US imported Plaslode nailer... will work in UK ?

US imported Plaslode nailer... will work in UK ?

I was going to buy a Plaslode 30 deg. framing Nailer while visiting
the US... however i noticed the on the US web sites it is stated they
use up 3 1/4" nails... however the UK sites and shops here sell 3 1/2"
nails... if I buy the US version, will I have problems with getting
the nails to fit it, (is it possible that the UK longer nails will fit
the US version) .

Thanks,
David

Re: US imported Plaslode nailer... will work in UK ?

Dave wrote:
> I was going to buy a Plaslode 30 deg. framing Nailer while visiting
> the US... however i noticed the on the US web sites it is stated they
> use up 3 1/4" nails... however the UK sites and shops here sell 3 1/2"
> nails... if I buy the US version, will I have problems with getting
> the nails to fit it, (is it possible that the UK longer nails will fit
> the US version) .

If they're actually longer, no...at best, even if you can load them,
they'll jam.

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Re: US imported Plaslode nailer... will work in UK ?

Dave wrote:
> I was going to buy a Plaslode 30 deg. framing Nailer while visiting
> the US... however i noticed the on the US web sites it is stated they
> use up 3 1/4" nails... however the UK sites and shops here sell 3 1/2"
> nails... if I buy the US version, will I have problems with getting
> the nails to fit it, (is it possible that the UK longer nails will fit
> the US version) .
>
> Thanks,
> David

No. The paslode guns have a 3-1/4" version and a 3-1/2" version.
If all you have access to are the longer nails, then you need
to get a gun for them. I will bet that you can find the shorter
nails in your fine country if you look around a bit. If you
can't, then you should choose a different gun.

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX