I think it was Dan that gave you a tip on considering a palm nailer. If you have an air compressor, this is probably the most versatile nailer you'll find. A palm nail kit comes in a case and you can change tips and drive nails from fairly small finish nails to the huge framing nails. I forget off hand how large mine goes but it gets larger than I use in building a house. I know I've driven a #40 nail with it, and that is big.
What you have to know before shopping is what will you use a nail gun for most often. Do you find you build large projects? Out buildings, garages, houses? Then a framing nailer is worth considering. But they are limited as to what you can use them on. You'll never be able to use a framing nailer on a cabinet or jewelry box. If you do smaller projects like furniture or trim work, then a brad nailer or finish nailer is more what you would need. Over time I've caught a special on one kind or other and now I have a framing nailer that shoots a 3.5 inch nail if I need it to. I have an 18 gauge brad nailer, a combination brad and stapler, 2 palm nailers and the 18 volt finish nailer from Dewalt. But I use them all at different times so they aren't just taking up space I really don't have. The beauty of the palm nailer is you don't have to load it, and you aren't stuck with one type of nail. You buy the nails separately and you can drive them as deep as you want. Just stop pushing when you get the where you want the nail. It stops automatically when the nail reaches the surface. They are a bit noisy, like a small jack hammer but I can't find much to complain about with mine, and I can complain about most anything... ----- Original Message ----- From: Agent86b To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:27 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] purchase air nail gun Hi all, sorry to ask again so soon, but I was hopeing to go shopping tommorrow. Can anybody advise me what to look for when purchasing an air nail gun? thanks for any help. Max. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
