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ctkulig

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Hi everyone, been lurking here for quite a while and have a question and purchasing an air compressor.
I plan on finishing my basement and would like to buy an air compressor for the framing and finish work.

I have found 2 at HD, Porter cable cffn251n and cfnbns.
Could these handle a framing nailer?
Or does anyone have any recommendations on a decent compressor.

Thanks in advance,
Chris
 

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For a framing nailer I would ensure you have at least 4 or 5 cfm @ 90 psi (i think)...
The actual nailer should tell you in the manual what it requires as far as compressor capacity in any case...
 

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If the porter cable you're talking about is the 4 gallon pancake compressor, then yes it will but it will likely be broken after your done. Mine broke. Then I purchased a nicer unit.

The issue is that the smaller compressors will take a long time to recover. That means you'll be listening to the motor run a lot.

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The compressor can do a lot of other things if you are into DIY. Mine is also used for a blow-gun for cleaning up; keeping tires inflated on two vehicles, trailer, bicycles, and wheelbarrow; impact wrench which is great for pulling wheels if you are doing brake jobs on your vehicles; small sand blaster; and my vehicle jacks are adapted so I can use the impact wrench to operate them.
 

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I would like to thank everyone who answered, I went with the Porter Cable, cfnbns from HD. I read alot of posts on a different forum about this same compressor and everyone said it will handle a framing gun, you just can't nail 100 nails per min. And I'm OK with that.

So Thanks Again
 
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