Posted by Bill Martinelli [ 24.213.130.195 ] on February 27, 2004 at 11:09:12:

In Reply to: Re: What I learned about speaker box assembly posted by wunhuanglo on February 25, 2004 at 22:22:23:

I have 2 Senco's and and 2 Bostich. The big gun will just about explode MDF and it sits most of the time now that I'm long away from contruction. I use the finish nailer for most all boxt projects with 1 1/2 nails for MDF and 2" for plywood. the 18g brad nailer is nice for trims, molding and blocking. Or, if you just want to stick something and peel it off later. Like you say they are prone to deflection and dont offer a lot of lateral strength either. I would be inclined to use the brad gun for a plywood over MDF. With MDF you cant get any closer than 2" to an edge and that can be cutting it close. 3" is beter margin and let your glue do the work at the corner.
Those staples are killer aren't they?! Those suckers really hold stuff down. I find trying to use them on MDF gives you twice the chance of poke out with each shot.

Bill

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