Brad nailer

chunker · 07-14-2020, 01:33 AM

I have read that commonly trim pieces fall off as time goes by and taking a new RV, or used, to a dealer to have them shoot a few brads is a waste of time and money. Has anyone purchased a brad/pin nailer to have on hand WHEN something falls off? If so what size pins is commonly used in these things and what size is best for reinstallation. I recently replaces an older 18V cordless tool set with a Dewalt 20V and added a couple of tools to the bags. They'll go along on the trips. Plenty of room for an appropriate pin/brad nailing tool but getting 1 tool would be nice rather than all the varieties available. Ideally a Dewalt 20V would be nice rather than corded or pneumatic, although I do carry a compressor.

Pull Toy · 07-14-2020, 02:47 AM

I wouldn't spend the money for a battery operated nailer. Over the course of five trailers, I've only had to re-afix one piece. I used a dab of RTV. Usually the moldings are really cheap, and you run the risk of splitting it. On some of the lower end units, it actually styrofoam wrapped in contact paper.

If you do need a brad gun, we have a manual staple gun that will also shoot brads. It is a "Power Shooter" from Home Depot. It handles several different size staples, and brads.

Good Luck,

**chuckster57** · 07-14-2020, 03:22 AM

Factory uses 18g brads and 24g staples. I wouldn’t bother taking either on a trip. You can fix when you get home, enjoy your trip and don’t worry about the small things.

notanlines · 07-14-2020, 03:27 AM

I agree with Pull Toy and Chuckster. It would be a big waste of money and space. Not only would you seldom, if ever, use it on the road, there are very few uses for a brad nailer for the average person.

Dave W · 07-14-2020, 04:07 AM

Harbor Freight has a decent 1/4" crown air powered stapler that I've used rather then my brad nailer. As far as doing it on the road - rather do it at home. I had a 120VAC 1/4" crown stapler for a while. Junk and a waste of my bucks as it lasted part of one project.

rhagfo · 07-14-2020, 04:37 AM

I must be the odd duck out, I have both a 1/4" stapler and an 18 gauge brad driver both Pneumatic. I also have an on-board Viair compressor, sometimes repairs sometimes remodeling, we full time.
Just an FYI not likely to split trim with a Pneumatic brad driver, as the drive so fast.

CedarCreekWoody · 07-14-2020, 04:42 AM

Narrow guage staples have the best holding power (and are the most visible) and pins almost no holding power. The key is "what failed on the original?" Original brad shot crooked? Not shot into solid backing? Too short? Trim too soft and brad pulled through? Different problems call for different solution.

Camp CA · 07-14-2020, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by chunker

.............I have read that commonly trim pieces fall off as time goes by and taking a new RV, or used, to a dealer to have them shoot a few brads is a waste of time and money. Has anyone purchased a brad/pin nailer to have on hand WHEN something falls off? If so what size pins...........

Every time the slides went out/in the thin trim pieces on the slide of my 2014 High Country fifth wheel trailer popped off the slides. So I purchased an electric brad gun with 1/2 or 3/4" brads to staple them in. In addition, I had to hire a carpenter to reattach larger molding pieces that fell off after towing the trailer on a bumpy highway. Finally, solved the issue by trading the rig in for a new 2020 Montana Legacy that is so well built that I removed the brad gun from the rig and no more carpenter visits.

Slapshoot · 07-14-2020, 09:04 AM

We have been putting those trim pieces back up using double back tape. Recommended by RV service guy. Works like a charm.

bobbecky · 07-14-2020, 01:59 PM

We full time, so I carry more tools than the weekender does. My Craftsman air nailer/stapler finally died early this year, and it isn't made anymore, so I ordered one from Amazon, and it seems to work quite well. Brad Nailer and Air Stapler, 2-in-1, 2” (Campbell Hausfeld SB504099AV). It uses both 18 gauge Brad nails and 1/4 in crown staples, up to 2" long.

travelin texans · 07-14-2020, 02:40 PM

While fulltiming I carried a pnuematic stapler, brad nailer & a big selection of 18 volt tools including a pin/brad nailer & reattached trim with 3M Command strips that held very well.

Gegrad · 07-14-2020, 05:07 PM

I have a Rigid pneumatic 18 gauge brad nailer that I keep at home. If something falls off while out camping I just reattach it when I get home. I bought it for home improvement work, but it also works well to re-nail trim and other pieces. Pneumatic is MUCH cheaper than battery operated and no batteries to go bad on you (admittedly not as much of a problem if adding to a set of drill/drivers).

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