I got a good deal on an air compressor several years. I don't remember the brand name but Home Depot was selling a 22 gallon air compressor with 6 air tools for $199. It came with a 30 foot hose but if you needed longer just buy another hose. That offer was so popular with in 6 months it went up to 299 and the following year 399 and as I understand it, it's now up to 499 but people are still buying it. And to think when I started looking for an air compressor all I wanted was one of those 5 gallon cheap things.
In the end, I'm very glad I went with what I did. My wife uses it to put air in her tires and says she hates having to feed quarters into the machine at the filling station. We have air shocks on our motor home and the compressor comes in really handy. I've got a long extension wand for blowing leaves and crap off the driveway and the air rentch is fantastic when changing tires. I've never tried the paint sprayer figuring with my luck, I'd wind up painting myself..... Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Nail gun options > 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] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! 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