While I am home I am wanting to tackle some speaker box projects, but I am tired of drilling, countersinking, and screwing holes for boxes. My pops has an air compressor so I want to buy an air nailer to use with it. At most I'll be needing to fix 2 3/4" sheets of MDF together, maybe birch plywood. How big a gun do I need, and is any Home Depot, Lowes, Northern Tool, cheaper than any other place?

12/27/2005 8:58:36 PM

if you don't plan on using it everyday, get one from harbor freight.

12/27/2005 9:10:25 PM

Damn, they do have some cheap prices...so how much pressure and how big a nail do you think I need for your average subwoofer box? I guess the glue is really doing the work and as such an 18 gauge at 70-80psi should do the job until it dries?

Ie, this could work:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46309

12/27/2005 9:16:46 PM

I had one of the harbor freight ones.....it will be fine for what you are going to do with it. Just dont try tp use it on anything delicate like interior wood trim. It tends to leave rather large hammer marks. You get what you pay for.

12/27/2005 9:55:20 PM

or just pre drill mdf, use epoxy and screws, dado joints and biscuits if you are puttin some serious speakers in there

[Edited on December 28, 2005 at 5:15 PM. Reason : it'll hold up better than nails]

12/28/2005 5:14:20 PM

you bring her over 'air and ill nail her

12/29/2005 4:14:58 AM

for speakers, stick to screws.

12/29/2005 10:26:02 PM