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Ta ble 1-1
Wire Tacks
Size
Length
No. per
Size
Length
No. per
Size
Length
No. per
(oz)
(in)
Pound
(oz)
(in)
Pound
(oz)
(in)
Pound
1
1
/
8
16,000
4
7
/
16
4000
14
13
/
16
1143
1
1
/
2
3
/
16
10,666
6
9
/
16
2666
16
7
/
8
1000
2
1
/
4
8000
8
5
/
8
2000
18
15
/
16
888
2
1
/
2
5
/
16
6400
10
11
/
16
1600
20
1
800
3
/
8
3
1
1
3
5333
12
/
4
1333
22
/
16
727
24
1
1
/
8
666
requirements. Brad sizes start at about
1
/
2
inch and end at 1
1
/
2
inches.
Beyond this size they are called
finishing nails
.
Nails
The term nails is popularly applied to all kinds of nails except ex-
treme sizes (such as tacks, brads, and spikes). Broadly speaking,
however, it includes all of these. The most generally used are called
Figure 1-3 Brads are small nails. They are used to attach thin
strips of wood such as moldings.
(Courtesy of The American Plywood Assn.)
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