Subject ask it all.

I'm looking to pick one up.

100-110. My nailer says 125 max.

I have a big a$$ tank on wheels and a pancake. Since I got the pancake I never bother with the tank. It runs more often but is easier to move around.

This is the one I got:

http://www.deltaportercable.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18448

# 150 psi max tank pressure stores more air in the tank for longer tool runtime
# 3.3 SCFM @ 90 psi for fast recovery time, per ISO1217
# 17 gal Vertical Tank has a smaller footprint for easy storage


They had a 'pancake' version (6 gallon) with almost identical specs but I opted for the 17 gallon so I could use it to blow out my sprinkler system (higher volume).

If I remember correctly, I ran the compressor around 100PSI for the framing nailer.

I just use a little 3 gallon bostitch (correct spelling?) I picked up at lowes for a 4 in one combo. Works great, but seems to kick on more often when I use the framing nailer.

The easier it is to cart around the more you will use it. I got the pancake when I needed to do some work up three flights of stairs and now my tank on wheels sits gathering dust until the day I want to do some continuous spray painting (I've been waiting 10 years). Sure, it would run cooler and less often.

I think I picked the pancake up at Costco for $99.

The pros use an inline regulator mounted directly to their nailers. They set the regulator for whatever the nailer recommends, than set their compressor to kick on when the pressure falls to about 20 psi above the regulator's set-point.

I use the portor cable framing nailer, it has served me ok for a couple years for the price it is great I broke several others. Almost all the nalers use 80-110 psi. You need to play a litte to see what is best for the one you get if you get double fires turn the pressure down. You will need a compressor that will do about 150 psi on the compressor there will be a regulator to dial the pressure. like up above the pancake compressors are petty good it will kick on alot though the frameing mailers need alot of air so make sure you get one that can keep up. If I am doing alot of framing or a house most pancakes can't keep up with the gun I actually have a added tank I put inbetween if I need to but if you are doing one job you will be fine. Also get a long polyurityhan hose they are usally blue, it will hold a bunch of extra air and about 1/4 of the weight of the normal rubber hose which is very heavy and marks stuff up. For a framing nailer you will need the thicker hose. There are usally 2 diamators in hoses.

I picked up a Paslode Framing nailer off eBay for my double stud construction. Now that is one scary nailer. Basically a controlled gun shot, catches you off guard the first time you try it. Cordless, portable and very handy. I will resell it on eBay once my project is complete.

Robert

I am using a dual tank compressor and I set the regulator at 100psi and it buries the nails no problem. Look on the gun where you load the nails and it will tell you the max psi, from there just try it out and adjust what works.