When the scraper blade which is around 1 8th inch thick think dull sidewalk ice scraper here contacts a staple it.
Flooring staples not going in far enough.
It is not pushed down on as this will cause gouging.
Use 18 ga 1 1 2 long staples when installing thinner 1 2 thick solid wood floors per manufacturer s recommendation.
It has a 5 6 foot long handle on it and is just allowed to glide across the floor.
It s practically new but i can seem to get the staples to sink far enough.
Don t know how far down the tongue is so a little less than 2 12 inches at nailing point.
Attempting to nail down a wooden floor by hand is not recommended for a number of reasons including consistency and accuracy.
Use 15 ga 1 3 4 long staples when installing 3 4 solid wood flooring when 3 4 plywood is applied directly over a concrete slab so that the staple does not go through the 3 4 plywood hitting the concrete.
The spring should rapidly contact the bar of staples.
If you are using long enough nails or staples try fastening them to the places where the joists are going through.
I tried regular bruce hardwood at my house to get a feel for the gun.
One of the floor guys i use from time to time gave me a bostich miii.
To test your spring open the stapler slide it back and let go.
Then you may use an edger nails gun or nail down manually.
Take it back and get a new one.
Misshapen staples can be the product of the hammer not hitting the individual staple in the correct stop.
The air driven pneumatic nailer will produce enough force to ensure the fastening is tightly secure.
Using a stapler with 1 1 2 to 2 staples is one method to attach wood flooring to your subfloor.
I know i wont do 1 1 2.
The heavy headed or weighted scraper is run across the floor in a regular scraping fashion.
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.
Which brings me to my original struggle not sure if 2 inch or 1 3 4 inch is better.
Some models may require the use of an adapter to adjust for proper thickness.
Going for the staples.
At 105 pounds you should be shooting cleats into the basement.
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 stay around 80 pounds.
I went from 2 to 1 1 2 staples and it didn t make a difference.
If the spring s reaction is slow or not forceful enough a replacement is needed.
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.
I had to set tons of staples to get the boards close and.
