Home Repair and Paint Guide

... Nails could become missiles if the gun is not handled properly. You have to use them safely and with a good dose of common sense. Nail guns can drive both long and short nails into wood in a fraction of a second. Depending on the pressure setting, this could generate a very high force. Nails can be sunk below the surface (set) simply by adjusting the pressure. These are four different types of nail guns. Two use compressed air (framing and finish), and the other two are powered by miniature engines (again, framing and finish). All four models are a bit heavy but can be used by anyone with a reasonable amount of arm strength and endurance. The nail guns that fire long framing nails are heavier than smaller nail guns that drive thin finish nails into trim. The self-contained guns that use combustion engines use a fuel cell filled with liquefied petroleum gas and a spark plug powered by an internal battery. An internal piston pushes the nail into the wood when the nail gun safety and trigger are depressed. These are very handy because there is no hose to wrap around everything (including your legs) while working. I don’t know about you, but I think hoses and cords are a huge pain around construction sites. They tangle around themselves and get caught on everything in their path. They also form small loops that are ideal for snagging your feet when carrying things around, tripping you in the process. Personally, I hate ‘em ...