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Compressor works but won’t shoot nails

by Robin
(Pa)

Pressure builds correctly and it is sending air thru gun but won’t shoot nails.

Nothing jammed….every once in a while it will send a nail out.

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Won’t shoot nails
by: Bill

Not knowing the compressor make and model makes helping you more difficult.

The tank pressure reaches the normal cut out and the compressor stops?

You pull the trigger on the nail gun, and sometimes, but not always, the nail is driven?

That’s typically a flow problem, and I would surmise that your air regulator is impeding sufficient flow.

What pressure does the nail gun need to receive to work properly, and what is the regulator setting on your compressor, please?

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Response to questions
by: Robin

6 gallon 160 psi tank. FN250C finish nailer.

Porter Cable FN250C finish nailer
Porter Cable FN250C finish nailer

 

Regulator pressure at 80 and tank pressure at 120.

When operating, gauges correct…when I pull trigger, it sounds normal with air coming thru hose and gun, but nail not coming thru.

There is no jam in nailer.

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Nails
by: Bill

Set up the nailer, pull the trigger with nails in it, and while pulling the trigger, watch the regulator gauge.

It should blip a bit, but not drop way down.

It sounds as though the regulator is impeding flow.

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Won’t shoot nails
by: Doug in s.d.ca

Has this particular setup worked OK in the past, or did something change?

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Problem resolved
by: Robin

Turns out the nail gun needed a few drops of oil…it now works fine.

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Problem resolved…
by: Bill

Sometimes it’s the little things that are overlooked.

Thanks for the update.

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Mark
Mark
April 25, 2020 12:09 am

I have brand new Paslode framing nail gun just out of the box today. I tried to shoot my first nails but my nail gun only shoots the piston into the wood and not the nails?? The piston looks like it is not retracting. I have my tank at 130 PSI and hose to shoot at 100. Not one nail drives in the wood.

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