Increasing the magazine angle to 28 degrees saves even more space but it s challenging to design a drive mechanism that has enough power to drive full size nails at such a steep angle.
21 vs 28 degree framing nail gun.
Features a 360 degree exhaust.
There are four main types of degree.
It was explained to me years ago that the difference is the angle of the magazine and the ability to get the nailer into tight spaces or at use it effectively at odd angles.
I currently use a 21 degree but will be looking into a 30 degree hitachi airless nailer this spring summer.
The nails come either as full round offset head or clipped head.
On the other hand 28 degree framing nailers are collated by wire strip.
21 degrees 28 degrees 30 degrees and 34 degrees.
21 degree framing nailers.
These are 21 degree 28 degree 30 degree and 34 degree angles.
Consequently the nails for a 28 degree nailer are usually smaller than those for 21 degree nailer.
The framing nailers come in different levels.
There are currently four different angles of straight framing nail clips.
Drives 21 degree nails ranging in size from 2 to 3 1 2 inches.
The framing nailer is loaded with nail strips inclined at the same angle as its magazine.
To save magazine space and thus create a more compact tool the nails of 28 degree framing nailers are nested closely together so their heads overlap somewhere.
Let s talk about each of them in a tad more detail and find out their actual purpose.
So it is always better to use right angles and collation nails in your framing nailer.
30 34 degree.
The great angle lets you work more easily in tight corners.
This also uses a round head nail except this time you have a plastic strip for collation.
A framing nailer angle is a degree with which the framing nailer fires nails into a workpiece.
Now if you want to use 28 degree nails in your 21 degree nailer you can do that but the magazine is going to face wearing faster.
Nail clips can vary in length and gauge and even material type but the important thing to remember is that if you have a 21 degree nailer you can only use 21 degree nail clips.
Manufacturers design this degree in such a way that the magazine matches the nail clip angle.
Usually 28 degree nails are wire weld and 21 degree nailers are designed to shoot plastic strips.
The angle of the 21 degree nailer is in level with the angle of the nail clips.