Air stapler - long hose?

[D60]

Need to put up fence.......planning to do welded wire stapled to wooden 4x4's in some fashion.

But I don't have a portable compressor at the moment. I could run hose from my 80gallon, but I'm looking at probably about 150ft of 3/8" hose.

Since staplers don't really require all that much cfm, it should be ok, yes?

[trkklr77]

yeah. i do it all the time.

[Toyota_Jim]

yup ive ran 200 foot of 1/2 hose and used a air nailer.

[PAToyota]

Shouldn't be a problem unless you are spitting out staples like a machine gun...

[Peter_C]

I run 150ft sometimes using 3/8 hose with no problems. It works just fine for all kinds of air tools.

[trkklr77]

hell, roofers run 2-4 nail guns on 3/8 x hunderds of feet on 3-5 gallon comps.

[jmhinescj]

yep...I run a framing nailer on 100-150 ft of 3/8 hose almost on a daily basis...sometimes a couple of them

[CrustyJeep]

Would a power tank work? How many shots you think you'd get between charges?

[maddog]

I have a Pasload with 4 extra cartridges with almost full cases of 8d/16d nails for sale. Still new,, well almost >>7 mo. Old<<used it for my house addition only. No air lines required $350 firm price. Shoots 8d to 16d extra long. Cartridges last and last. You pay shipping. Well, $325 and it's a done deal. :)

[PAToyota]

Would a power tank work? How many shots you think you'd get between charges?

Powertank would work. Actually, I doubt that a framing nailer or stapler would use that much more per shot than a paintball gun. Maybe twice or three times as much at the very most? How many shots do you get out of those little tanks for those?

[maddog]

Powertank would work. Actually, I doubt that a framing nailer or stapler would use that much more per shot than a paintball gun. Maybe twice or three times as much at the very most? How many shots do you get out of those little tanks for those?

I'm not quite sure or even referenced to me?? of the question but the Pasload gets about 2k shots per cartridge. And I can gurantee it's quite a bit more powerful than a paint ball gun.

[Toyota_Jim]

Arn't those loaded with LP? It seems like I remember a guy using one and he smelled like rotten eggs all day from it.

[maddog]

Arn't those loaded with LP? It seems like I remember a guy using one and he smelled like rotten eggs all day from it.

Yes Sir, your right. It is LP with an electric igniter. They do have their smell about them but it's a trade off from not having to drag an air hose around all day. I see mostly the pick up and trim out guys with the Pasloads.

[PAToyota]

MadDog, my post referenced the one above yours from CrustyJeep asking if you could run the stapler off a powertank and how many shots you would get out of one. Didn't mean to confuse you... :)

[ChiScouter]

Paslode Impulse guns are really best used only when a standard gun is impractical. We have been using them since the mid 90's. They are very unreliable, they need 2 consumables, the butane, and the batteries in addition to the fasteners. The batteries go bad unless you keep them charged and use them often. The batteries don't seem to last long, and are expensive to replace. On my current job we have 4 impulse guns which are never used in favor of some really old beat up Hitachi guns. The impulse guns are all charged, loaded, and ready to go and the carpenters all walk right past them. They also require lots of maintence, and are very unreliable.

Back on track, with 3/8 hose you are good for at least 300 feet for a stapler.

For really long runs we add a plain old air tank near the end of the run

[maddog]

Paslode Impulse guns are really best used only when a standard gun is impractical. We have been using them since the mid 90's. They are very unreliable, they need 2 consumables, the butane, and the batteries in addition to the fasteners. The batteries go bad unless you keep them charged and use them often. The batteries don't seem to last long, and are expensive to replace. On my current job we have 4 impulse guns which are never used in favor of some really old beat up Hitachi guns. The impulse guns are all charged, loaded, and ready to go and the carpenters all walk right past them. They also require lots of maintence, and are very unreliable.

Back on track, with 3/8 hose you are good for at least 300 feet for a stapler.

For really long runs we add a plain old air tank near the end of the run

I understand what you are saying. I guess it's all in the who likes what best in the area they live. I see Pasload every work day (5 day work week) on different Tracks and the Pick-up and Finishers swear by them. That’s why I bought mine . I have Duo-Fast , Hitachi and Senco guns but figured I'll give the Pasload a try. Worked fine for me. The batteries lasted as well as the cartridges. Guess they refined their guns since you bought them last. I got mine around November of last year. Used it for framing, sheet/shear and I'll use it for my 200 sq ft patio as well. But to each his own. My score from 1 to 10 I’d place it at a 7, maybe an 8 since I don’t have to worry about any of the usual crappy stuff about a air hose. And if you’ve been in the business any length of time you already know how much of a PITA the air line can be on more than one occasion. It’s a trade off.