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Rick Woodland

Post subject: What type of nail gun to use on IPE?

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:41 pm

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Gentlemen:
I am going to install 1500 square feet of five inch tongue and groove IPE on the main floor. The sub floor is 23/32 OSB and I am wondering what is the best type of nailer to use. IPE is very hard and I DO NOT want to pre drill every hole. So, will a Bostitch Cleat Nailer MIII FN do the job?
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Rick

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RhodesHardwood

Post subject: Re: What type of nail gun to use on IPE?

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:10 pm

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Staples will probably work better

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dennis

Post subject: Re: What type of nail gun to use on IPE?

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:39 am

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Cleats will have far less tendency to blow the tongue off such hard boards as IPE.

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