V-Nail Question

[Jody]

Hopefully a simple question - I do my own framing and do limited work for an artist that would rather not frame her own work.

I have a manual v nailer from Logan. It is new and I am still figuring out the this and that of the tool. My question is this: on a recent frame..... three corners look great - nice, clean and tight. The fourth created a gap - it is not too bad but I can't stand it and if it happened once - to be sure, it will happen again. Can I yank that v nail out and try it again or am I screwed (not to be confused with being v-nailed)?. The moulding is 1/2 inch so there really is not much room....
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Jody

 

[Jim Miller]

Most v-nailed corners can be disassembled without destruction if it is done carefully and before the glue dries. After the glue dries, it is more difficult, but can still be done with hard woods.

The source of your problem may be inaccurate miters. The first 3 corners could be v-nailed tightly, leaving the fourth corner with the error compounded from all of the miters.

To avoid that, make sure your miters are accurate.

 

[Mick11]

Just to add to Jim's comments,1/2mm out on 8 cuts = 4mm out on your final corner.This type of system will not cope with any inaccuracies.

Where on the frame is the gap.ie top, bottom, inside of corner, or outside of corner.
What did you use to cut the mitres
Did you remove any "fluffy" bits from the edges of the cuts.If so, how
Which model nailer are you using (studio or Pro)

If you let us have this information we may be able to help you more

Mick
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[Jody]

Thank you for the responses.
Additional information:
Tha gap is primarily at the inside corner - but there is more space between the miters than I would like.
I am using a chop saw with a very good 80 TPI blade, and then use a guillotine miter trimmer to finish the cut. No fluffs! The ends are smooth as a baby's fanny.
The V-Nailer I am am using is the Logan Pro. It is just out of the box - still learning.

I have been joining the entire frame with glue and a strap clamp (usually use a different clamp but the small rounded sides of the moulding made it nec to use the strap clamp). The whole thing looked great before I started with the v-nailer (the glue was dry). Is that part of my problem? I hope not because you can barely see the ends of the miters with the Pro making adjustments difficult.

OK, hope that helps. thanks
Jody