Home | Home & Family | Home Improvement
Unlike most types of tools, nailers are not meant for general purpose use - there is not an all-purpose nailer that you can use on all your jobs. Nailers are meant to carry out specific tasks, so prior to acquiring a new nailer it's important to understand the jobs for which it will be used. The kinds of nailers available are: - Framing nailers: These nailers are designed for driving bigger (1-1/2" to 4") box-type nails into larger pieces of material. These types of nailers tend to be heavy and big and are almost always stick-type nail guns, they there are some coil-types available too. - Finish nailers: These may be also called brad or pin nailers. They are meant for nailing smaller finish-type nails into smaller pieces of stock. These nailers are usually lighter and smaller than framing nailers, and they are usually used for trim or finishing work. These are usually stick-type nail guns. - Roofing and Siding nailers: These are designed for the particular task of installing either roofing or siding. They store high numbers of nails that are designed for the job at hand (roofing or siding). These are almost always coil-type nailers. Once you decide on the type of nailer you need, some other properties that are helpful to have and which you should look for are: - A directional exhaust vent. When nails are delivered, air comes out the back of the tool. It's nice to have an adjustable exhaust so that the exhaust air is not shot into your face. - A large trigger. If you are planning on using your nailer outdoors in snowy weather, you will likely be wearing gloves. If so you'll want to make sure you have a good-sized trigger so that you can work while wearing gloves. - A pivot on the air connector to the nailer. If you will be moving around a lot with your nailer, this helps reduce the knotting of your air hose. - An easy-to-use depth adjustment. Just about all nailers have some sort of adjustment to control manage how hard the nail is put in. Using this setting, the nail is not left sticking out of the surface, or sunk in too deep far in. Lots of nailers require tools to perform this adjustment, others can be set by hand and these tend to be quicker to adjust. If you think you'll want to be changing this adjustment often, the easier and quicker it is to adjust, the less time you'll waste on this. - If you are going to be nailing a lot of nails, should consider the capacity of the nailer as well as the ease with which nails can be loaded into the gun. Buying the correct nailer in this regard can save you a lot of time, or lose you a bunch of time if you make the wrong decision. Finally, make sure you look at the reviews for the nailer you are thinking about buying. Researching a tool in a store or on the internet, it is hard to know how well it will work once you get it home. By looking into the reviews of people that have used the nailer, you will get a better idea if this nailer will work for you.
This free Home Improvement article is brought to you by http://www.articlevista.com
Brad has been working as a carpenter for over 20 years. He owns, or has used, over 30 nailers during this time. You can read his nailer reviews at www.nailer-reviews.com - where he is a contributing editor.
Click the XML Icon to Receive Home Improvement Articles Via RSS for Free.
^^Back to Top
Powered by Article Dashboard
