Watch what you're nailing with an airgun !

NIXON · Jun 3, 2003

Watch what you\'re nailing with an airgun !

Had an interesting experience last Friday !
We were laying out a 2x6 stud wall to place on top of a cinderbock wall . I was airnailing one of the studs to the plate,but it was very twisted . I set one part of the stud on the mark and nailed it . I had to lift and twist the stud to get it to align with the mark . I made sure my hand was not within nailing distance . But the recoil of the gun and the pressure I was applying lifted the plate . The gun hit the bottom of the plate and allowed the gun to fire . Result ... A nail through the middle finger of my left hand !!! I don't know how many times I've gotten away with it, But I'll not be tempting fate again any time soon !!!! .
John

SimS · Jun 3, 2003

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Been there done that!! Near the end of a very long day, banging away the the Paslode and kapow nailed my index finger to the top plate. OWWW. I have learned to maintain focus and take a break to recover or quit if I can't maintain concentration. Be Safe.

Sim

JohnMiller3 · Jun 3, 2003

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About 13 or 14 years ago, I was on a second story platform building a wall on the deck to raise… as I was “rapid” nailing the bottom plate into the studs… I caught the end of the plate too high, the nail gun discharged… with the nail skimming across the deck… at the same moment across the deck a ground man had gotten “bored” and climbed one of the ladders and just put his head up to see “what’s going on?”… I ended up shooting him accidentally in the face… [sad]

With the presence of God and one of his miracle’s… the nail struck this man in his cheek and it “ricocheted” off… like he cut himself with a razor…

Yes… nail guns can be dangerous… /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

MarkV · Jun 3, 2003

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Ya, I've done it a few times over the years. Couple of years ago was my best one. Managed to shoot a 2" trim nail into my leg a few inches above the knee. Nail hit and chipped off a section of bone, that lead to surgery and 3 months of recovery. I use a nail gun almost every day and have for twenty years. You would think I would have learned by now. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

MarkV

NIXON · Jun 3, 2003

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I don't know which was worse . First, when I held my hand up and asked one of the guys to pull the nail out. ( they thought it was a joke . as in the arrow though the head thing /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif . Took a bit to convince them I wasn't playing . Then they saw the blood ,and got goofy .
Or , second when I finally got one of them to remove it . When he twisted on it ....... Well that's not easy to describe the feeling .
John

StoneHeartFarm · Jun 3, 2003

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Did a similar thing with a screw gun once. Right through the wood and into my finger. Had to shift it to reverse and back it out. What I want to know, is why that stuff always hurts worse coming out that it does going in.

Steve

NIXON · Jun 3, 2003

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SIMPLE ! You know it's gonna hurt /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

boustany · Jun 6, 2003

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I had a 'through and through' on the ring finger (next to my pinky) on my right hand.

The gun fired accidentally, and I felt a tug. I looked and saw a 3 1/2" ardox through my finger. Think Steve Martin's arrow through the head rountie.

I was wearing gloves, which is a good thing because it probably would have freaked me out to see the wound. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

I pulled the nail out and removed the glove. It was through and through, with an entry and exit wound either side of the bone. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Nothing broken or chiped, it must have rode over the bone and come out the other side.

No lasting damage, just a cool scar. (us men are sick, aren't we?)

I replaced the trigger on the gun with a 'one shot' version.

Safer.

CTyler · Jun 7, 2003

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That bang fire kinda scares me. I've got two guns and the if your not careful the one will shoot two nails before you know it. No accidents to report.

Anonymous Poster · Jun 13, 2003

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Did a similar thing with a screw gun once. )</font>

A f(r)iend, working alone, was bracing some work with his chin, so he could screw it from behind. Screwed his chin to the wall.

He says the hardest thing he ever had to do, was to put that gun into reverse and hit the trigger.