BOSTITCH VSA4 Vinyl Siding Adaptor Review

I bought this adapter and roofing nailer from Bostitch to do some vinyl siding work. It was not possible to align the adapter with the nail slot as the adapter only has one alignment pin. The nails missed the cut, went through the siding, got nailed twice, etc. It was very frustrating. Eventually I gave up and went back to my trusty hammer. He never missed a slot or hit a nail twice.

Handpiece installation is easy and painless. When doing regular horizontal armor, the trick is to make sure you keep the gun perpendicular to the armor and the building. I would say every 10th nail comes out at such an angle that it will pinch the edge of the hole and either split the panel or just make a hole in the edge that needs to be dug out to allow the panel to move. I would say the main downside is that the roofing nails come with wire and the pieces of wire hang on the side panel to…

like most people thought it might be worth a few bucks to see if it worked. Well done, it really isn't. As most people have mentioned, the nail goes everywhere. This works by using a small pin to go into the groove to locate the nail. However, because the pin is on the side, the nail won't hit if you hold the gun at any angle. It also means it's almost impossible to shoot side or channel cuts because the head is too big. I was hoping that if I was just careful or changed it somehow it would be…