snipped-for-privacy@notreal.com on Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:18:37 -0500 typed in rec.woodworking the following:
>>>It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
>>>installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
>>>holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.
>>>
>>>I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
>>>(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
>>>nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)
>>>
>>>Elijah
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>>>is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt
>> Get a cordless electric brad nailer
>
>Do they work? I've been looking for a stapler. I've bought two,
>neither was worth a damn. The reviews on all of them are pretty poor
>(wish I'd looked before leaping), am really leery about trying a
>third. Twice burned...
Main issue with them I have found is that most don't have the "heft" to hold still when you drive a brad / staple. That is, while they are pushing the nail _in_, they are also pushing the nailer _out". If you hold it in, sort of lean on it, they'll do better. Otherwise, I use it as a "nail starter" which will get the panel held to the wall, and then I can go back and drive the brad all the way flush. Beats trying to hold the panel and the nail and the hammer.