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[Sawyer Rob]

Add a palm nailer to the mix. You don't need it a lot but when you do, it's the only thing that works.

The way my shoulders are, When it comes to big nails, I use my palm nailer more than any other nailer. Like when I was building this 30' beam,

SR

 

[hunt4570]

When chiropractor appointments become a significant part of your firewood cutting costs, it's time to make a change.

I have enough potential firewood around. Unless it's a saw log, depending on the species, I'll just leave things larger than than about 20-24" diameter where they lie (24" diameter x 16" Red Oak weighs about 270 lbs. I have a hydraulic lifter on my splitter, but I don't even want to roll that over to the splitter, let alone deal with splitting and resplitting it.)

Yep, 20-24" is the biggest I want to mess with either.. and those are usually pine saw logs..

 

[/pine]

The way my shoulders are, When it comes to big nails, I use my palm nailer more than any other nailer. Like when I was building this 30' beam,
SR

They are great for working in tight spots where a regular nail gun won't go or there is no room to swing a hammer...a secondary (unintended) use is as an "air hammer"...got something stuck or seized??...apply your favorite penetrating oil and hit it with the palm nailer...easy to improvise adapters to concentrate the effect...

 

[hunt4570]

Got me beat, I only have 4. 2 finish, a roofing nailer, and a framing nailer.

I have a pneumatic framer, a battery framer (love it), a finish nailer, brad nailer, and a roofing gun, all pneumatic... oops I guess I lied, I only have 5...

 

[hunt4570]

Add a palm nailer to the mix. You don't need it a lot but when you do, it's the only thing that works.

Never tried one of those, what exactly do you use it for?

 

[hunt4570]

The way my shoulders are, When it comes to big nails, I use my palm nailer more than any other nailer. Like when I was building this 30' beam,

SR

The palm nailer over a framing nailer?? Why?

 

[hunt4570]

They are great for working in tight spots where a regular nail gun won't go or there is no room to swing a hammer...a secondary (unintended) use is as an "air hammer"...got something stuck or seized??...apply your favorite penetrating oil and hit it with the palm nailer...easy to improvise adapters to concentrate the effect...

I might have to look into one.. I can always use a new tool!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

The palm nailer over a framing nailer?? Why?

Because it will drive any size nail old or new, and bigger ones, than my frame nailer will, you can even drive nails into tight places that a frame nailer will never go. They are light for working over head too...

And they are cheap too...

SR

 

[/pine]

Palm nailers drive common nails...any common nail with a head...if you don't have a specialty (hardware) nail gun for shooting through metal fasteners, clips, strapping etc...they work great with the joist hanger or stub nails...

I think HF has them for about $25...just keep them oiled...

 

[hunt4570]

Palm nailers drive common nails...any common nail with a head...if you don't have a specialty (hardware) nail gun for shooting through metal fasteners, clips, strapping etc...they work great with the joist hanger or stub nails...

I think HF has them for about $25...just keep them oiled...

OH YEAH... joist hangers, I definitely see a use there!! AND I'm getting ready to build a 9x20 shooting deck, might need to go to HF!