Scott,
No coatings of any type on the top flange(thank goodness). [edit: the detailer had mistakenly left off any no paint top flange notes, but our people here caught it in time to fix the shop drawings.] I gave them the parameters that you sent me, and I looked at out machine here which had a sticker on it with the same info written on it. That should give them somewhere to start and they can tune it from there. I haven't heard from them today, so I'm guessing that no news is good news.
Chet,
I don't know for sure whether the guy on the job has the manual for his machine or not. I've been to the stud mfg's website but that was not any help in it's self, but I did get their 800# and will call if the guys at the job call back needed more info. They wouldn't have been in this pickle if they were testing the first few studs like they should. After 3000 are shot and failing, well...., I feel that is a little late to be calling me for help. I'd be a little more sympathetic to their situation if they had only shot a few and they had tested them and found that they had a problem early on.
John Wright