Here’s my situation: Just this last fall I had my wrap around, covered, tongue and groove porch reframed. (It was over 100 years old, and really needed the work done.) Now before I let them at it I removed all the original T&G deck boards and put them aside. At the moment I am (slowly) knocking out the nails and planning the paint off the top. I plan to give everything a good coat of oil based exterior primer and paint, and then put the boards back down one at a time. This is going to be slow going because it’s winter, and thus freezing outside. Plus I’m not the fastest worker in the world. Still, I want to be able to use my front door without walking over a 4x8 sheet of plywood. It will be slow going, but I’ll (eventually) get the job done. Assuming I have the right tools that is. Which is where I need a bit of help. I do not currently own a floor nailer. And renting is out of the question at the rate I’m expecting to work. If I were knocking everything out in a day or two, it would be a different story. And in any case, I’m expecting to do some interior flooring in the house in another year or two, so a decent floor nailer is probably a good investment. I’m currently looking at refurbished Bostich manual nailers on Amazon at the moment. Normally I’d buy new, but even with future projects I only have a few hundred square feet total, and a refurbished unit fits nicely in my price range. I’ve been looking at these to at the moment: [url]http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Bostitch-MFN200-Manual-Flooring/dp/B000T8TSME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327788388&sr=8-1[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-MFN200-Manual-Flooring-Nailer/dp/B00005NMTA/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1327788388&sr=8-7]Amazon.com: Bostitch MFN200 Manual Flooring Cleat Nailer: Home Improvement[/url] These us L-cleats. But I’ve also seen some that use staples. I’m not really clear on which is better for what installations. I’m also assuming that I need galvanized staples/cleats for my porch, but I’m not sure if all of the same sized staples/cleats are compatible across brands. In short, I’m pretty much clueless on these particular tools. I just want to make sure I get the right tool for the jobs I’m trying to accomplish. Anyone have any advice? :confused:

I've seen these before but I cannot find them for sale anywhere. They looked like a fishing tackle ball bearing swivel was cut in half and had a machine screw's threaded end... Anyone have any clue what these are called? I can't even find a picture of them. Looking for any fastener that can screw securely into a static piece and have a head that swivels freely.