Most nails come in strips with one on top of the other. Some come with plastic and some with wire holding them together. In any event, other than roofing nails, they come in long strips and the gun separates them when fired.
Roofing nails come in coils for the most part. Just a big long line of nails rolled up and they go in the gun that way. The finish nailer I sent earlier is a pretty good deal, and you can pick up a small compressor for around $100 to $150. These are light enough to carry and the motors are able to run on a 15 amp breaker without popping the breaker when it restarts. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan & Terrie Robbins To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:32 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options Bob, For the little I would use it that would be too much but thanks for sharing. This is one reason I went with Ryobi. I've had good luck with them and the const is much less. I'll have to look into whether they have one. Another question is how do nails come for guns? Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options New it's close to $400 unless you already have the Dewalt batteries. If you have batteries from other Dewalt tools you can search for the bear tool only and save 1 to $200. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan & Terrie Robbins To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 7:20 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options Bob, Mind sharing what "pricey" is? Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 6:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options I've got the 18 volt finish nailer but it is pricey. I'm still pondering over the 16 gauge model. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: Blindhandyman Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options Al, My brother-in-law was just telling me that he has mostly given up on his air driven nail guns for finishing nails. He has two DeWalt electric guns one for 16 gauge and one for 18 gauge. If that doesn't work for you, there are definitely small compressors for you to use. Mine is about the size of an upright vacuum cleaner. Lastly, there are systems where you can use a CO2 cartridge to power a nailer. It's kind of the expensive way to go, but I've considered it because the compressor is damn noisy, and a bit of a pain in the ass to drag out if you just need to shoot a couple of nails. I'll also say that if I have the compressor out, I enjoy using the nail gun for a lot of stuff. I will often tack pieces together rather than clamping them, or tack a straight edge down as a guide. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
