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Hello again. I recently asked for information regarding which underpinner to buy, and received some great responses. Some of you recommended a pneumatic nailer.

I did some research and found tons of different types of brad/finish nailers. Which one do you recommended for framing? Pins/brads or staples? What about an electric pin/nailer?

Thanks in advance!
 
John,

If you are talking about fastening the mat and board package into the frame, I recommend both Fletcher point drivers (they don't need to be pneumatic). Both regular framer's points and flexi-points are useful in differing circumstances. A little experience and common sense are enough to guide you.

For the occasional frame where v-nails don't work, or need to be supplemented, I use a Senco pneumatic brad nailer.

Pat :D
 
Pat,

I'm talking about a nailer for joining frame corners together....
Thanks! JC
 
If you can find a working Cassise 810, snap it up, they are probably one of the best V nailers you can buy. If your lucky enough to find one, be sure to install an oiler on it. I've had one for over twenty years and it still works great.

The newer ones Cassise are putting out are pretty much junk, stay away from them. I've owned several newer ones, including their latest model, and I ended up getting rid of them both. They just seem to have one problem after another, jamming, breaking down, etc. The 810 is no longer being manufactured by Cassise, so the only way you can find them is on the secondary market. Parts are available for them through Active Sales in California.

John
 
The Senco slight-headed pinner uses three sizes of brads and is the work-horse of the non-underpinner set.

I still use mine quite a lot, though I have the Cassese 830. Use it with a good, heavy vise, like the old Stanley or any of the newer replacements.

Don't expect to get a good corner vise for $20. Figure $50 and up. Some will adjust to angles other than the usual 45 degrees, for multi-angle frames like octagons. That only makes sense if you have the means to cut other angles.

(Johnc, it makes sense to ask these questions on The Grumble instead of through private email. You'll get a variety of sometimes contradictory advice and then you can hash it out and make a choice.)
 
Hi John:

I would forget about the electric brad driver. The electric stapler would be OK for stretching canvases but that's all. I have a pnuematic Senco nailer that worked well enough, although I rarely ever touch it now that I have an underpinner. Once in a blue moon a nail (they call them pins but they are flat stacked nails) would bend and blast out of the side of my moulding corner when fired. I never really felt completely comfortable with the brad gun for that reason, but I absolutely love my VN2plus1 V-nailer that I purchased from United.

The underpinner is the way to go, although you will need a good backup corner vise (for shadow boxes) as well. Good luck,
 
Johnc:

If you want to join frame corners together, I recommend you look at the Amp/Putnam/Miter-Mite series of V-nailers. If you can go to a trade show, you can try all of them there. Or you can probably find local shops that use them & will give you a demonstration.

I bought a new VN 2+1 in 1990 and used it until I bought a used VN 42 three years ago. Both of these machines operate flawlessly. In all the years, I had to replace one air valve on the VN 2+1, which cost about $35 as I recall.

A pneumatic v-nailer is definately the way to go.
 
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