What Type of Nail Do I Need?
First step is to determine what collation angle your tool is designed to run. Some degrees include 20°, 35°, 28°, and 15°. The next step would be to classify what types of collation the tool handles. Collations include plastic, wire, and paper. When you have completed the nail classification you will then determine the tool range. The length and diameter are known as the range. Length is the size of the nail, each tool will have a minimum and maximum length. Note some nails are sized in pennies(symbol, D). Diameter is the thickness of the shank or wire gauge. The bigger the number, the thicker the nail. The type of nail can be broken into three categories; head, point and shank. Head types include duplex, headless, finish, drywall, clipped, and full round which is the most common. The type of point determines how the nail will penetrate into your application and the splitting severity. The most common is chisel (diamond) point and the easiest to drive. It is ideal for soft wood applica
