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I also, have a stanley 18 guage brad/nailer. It is brand new. I loaded it with the prescribed brads (included with my kit). When I fire it, one would believe that a brad is getting 'fired', The air cycles (like with my other gun), leaves a dimple in the wood, but never a brad. ????
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GWI also, have a stanley 18 guage brad/nailer. It is brand new. I loaded it with the prescribed brads (included with my kit). When I fire it, one would believe that a brad is getting 'fired', The air cycles (like with my other gun), leaves a dimple in the wood, but never a brad. ????
Thanks,
GW
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If the piston/driver is broken, the gun will fire however nailing will not take place because the piston will jam in the cylinder. Sometimes the cylinder will also crack when the driver goes. If the piston is not broken but stays down, then check the cylinder check valve, worn lower bumper, bent driver or cracked cylinder. 18 guage nailer has a very thin driver which will easily bend or break. Parts however are not expensive.
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broken firing pin , worn motor , microswitch contact pbc assembly (electronic)
A safety bar thats a little bit bent , or there was a nail beaten wrong shooting on metal
The driver must be all the way up for nails to feed properly into place. Remove air and nails from gun. Examine the gun for driver neer bottom of gun. Driver could be broken or missing. If driver is neer bottom, push driver all the way up and test for proper action. If it only shoots one nail, time for oring kit or driver is bent. If it continues to work add only a few drops of oil as needed during use. If oil is coming out of nose, you have added too much oil. Parts are at www.bostitch.com. Good luck
Nail feeder on this gun is both air and spring controlled. Air pressure retracts the feeder and a strong spring pushes the feeder back to front. Remove nails and leave side door open. Dry fire gun very rapidly against thick rubber pad and watch the feeder retract and return. It should move very rapidly all the way back and front again. If it appears to move slower than piston is moving then follow next step. Pull the feeder back manually with tip of screwdriver. It should be very hard to overcome spring. If spring feels strong then suspect feedpistonoring or air supply to feedpiston chamber is restricted with debris from inside of the gun housing or air is leaking where body of gun mates with lower nose. There is a small white oring that seals between body and nose base. Sometimes this oring will be over-compressed thus restricting air flow into feed chamber. Remove two allen screws at front of base to split body from base and reveal this oring. Parts are available at www.toolpartsdirect.com. Good holidays
A nail gun works on compressed air. When you hook the air hose to the gun it fills a cylinder with air pressure. When you pull the trigger. the cylinder pressure is released onto a firing pin that shoots the nail. The air pressure line is also connected to the trigger and therefore the trigger has to be sealed.
When ever using a nail gun, you add a bit of gun oil in the back of the gun (not 3-in-1motor oil, it has to be non-detergent gun oil)
If you haven't used the gun in a while, it is best to oil up the gun and let the oil run down into the gun. If you use anything but gun oil, the seals will give out.
Your trigger seal has given out. It is probably an 'O' ring. You can access it by taking it apart. Look for the O ring. Bostich makes re-build kits for the different guns that you can buy on-line. Back when I was in construction, there were several nail gun shops that sold and serviced nail guns, and sold nails to the contractors. I don't know if that business model is still active or if you have to send the guns to Bostich service center.
I have a bostich that takes only the "ay" nails, the "ax" nails won't fit and I think there is one other size, all wire gauge sizes, the "ay" are the smallest. Check it out.
The gun needs to be rebuilt. The seals, diaphragms, and valves need replacement. Do a search on the internet for Stanley Nail Gun rebuilding kits. Simple job to do. I did mind last year for under 15 dollars I think. Make sure you replace all the parts including the "O"-rings.
brand does'nt matter its the lenght and more inportant is the gauge if its shooting two nails than you are most likely using the wrong gauge example of gauges:16mm 18 mm ect. look on gun it should specify which gauge to use
spay with pb blaster while rapid firing gun into a piece of junk material , once free oil with a small amount of hold or sewing machine oil and then oil after each use
Exactly the same problem.
I also, have a stanley 18 guage brad/nailer. It is brand new. I loaded it with the prescribed brads (included with my kit). When I fire it, one would believe that a brad is getting 'fired', The air cycles (like with my other gun), leaves a dimple in the wood, but never a brad. ????
Thanks,
GW
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