Hi, I am wanting to buy my husband an electric nail gun for his bday and I wouldn't know a good one from bad! I thought here would be a good place to get an honest unbiased opinion. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks 
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Hi, I am wanting to buy my husband an electric nail gun for his bday and I wouldn't know a good one from bad! I thought here would be a good place to get an honest unbiased opinion. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks You say electric...
What does he want to nail with it? Is it for diy or is he a pro user?
What does he want to nail with it? Is it for diy or is he a pro user?
What a woman! Sorry I can't recommend one but I just had to say well done!
how much are you willing to spend ?
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gcol said:
Yeh but what happens if we buy our wifes 'something for the kitchen'...theres hell to pay christmas morning!!....imagine the response if you bought the mrs an iron for her birthday
...i dare to think about the amount of lube it would take for where my wife would be inserting it in me!!! Yvonne (nice name BTW) please be careful which nail guns...they have been banned from a lot of sites and hire shops because of the high accident rates...even in the hands of a pro..
Buy him a a few war or monster truck mayhem DVD'S instead
Zampa said:gcol said:
Yeh but what happens if we buy our wifes 'something for the kitchen'...theres hell to pay christmas morning!!....imagine the response if you bought the mrs an iron for her birthday
Yvonne (nice name BTW) please be careful which nail guns...they have been banned from a lot of sites and hire shops because of the high accident rates...even in the hands of a pro..
Buy him a a few war or monster truck mayhem DVD'S instead
dont think its quite the same
i think a better analergy is your wife washing your overalls or buying a paint brush for your birthday
in other words somthing you should have any way
There was one i was looking at the other day... not sure if its 16g or 18g though
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060810190&r=2118&g=115
Got the size and noise advantage over a compressor
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060810190&r=2118&g=115
Got the size and noise advantage over a compressor
Yes, but it can't be cheaply adapted to blow up you car tyres or spray your cabinets for less than £20 (later on, of course)Hitachimad said:Got the size and noise advantage over a compressor
I've even used a small compressor like that one to drive an industrial roofing nailer - got a bit breathless from titm to time, but still going strong
Scrit
If it's not too late - Aldi have weighed-in with a low-cost compressor kit at £60: compressor, spray gun, tyre inflator, long nozzle sprayer (for washing down oily stuff like engines). They are also doing a combination nail gun/stapler at £17.95 that fires 18g brad nails and narrow crown staples. I've seen the gun and it looks pretty good.
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I'm in agreement with Scrit. Buy the guy a chinese air compressor and a chinese 18 gauge brad nailer, and that's all he'll need, AND it will allow him to do other things as well around the house.
However, one thing you should be aware of is that he'll ALMOST NEVER use staples in that nailer/stapler.
And, here's why:
Unlike pneumatic nails, pneumatic staples are coated with a special coating that melts from the friction of the staple going in, and glues the staple into the wood. Consequently, once shot in, you can easily remove pneumatic nails, BUT YOU CANNOT PULL STAPLES OUT. They simply break before they'll pull out of wood.
Or, in my case, I simply could not pull 1 1/8 inch narrow crown staples out when stapling 5/16 inch fir underlayment down to fir 1X6 floor boards without those staples breaking before they would pull out. And, that was true even if I could get an excellent grip on the staple with a pair of vice grips cuz it didn't go in all the way. They would ALL break before they would come out, and the only recourse was to cut then off flush with the wood and then pound them over with a nail set so they didn't stick up.
So, now I no longer use my narrow crown stapler for anything.
Pity, really. The staple manufacturers are catering solely to the contractors who purchase more than the DIY'ers. In my view, they should also make staples without that glue on them which you CAN pull out if you need to.
Next time, if there ever is a next time, I'm gonna try heating the staple with a heat gun or soldering iron or propane torch before grabbing onto it and trying to pull it out. Hopefully, if I can remelt that glue, I can pull the staple out before it re-solidifies. (It's insanity, really.)
However, one thing you should be aware of is that he'll ALMOST NEVER use staples in that nailer/stapler.
And, here's why:
Unlike pneumatic nails, pneumatic staples are coated with a special coating that melts from the friction of the staple going in, and glues the staple into the wood. Consequently, once shot in, you can easily remove pneumatic nails, BUT YOU CANNOT PULL STAPLES OUT. They simply break before they'll pull out of wood.
Or, in my case, I simply could not pull 1 1/8 inch narrow crown staples out when stapling 5/16 inch fir underlayment down to fir 1X6 floor boards without those staples breaking before they would pull out. And, that was true even if I could get an excellent grip on the staple with a pair of vice grips cuz it didn't go in all the way. They would ALL break before they would come out, and the only recourse was to cut then off flush with the wood and then pound them over with a nail set so they didn't stick up.
So, now I no longer use my narrow crown stapler for anything.
Pity, really. The staple manufacturers are catering solely to the contractors who purchase more than the DIY'ers. In my view, they should also make staples without that glue on them which you CAN pull out if you need to.
Next time, if there ever is a next time, I'm gonna try heating the staple with a heat gun or soldering iron or propane torch before grabbing onto it and trying to pull it out. Hopefully, if I can remelt that glue, I can pull the staple out before it re-solidifies. (It's insanity, really.)
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