The spring should rapidly contact the bar of staples.
Flooring staples not going in far enough.
Some models may require the use of an adapter to adjust for proper thickness.
Hardwood cleats don t go in the plank far enough i have been working on hardwood floor project and the bostitch manual floor nailer couldn t drive the nail in all the way.
I also use the bostich m 111.
Misshapen staples can be the product of the hammer not hitting the individual staple in the correct stop.
On your last rows you may won t be able to use the stapler because there will be not enough space between the boards and the wall.
One of the floor guys i use from time to time gave me a bostich miii.
I went from 2 to 1 1 2 staples and it didn t make a difference.
Which brings me to my original struggle not sure if 2 inch or 1 3 4 inch is better.
Use 18 ga 1 1 2 long staples when installing thinner 1 2 thick solid wood floors per manufacturer s recommendation.
If the spring s reaction is slow or not forceful enough a replacement is needed.
The air driven pneumatic nailer will produce enough force to ensure the fastening is tightly secure.
I tried regular bruce hardwood at my house to get a feel for the gun.
If you are using long enough nails or staples try fastening them to the places where the joists are going through.
Then you may use an edger nails gun or nail down manually.
The heavy headed or weighted scraper is run across the floor in a regular scraping fashion.
Take it back and get a new one.
When the scraper blade which is around 1 8th inch thick think dull sidewalk ice scraper here contacts a staple it.
At 105 pounds you should be shooting cleats into the basement.
When used improperly staples or cleats can damage wood flooring.
Don t know how far down the tongue is so a little less than 2 12 inches at nailing point.
It has a 5 6 foot long handle on it and is just allowed to glide across the floor.
I had to set tons of staples to get the boards close and.
Nwfa specifies 2 but i am worried about the penetration out the back of the osb yet i am worried that 1 3 4 wont be enough.
I have little experience with pneumatic cleat guns but i know they have a piston big enough to sink the dog scat out of a lil ole cleat.
Going for the staples.
It is not pushed down on as this will cause gouging.
Using a stapler with 1 1 2 to 2 staples is one method to attach wood flooring to your subfloor.
I stay around 80 pounds.
I know i wont do 1 1 2.
Attempting to nail down a wooden floor by hand is not recommended for a number of reasons including consistency and accuracy.
To test your spring open the stapler slide it back and let go.
