Nail guns

[krw]

Guns just make 'em go faster.

[krw]

I know someone who put a nail in his eye.

Baloney. The cost of *my* energy and time is far more.

If you're too stupid to use a nail gun, I suggest you stay in bed.

Utter nonsense. That must be why carpenters use nail guns now. It costs them more money.

You *are* a fool. Ever hear of coated nails? Ever see a board split when you whack it with a hammer/nail?

You must be a Democrat.

[J. Clarke]

Statistics and source please? Didn't think so.

I'll give up my nailgun when they pry the nails out of my cold dead hand.

[Mike Marlow]

Yeah - and before cars became commonplace, there were far fewer reported cases of people getting killed in head on horse collisions too.

So are table saws.

Your rant would have been totally acceptable up to this point. On this one, you are all wet.

[Leon]

OK, anything with a cord is dangerous, very dangerous. You can should use a hand saw from now own unless you are too weak to operate a hand saw. Apparently you have not used a nail gun enough to realize that they truly are cheaper to operate than a regular hammer. Time savings is immense.

[Oren]

I need a new key board: "wear".

[lwasserm]

[Dave Herron]

[krw]

They're loud. I have mine in the corner of my basement and plumbed around the basement and into the garage. A 50' hose gets me to pretty much anywhere in the house and most of the outside. I leave the noise behind.

It's only a couple of GPM, so likely not.

[Patriarch]

krw wrote in news:MPG.2005bcaf2fd251f2989e89 @news.individual.net:

I have one of those compressor/gun kits, too. It works well, functionally. But I wear ear muffs when I use it. And my grandson hollers when the compressor cycles.

Not nearly enough, unless what you're using is a Critter sprayer.

It's a good tool, but it has limitations. They all do.

Patriarch

[krw]

I left mine powered on one night (remember, it's in the basement plumbed around the house). My son and his fiancee stayed overnight that night and it just about scared them green (they were on the floor above it). I slept through it. ;-)

Agreed. I bought it as a starter kit. I've been most happy with Porter Cable tools. ...though I just found out the replacement battery for my PC 14.4V drill I killed is worth $75. :-(

[CW]

Mine's in the garage. There is a cat door from the garage to the kitchen. I have five cats. They like the garage, lots of places to snoop. If you are in the kitchen and hear the compressor come on, stay clear of the door or you will get run over.

[krw]

I thought about putting it in the garage but it gets cold out there (-20F) and didn't think it good for the compressor.

The mental picture is just too funny! (we have two cats, one quite skittish)

[Michael Faurot]

Loud and noisy--but it works well. :) It's an oil-less type system.

I doubt it has enough capcity/volume/flow/etc. to handle spraying. It's fine for driving the nail guns, a blower nozzle and inflating tires--but that's probably about it.