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How Does a Nail Gun Work?

Anna Ryan — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:00:35 +0000

To the uninitiated, a nailer can be a rather intimidating tool. But once you understand how a nail gun works, you’ll quickly see why it’s one of the most popular tools among professionals, DIYers, and hobbyists. While a traditional hammer is fine for easy projects like building simple furniture orContinue reading

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What Do You Use a Brad Nailer For?

Anna Ryan — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:00:37 +0000

What Do You Use a Brad Nailer For? A brad nail gun is a specialized nailer designed for small or detailed wood applications such as trim, moldings, cabinetry, and other various home projects. Brad nailers fire brad nails. These are basically thin-gauged nails that are ideal for binding lightweight woodContinue reading

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The 10 Best Finish Nailers for Woodworking in 2022

Anna Ryan — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:00:15 +0000

The best finish nailers are designed to nail moldings and smaller trim boards onto assemblies with ease. These thin nails are driven through the trim board into hardwood, plywood, or any other wood material. This is much faster than using a standard hammer and nails. The finish nailer is alsoContinue reading

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What Kind of a Nail Gun Do I Need?

Anna Ryan — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:00:35 +0000

You’re ready to start your next project and have decided it’s time to buy a nail gun, but what nail gun do you need? Nailers come in a variety of styles, including framing, finishing, and brad models. These tools are designed to tackle certain kinds of woodworking projects and areContinue reading

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How to Load a Nail Gun?

Anna Ryan — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:00:37 +0000

Nail guns are incredibly efficient tools that make quick work of nailing. Once you learn how to load a nail gun, you’ll be ready to tackle almost any construction project. Since some models have unique loading mechanisms, the process might vary slightly, but most tools adhere to a basic step-by-stepContinue reading

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10 Best Roofing Nailers for 2022

Anna Ryan — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:22:25 +0000

Handing roofing isn’t an easy task, no matter how experienced you might be. However, the most important part isn’t all of the safety gear you might use or the type of roof you are dealing with: it is the tools you are using for the job. The best roofing nailersContinue reading

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What size Finishing Nails for Baseboards?

Anna Ryan — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:35:46 +0000

The size or gauge of your nail will depend on what kind of project you are working on as well as the type of material. You should never use nails that are too long or which might penetrate unseen wiring or piping. A baseboard is the trim that runs alongContinue reading

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Finish Nailer VS Brad Nailer

Anna Ryan — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:34:59 +0000

These two twos look very much alike, they are the same size and they use similar nails. So what is the difference? If you look at these two tools in terms of size, you will notice that a brad nailer is slightly smaller than a finish nailer (click here forContinue reading

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How to use a Finish Nailer?

Anna Ryan — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:34:41 +0000

Your hammer will find itself gathering dust in the corner once you have had the pleasure of using a finish nailer. No more bruised fingers and skew nails, only no mess no fuss nailing. Using a finish nailer is probably the easiest thing you will ever learn to do. ThereContinue reading

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The 10 Best Nail Guns

Anna Ryan — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:49:41 +0000

Seasoned professionals and avid D.I.Y lovers understand the value of having the right tool for the job, and if you’re going to be nailing wood this means having the very best nail gun. Sure, you can try to drive nails in your project the old-fashioned way, with a hammer and nailsContinue reading

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