what brand and model of gun do you pros suggest for face nailing. Actually need one for trim work too.

Porta-nailer makes a face nailing shoe for its nailer. Some use a plan old pneumatic nailer and others hand drive the nails, while others use a finish nailer. Its all in the look that you are going for.

Can you explain that please. How does the look you are going for determine how the faces nails are set?

Each of those nailers use a different nail that has a different nail head. The Power Nailer still uses their cleats to face nail the floor. That nail head (cleat) produces a rectangular hole to fill. A hand driven finish nail maybe a casing nail which has a large finish head or a #8 finish nail with a slightler smaller head. Both will produce a round hole to fill with the #8 finish nail slightly smaller. A pnuematic finish nailer typically uses either 15 or 16 gauge wire for those nails and also make a round hole, if the driver shaft doesn't contact the wood. But those holes are even smaller than a #8 hand driven finish nail hole. Ideally, the filler will blend completely and will not be noticed but sometimes, a filled hole can be seen and therefore, the type of fastener can be determined. Personally, I don't think it matters much.

Except for the cleats, I don't think it matters much either. All of the non-cleat nails give a fairly small round hole to fill. I would think that using a cleat for face nailing would leave too large of a hole.

The Bostich N-62 is, by far, the best stick nailer I have ever used. I have the Porter Cable D-250 and have had Senco SFN1 and that Paslode gun. I have also used the Hitachi.

N-62 wins.

Why does the N-62 win? Splain it to me. Does it do less surface damage on prefinished stuff??

1. It has the tool-free jam clearing feature that most Bostitich products have.
2. Has adjustable depth for countersinking.
3. It’s the lightest in it’s class.
5. It has anti-scratch tips.
4. it’s a Bostitch

so can u use the n62 for trim as well?

Yes, it can. Good for baseboards, crown moulding, chair rails, pretty much anything EXCEPT small, fine delicate trim where a pin/brad nailer would be better.

Got it. Thanks

Which Bostitich N-62 are you talking about?

Bostitch N62FNK-2 15-Gauge Angled Finish Nailer Kit?
Bostitch FN16250K-2 16-Gauge Magnesium Straight Finish Nailer?

Thanks

i'm pretty sure, very sure he's talking about the n62fnk - 2 15 gauge, reading this forum i found out that 16 gauge is too thin for 3/4 hardwood