for crown molding, I used the styrofoam stuff. It comes with corner pieces, etc, only have to cut with fine tooth saw for the long pieces. Painted it with rustoleum then glued it up, put a few nails in. used paintable caulking then quick spray after.... very easy did this for my business, 10 yrs ago still looks good

I have a couple sizes of el cheapo HF air nailers and they work just fine for the occasional home improvement project.

I have a Dewalt compound miter saw, 2 passloads as well but rarely use them. The saw is heavy and a PITA to set up for the work I do around the house. I bought the HF guns when restoring my boat. They are small and light weight. I can get into tight spots the Passloads won't fit. I can also shoot staples or light gage brads. Great when working on marine carpentry and you need one or two brads to hold until the epoxy sets.

Paslode makes numerous guns and a reputable group part of ITW. Most know them for the gas cartridge / electrical charged piston action cordless, but they make many pneumatic including brad and staple shooters, etc.. I use a smaller 18 ga gun with angle coupler and 1/4 line. Total agreement with you on the HF guns. I think I paid $9 to $15 for a few of them years ago and heavily used. Never an issue and rate them excellent. How do they do it?

Don't want to hijack the DIY thread but neat to know you do woodwork on a boat. Bro' in law keeps pestering me to go south for the winter (Ft. Lauderdale)and redo a boat. On one of his boats, he has a room and calls it his workshop... "eh mate, did you say lacquer on that or more liquor"... I know I wouldn't get anything done. L-

The link works great, BTW.

That's what I have the cordless Gas cartridge guns. A farming nailer and a finish nailer. I thought they only made the gas cartridge guns. Working on boats is one of my hobbies just like woring on the P'car.

These work:

Buy Kreg Crown-Pro Miter Saw Guide Kreg KMA2800 at Woodcraft

A friend of mine invented that in a simple form. I haven't talked to him since our last project together a few years back. I hope he is getting some of the action.

Wow, I bought the first gen. pocket hole system form him when he was selling at the woodworking shows. The thing turned out to be a very nice tool and extremely useful tool in my little shop. This was when I was in my second year of college back then. I did a lot of face frame cabinets. I had a similar idea the year before that during those boring night classes. Instead of it sitting on a flat surface and using it for face frame, My was portable and welded to a clamp so it can be use on the job up a ladder doing installs on ceilings. I made a rough prototype but ran out of money. Had to pay tuition, so I abandon the project. I was poor and didn't know what I was doing.

I know he's a finish carpenter. What did you guys do together? I was at Woodworking conference at Vegas early this year tallking to his sales guy. They tell me he's doesn't show up to those things much anymore. Must be nice.

Learn to.........
 

think upside down and backwards! To correctly cut the mitered ends of the crown molding!