I am about to put some of the last touches on my garage project, which I might add, I could not have
done without the wonderful help and swift kicks to keep me in the right direction, that I got from this
forum.
I have this nice piece of redwood corner molding about a 1/4 inch thick with 1 1/4 inch legs.
It seems to be extremely brittle though. I stupidly cut a piece of the end with a saw that had too large teeth. instead of a mitre saw and it instantly caused a crack. Ok, no problem, I had to learn the hard way. I mean, how else can I have fun? d*
My question is, can I use a finish air nailer on this stuff without destroying it? I bought a nice kit with a finish nailer in it on craigs list the other day, so I am figuring this is the right tool for the job, or am I deluding myself?
Thanks for any tips!
Bruce
Hard to say -- How about glue -- Liquid nails construction adhesive or similar. If its brittle it my have problems. If you had a scrap you could test it to see if you have a chance.
firefox
I seriously doubt that a finish nailer would break. Do like Glenn suggest and try it on the piece that you broke and see if it splits. I know a brad nailer probably wouldn't since the dia of the nails are so much smaller. You could always do the old way with thin wood and that is predrilling with a drill bit 2X smaller than your nail and drive them in by hand. I would be more worried if about the type of nails and the reaction with the redwood to cause dark stains. Haven't used that much redwood in my neck of the woods but I would definitely go for stainless or galvanized nails it it is going to be exposed to the elements.
I love liquid nails for stuff like this, unless there's a chance I might want/need to remove it someday.
Like suggested a trial run with expendable material could be a good idea.
Otherwise drilling a pilot hole and gentle hand nailing will save you from the cracking/splintering, etc.
Yes -- if it is outside, plain nails will leave black streaks.
A brad nailer came in this kit, so I think I will be brave and try that with stainless brads.
This assumes that the operator doesn't screw up... ::)
I will try to find a scrap to test first, but I think I chucked it since it was just a tiny piece.
Thanks again to everyone!
Bruce