeable finish??
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 116912Post dig dug dan

I use a pneumatic coil nailer, fires 45mm ring nails. Forget paslode, far too expensive use of nails, you have to reload it to often
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GandA
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Post: # 116913Post GandA

Cool thanks for quick reply .. so that's something more 1st fix size not pins ..
Iv seen people using both , but i just use the tools supplied .. can't tell the bloke I work with anything :rock:

Always thought proper ring nails be best .. doing this job for myself and want it to last! Lol
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 116915Post lutonlagerlout

I see a lot of fencers jut using nails and a hammer
no gas power leads etc.
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 116916Post dig dug dan

GandA wrote:Cool thanks for quick reply .. so that's something more 1st fix size not pins ..
Iv seen people using both , but i just use the tools supplied .. can't tell the bloke I work with anything :rock:

Always thought proper ring nails be best .. doing this job for myself and want it to last! Lol
I am currently working on a project at a local village shop, doing all the landscaping. About 25 years ago, when i was just starting out, the then shop owner got me to put up fencing, using concrete morticed posts and fetheredge.
Back then, i brought a compressor and a brad nailer for nailing up the fetheredge. Amazingly, the fencing is still original and still fixed together well considering the brads are not designed for such a task.
The gravel boards are rotting, but the rest is still spot on!
Dan the Crusher Man
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 116923Post lutonlagerlout

nice to get repeat stuff like that Dan :)
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GandA
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Post: # 116933Post GandA

That was my thoughts with the brads not been.ideal for the job ... well put together !! Haha
Could do it all by hand, but it's a time saver with gun .. and it's something il need in the future down the line.
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 116934Post Forestboy1978

first fix 49-52mm threaded galvanised nails without exception.

Hammer and nail them if you can do a 10ft bay in less than 4 1/2 mins by that method.
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 116936Post lutonlagerlout

I have seen Mark Naseby do 16 bays in 4 hours with a hammer and nails,and still there
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 116942Post Forestboy1978

lutonlagerlout wrote:I have seen Mark Naseby do 16 bays in 4 hours with a hammer and nails,and still there
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It would probably take me a long day to equal that with a hammer and nails. Perhaps more.

Good nail gun though and I'd destroy it. Probably by half.
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GandA
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Post: # 116943Post GandA

Cheers Forest ..
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