Nails/Sheathing

Jason Whipple

We're putting on sheathing at one of our projects using #8 ring shanks with a cordless Paslode. One of the boxes turned out to be smooth shanks.

Considering the friction sensitive glue on these nails, would you still use them or just throw them out? I'd like to send them back and exchange them but they have used a clip or two before it was discovered.

What do you think?

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So............How many houses do you suppose are built WITHOUT Ring or Glue Shank?????

Use them and sleep easy!

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TBFGhost

here is my question...who here uses Clipped head nails for framing? I know some placed don't allow them, but I am curious to see who still does....I am not looking to turn this into a debate about clipped vs FRH, or codes should say this or that...just who uses clipped head....

woodworkbykirk

clipped head are pretty much all any one uses in my area, ive used full heads only once just recently,

definitely better to have the full head, whats the point of driving a piece of wire into two pieces of wood that isnt gonna hold anything. i mean its scary how if you have to pull something apart and the end of the spike with the epoxy holds in the joined piece where as the end with the clipped head just pulls through your plate

KentWhitten

walls or floor?

Either way, it's perfectly fine to use smooth shank nails for sheathing. I used it for floors for years. No rings for me. It's all in the application.

Some places may require it, like hurricane country.

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TBFGhost

LOL, I don't want to get into what is better, I just want to know what is being used.... otherwise this turns into a debate starting with FRH are better, but then it can be argued that clipped head nails provide just as much retention power due the type of forces that are placed on them in real world framing applications....

I just want to know what is using what and where.....

genecarp

use em

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HallisseyDesign

use em and I run full round. I have not fired a clipped head in like 4 years.

Vrooman

I have used the Roundrive paslode nails before, I prefer those over clipped head for sure, but for some reason, my supplier only had them in stock for a few weeks.

If I am nailing sheets of OSB with clipped, I will adjust the depth of drive so it drives it flush. So many people let those nails blow 3/4 through the material..where is the holding power

Green Machine

I like using staples as opposed to the 8d ringshanks. Only problem is that in our area, you have to double your nailing schedual on staples. you blow through alot of those things real quick.

bee1706

I think you might be wrong?Reason being that the smooth shank will give way to expansion the ring shankes will hold?