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Started by DR Buck, June 05, 2019, 07:59:21 PM

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DR Buck

Today I was working on some storage shelving for the wife's sewing room.    The shelves are just over 14" deep and 7 1/2 ft wide and made from 3/4" primed cabinet grade plywood.     Since they are getting painted before installation I decided to face the plywood edge with 1 1/2" yellow pine, which I have lots of.      After assembling the shelves with dados and pocket screws I cut the pine into the 1 1/2" strips and started installing it with my Porter Cable 18ga nailer using 1 1/4" nails.    The first piece I had 2 nails blow out the under side of the shelf and had to pull them through and re-nail.   The next 2 pieces over half the nails curled and blew out through my $50 a sheet plywood shelves.  dangle_smiley  I had quite a few colorful things to say at that point.   :-X  As it turned out most of the yellow pine I cut for the trim strips was rift sawn and the 18 ga nails were curving and following the grain in the wood.    

Between the sewing room and pantry I have quite a few shelves to build and was planning the same type of construction.  I'm not a  fan of predrilling pine and using real nails when I have more than a few finish nailers.    Do you think a larger gauge, like 16 would penetrate without curling?    Or is predrilling the only option? 
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Ljohnsaw

Assuming you are gluing before nailing, try a shorter nails.  Like just a ¼" or ½" longer than the cap strip.  That way there isn't enough to curl.
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LeeB

Sometimes turning your nailer 90° helps too. 16 gauge, shorter nails, and rotating the gun all should help.
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Mike W

x2 on turning the nail gun 90 degrees, most finish nails are not round and are thinner in one plane than the other, turning 90 will put the thicker width of the finish nail which wont deflect nearly as much as the flatter face of the nail which is following the grain you are experiencing.  or as also mentioned shorter nails.  Best of luck

hacknchop

Quote from: Mike W on June 06, 2019, 08:56:17 PM
x2 on turning the nail gun 90 degrees, most finish nails are not round and  are thinner in one plane than the other, turning 90 will put the thicker width of the finish nail which wont deflect nearly as much as the flatter face of the nail which is following the grain you are experiencing.  or as also mentioned shorter nails.  Best of luck
Nice explanation I was wondering what turning the nailer 90% would accomplish , kinda like holding your mouth just right , but you cleared that up thanks Mike .
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