And that's what I was taught as well. You swing the hammer the same way every time and it makes no difference as long as you use the right tool for the right job.
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: "Peter Mikochik" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:04 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] hammering a nail in? > me too. total now and hammer just fine. > you hold the nail just enough to set it then i balance the hammer head > for a second on the nail head then go. > i do check the nail occasionally. to make sure it is going straight > make sure the hammer is heavy enough for the task and don't chock up on > it and believe you can do it. > 2 penny or 16, it's all the same. > > > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Darrin Porter wrote: > >> Blake, >> >> I've been a total since birth and have never had a problem hammering in >> nails. Yeah, I smashed a finger or two learning how and still do from >> time to time, but so do sighted carpenters. I can't imagine trying to >> hold a nail with anything but my fingers. When you can see, there's >> something called hand-to-eye coordination, which means learning to strike >> the nail with the hammer simply by looking at the spot you want to hit. >> Fore me, it's more like hand-to-hand coordination. In other words, I >> don't think I could drive a nail very well if I were holding it from a >> distance with, say, a pair of plyers. >> Da >> Rrin >> >> >> >> Darrin Porter >> Senior Technical Engineer >> >> >> United Ocean Services, L.L.C. >> 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 230 >> Tampa, Florida 33602 >> (813) 209-4247 (office) >> (813) 744-0011 (cellular phone) >> (813) 242-4849 (fax) >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Blake Hardin >> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:04 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] hammering a nail in? >> >> >> >> hey all hows it going? Ok so when i was little i used to mess around >> with hammering nails in and such but i was wondering how do you guys >> do it? Like if im just trying to hammer a nail in to a board with a >> hammer do i hold the nail with my fingers and try to aim for the nail >> with the hamer? That allot of times will end up being my thumb under >> the hammer rather than the nail haha. So does your aim just get better >> with practis or do you have something you can put the nail in to hold >> it so you wont have to use your fingrs? >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Attention: This email and any accompanying attachments constitute >> confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you have received >> this email communication in error, please notify the sender immediately >> and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >> >> >> [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]! Groups Links > > > >
