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manual brad nail gun? peter 04-29-2008
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Posted by AZ Nomad on April 29, 2008, 3:54 pm
>wrote:

>> I have about 20 feet of wall trims I need to attach to the wall. Buying an
>> air compressor and an air nailer seems overkill. At first I consider an
>> electric brad nailer. They receive so-so reviews; the best one requires the
>> operator to firmly hold down the nailer so the nailing momentum is not lost
>> to recoil.
>>
>> Then there are cordless nailer which seems to have more power than the
>> corded one (e.g. Dewalt DC608K). They can shoot 2 inch nails. That is very
>> strange since normally a corded tool should have more power than a cordless
>> one. Anyway, it cost near $300 so it is also overkill. Besides, I hate to
>> stock yet another kind of rechargeable battery at home.
>>
>> Now I'm wondering if there are hand operated brad nailer that would shoot 1
>> 1/4 brad nail into hard wood? I know there are stapler that shoots both
>> staples and brad nails; those usually do not have enough power.
>>
>> What I'm thinking is something that requires a separate cocking/windup and a
>> trigger pull to shoot the nail just like an air gun. A manual-powered air
>> gun can pack a lot of power, so there is no reason why a powerful brad
>> nailer cannot be made this way. But I can't seem to find such thing. Any
>> ideas?

>I seem to remember a hand-held device for driving nails. No electricity
>or air required. Works on tiny brads and sixteen penny nails.
>Inexpensive and versatile. Maybe someone else here can remember what
>they're called and suggest a retail outlet where you might obtain one.

Yeah. They are built around a piece of wood with a metal thing at the end?
I kind of recall some have a device for removing nails too.

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Posted by Ken on April 29, 2008, 12:53 pm
> I have about 20 feet of wall trims I need to attach to the wall. Buying an=

> air compressor and an air nailer seems overkill. At first I consider an
> electric brad nailer. They receive so-so reviews; the best one requires th=
e
> operator to firmly hold down the nailer so the nailing momentum is not los=
t
> to recoil.
>
> Then there are cordless nailer which seems to have more power than the
> corded one (e.g. Dewalt DC608K). They can shoot 2 inch nails. That is very=

> strange since normally a corded tool should have more power than a cordles=
s
> one. Anyway, it cost near $300 so it is also overkill. Besides, I hate to
> stock yet another kind of rechargeable battery at home.
>
> Now I'm wondering if there are hand operated brad nailer that would shoot =
1
> 1/4 brad nail into hard wood? I know there are stapler that shoots both
> staples and brad nails; those usually do not have enough power.
>
> What I'm thinking is something that requires a separate cocking/windup and=
a
> trigger pull to shoot the nail just like an air gun. A manual-powered air
> gun can pack a lot of power, so there is no reason why a powerful brad
> nailer cannot be made this way. But I can't seem to find such thing. Any
> ideas?

How about a hammer? Pound the nail with the hammer, set the nails
below the surface with a nail set. Fill the holes. I do it all the
time.

Ken

Posted by Jim Yanik on April 29, 2008, 1:12 pm

> I have about 20 feet of wall trims I need to attach to the wall.
> Buying an air compressor and an air nailer seems overkill. At first I
> consider an electric brad nailer. They receive so-so reviews; the best
> one requires the operator to firmly hold down the nailer so the
> nailing momentum is not lost to recoil.
>
> Then there are cordless nailer which seems to have more power than the
> corded one (e.g. Dewalt DC608K). They can shoot 2 inch nails. That is
> very strange since normally a corded tool should have more power than
> a cordless one. Anyway, it cost near $300 so it is also overkill.
> Besides, I hate to stock yet another kind of rechargeable battery at
> home.
>
> Now I'm wondering if there are hand operated brad nailer that would
> shoot 1 1/4 brad nail into hard wood? I know there are stapler that
> shoots both staples and brad nails; those usually do not have enough
> power.
>
> What I'm thinking is something that requires a separate cocking/windup
> and a trigger pull to shoot the nail just like an air gun. A
> manual-powered air gun can pack a lot of power, so there is no reason
> why a powerful brad nailer cannot be made this way. But I can't seem
> to find such thing. Any ideas?
>
>

why not RENT a nailer?
although I've seen Porter-Cable compressor/nailer packages for ~$200,and
then you would have a portable compressor for other jobs around the
home;inflating tires,spray painting.....

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Posted by Red Green on April 29, 2008, 8:47 pm

>
>> I have about 20 feet of wall trims I need to attach to the wall.
>> Buying an air compressor and an air nailer seems overkill. At first I
>> consider an electric brad nailer. They receive so-so reviews; the
>> best one requires the operator to firmly hold down the nailer so the
>> nailing momentum is not lost to recoil.
>>
>> Then there are cordless nailer which seems to have more power than
>> the corded one (e.g. Dewalt DC608K). They can shoot 2 inch nails.
>> That is very strange since normally a corded tool should have more
>> power than a cordless one. Anyway, it cost near $300 so it is also
>> overkill. Besides, I hate to stock yet another kind of rechargeable
>> battery at home.
>>
>> Now I'm wondering if there are hand operated brad nailer that would
>> shoot 1 1/4 brad nail into hard wood? I know there are stapler that
>> shoots both staples and brad nails; those usually do not have enough
>> power.
>>
>> What I'm thinking is something that requires a separate
>> cocking/windup and a trigger pull to shoot the nail just like an air
>> gun. A manual-powered air gun can pack a lot of power, so there is no
>> reason why a powerful brad nailer cannot be made this way. But I
>> can't seem to find such thing. Any ideas?
>>
>>
>
> why not RENT a nailer?
> although I've seen Porter-Cable compressor/nailer packages for
> ~$200,and then you would have a portable compressor for other jobs
> around the home;inflating tires,spray painting.....
>

spray painting?

Those PC pancake size/types don't have near enough volume for spray
painting I hear pretty much across the board.

But yea, even a PC pancake compressor is something you'll never regret
you got...that is until you want a bigger compressor :-)

Posted by willshak on April 29, 2008, 1:31 pm
on 4/29/2008 12:00 PM peter said the following:
> I have about 20 feet of wall trims I need to attach to the wall. Buying an
> air compressor and an air nailer seems overkill. At first I consider an
> electric brad nailer. They receive so-so reviews; the best one requires the
> operator to firmly hold down the nailer so the nailing momentum is not lost
> to recoil.
>
> Then there are cordless nailer which seems to have more power than the
> corded one (e.g. Dewalt DC608K). They can shoot 2 inch nails. That is very
> strange since normally a corded tool should have more power than a cordless
> one. Anyway, it cost near $300 so it is also overkill. Besides, I hate to
> stock yet another kind of rechargeable battery at home.
>
> Now I'm wondering if there are hand operated brad nailer that would shoot 1
> 1/4 brad nail into hard wood? I know there are stapler that shoots both
> staples and brad nails; those usually do not have enough power.
>
> What I'm thinking is something that requires a separate cocking/windup and a
> trigger pull to shoot the nail just like an air gun. A manual-powered air
> gun can pack a lot of power, so there is no reason why a powerful brad
> nailer cannot be made this way. But I can't seem to find such thing. Any
> ideas?
>
>
>
I think you would need something that shot nails longer than 1-1/4 inch.
You have to go through the molding (1/2"?) plus the sheetrock (1/2"?)
which leaves 1/4 inch to go into the stud or base plate. I have never
seen a pump action nail gun. Even if such an animal, it would suspect
that it would take longer to pump the gun up than to use a regular
hammer and nailset.
If you don't need a construction grade heavy duty tool, you can probably
pick up both a finish nailer and compressor for less than the cost of
either item alone from a big box store.
Harbor Freight nailers and compressors.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=325&pricetype=
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=compressor&Submit=Go


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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