Timco BSS1664FirmaHold Collated Brad Nails - 16 Gauge - Straight - Stainless Steel - 16g x 64

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Well, following my previous post on staples, which also explains about finishes in both Stainless Steel and Galvanized. Fasteners:

Gauge Angled Brads The largest Brads available and are 1.9mm in diameter, these are are the D Head Angled 15 Gauge Brads.Although there are some debates around the classification of what constitutes as a brad nail. As far as we are concerned (20 years plus in the industry) a brad is either a 21 Gauge or 18 Gauge Nail. Benefits of Brad Nails Made from Austenitic Stainless Steel (A2-304) meaning these can be used in hardwood, corrosive wood and outdoors in moderate salt atmospheres. Made with specialised glue so if dropped, the nails do not become loose and separate from the glue collation. Not ideally suited for beading due to the larger head size. But if its a larger head Second Fix 16 Gauge Nailer you need, then we supply various branded Finish Nailers., Including Stanley Bostitch, Ace & K Tacwise BeA, Paslode, Dewalt, Makita and Senco. How Nails are Sized Lost heads on the nails provide an aesthetic finish that cannot be seen when fixed deeper into the substrate

I’d now like to take you into the fascinating world of ……wait for it………Brads! (and Pins!!) Yes, you can’t believe it can you? You’ve waited all this time and, finally, it’s what you’ve been searching for your whole life, your Holy Grail is here right at your fingertips……….No? Seriously though, there is a lot of confusion around size and gauge of brads and pins and even the regular user of nailing tools still have confusion around nail gauges. So why don’t we take the lid off and give a little clarity to the murky world of brad nails?! Finishes: Electromagnetic Galvanising uses electrolysis to draw zinc and chromate onto thesurface of bright steel. The result is a thin galvanised layer with a smooth finish,typically up to 10μm (microns) A functional resin or glue coating is applied to the nail shank to reduce therequired nailing power and also to increase the withdrawal resistance of the nail Unsure if 16 gauge are the right ones for you? Here are a few equivalent brand codes which match these finish nails:

Brad Nails - Finish Nails

As Brad nailers operate thin 18-gauge brads in lengths up to 2” long, they leave a lesser hole, therefore, less likely to split thin workpiece" (bestofmachinery.com) Conclusion:

We also have a handy YouTube video explaining the difference between 18 Gauge and 16 Gauge Brads. Give it a watch below!These 16 Gauge Stainless Steel brads come in 20mm (4,000), 25mm (1,000), 30mm (1,000), 32mm (1,000), 38mm (1,000) and 50mm (1,000) sizes. Nails are coated with zinc by peening powdered forms of the desired coating ontothe surface of the nails I once read that the gauge is equal to the number of nails per inch which really doesn’t add up (ahem – much like my payslip) but thinking on that line, the more pins to the inch, the finer the pin. ATRO - TIPIN / BEA - SK300 / BOSTITCH - BT1300 / DUO-FAST - B44 / HAUBOLD - SKN12 / KIHLBERG - 512 / OMER - BRADS 12 / PASLODE - F18 / PREBENA - JM / SENCO - AX(AY)