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Posted by on December 12, 2006, 12:55 am
>I have been wanting a nailer for home use, but do not really care for a
>pneumatic one since I would need to drag a hose and compressor around.
>I have seen some electric brad nailers, which handle different lengths
>of nails, for decent prices. What are the differences between an
>electric and pneumatic nailer?
>
>Thanks
>
For one thing, the pneumatic nailers actually work.
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For every complicated, difficult problem, there is a simple, easy
solution that does not work.
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm@charm.net
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Posted by Phisherman on December 12, 2006, 6:46 am
>I have been wanting a nailer for home use, but do not really care for a
>pneumatic one since I would need to drag a hose and compressor around.
>I have seen some electric brad nailers, which handle different lengths
>of nails, for decent prices. What are the differences between an
>electric and pneumatic nailer?
>
>Thanks
The electric ones don't work well. You are better off with a hammer
and nail set--no jambs, no cords, no expensive nails to buy, and it's
less than $600 unless you're the government. A pneumatic nailer will
work well with the smallest compressor, or even a portable tank.
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Posted by Pop` on December 12, 2006, 11:36 am
SBH wrote:
> I have been wanting a nailer for home use, but do not really care for
> a pneumatic one since I would need to drag a hose and compressor
> around. I have seen some electric brad nailers, which handle
> different lengths of nails, for decent prices. What are the
> differences between an electric and pneumatic nailer?
>
> Thanks
I like pneumatics. I have lots of hose so it's not all -that- different to
trail a hose thru the house/garage/wherever than it is an electric cord
except it's harder to coil up.
I switched completely when I was trying to use a stapler for fencing in the
back yard and a 100' extension: Too much voltage drop in the cable made
the nailer weak. Switched to air, and poof! Worked great. Not ALL air
tools work well wiht a long hose though; e.g. a paint sprayer, few others,
but the electrics also don't like the 100' + extension cords either.
Ideally you get a compressor with casters so you can roll it around if you
do have to move it. And yo u won't believe how many other uses you'l lfind
for an air compressor!
IMO anyway,
Pop`
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