Nail Guns: A Quick Intro
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- Learn how to use a Nail Gun. This is a powerful tool and will really increase your productivity. Use them safely, and pay close attention anytime one is being used around you. More about Carpentry tools here • Tape Measure Pro Tips
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I was raised by a single mom, and was a very awkward child for various reasons. Most of the other kids preferred to bully me, and the adults tried the wrong things to connect with me. Why should I care about sports when the people who do are the ones beating the tar out of me? So I never really had anyone to teach me all of the things that I wanted to learn. I tried to take shop in school to learn, but had to drop out when a guy broke two of my ribs.
I've said a few things before, but I just wanted you to know how much your channel means to me. Thanks to people like yourself, Kevin Robinson, and Primitive Technology, I'm finally starting to get an idea about so many things that I always wondered about. I'm finally starting to learn about the things that I always wanted to, but never had a chance to. I'm 40, and just now feel like I'm starting to become a man, in no small part because of people like you.
Thank you so much for what you do and the time that you devote to sharing these things with us.
dagoonite that's a tough story to hear. I was raised in similar situations, but I had a few good mentors who took me under their wing. Couldn't have been easy turning a pale, lanky, long haired, pothead into a tradesman, but they did it, and I'm forever grateful. There's not a day that goes by when I use a trick that was taught to me, or use a tool that was given to me by one these guys and I don't think about them. All but one is still alive, and I like to think they continue to craft the world through the knowledge they gave to me.
Although my story isn't nearly as tragic as yours, I wasn't able to learn all that much from my elders either. The single best thing I ever did to develop a good skill set with tools was to buy a junk car when I was 19 and simply start doing things to it. I began an education with a $100 investment that you can't buy at any price anywhere else. That led me down the path to my current career as a mechanical engineer. I actually started school as a CS major and discovered that the more I worked on mechanics the more I enjoyed it so I switched. That was about 20 years ago now and I've been in industry coming up on 13 years at this point.
So... If you want to learn to do something, simply start doing it and the rest will come around in time. Even if you don't need or want a dog house or junk car or whatever, try building one anyhow. As long as you work safely then the rest doesn't even matter. You'll also find that you'll develop relationships with other people that are more than happy to help you. Around here, even my county building inspectors are pretty cool (and we have some pretty oppressive building codes) and as long as you're making a good faith effort to do the right thing, they're happy to help you. The won't drop the hammer on an amateur that is learning the way they do on a pro that is trying to cheat.
Anyhow, best of luck to you!
I was also raised by my mother, but I don't think I would have learned much technical stuff from my father, most fathers/men in cities don't know many manly skills anyway.
All my knowledge on technical stuff starts from my own curiosity and the fact that I loved to disassemble everything when I was young, legos, and that I found a drawer full of old tools when I was five years old. Now I am a machine-shop addict. Also, a lot of my skill comes from buying an old unreliable diesel Jeep Cherokee, that car is still teaching me things(had it for 8 years already)!
Good luck on your journey on the glorious world of DIY!
You should also check out channels like AvE and This Old Tony, real goldmines.
Keep working hard!! 40 is the new 20!
dagoonite, I feel for you, brother. I can't stand bullies. Sounds like it is time for some payback. If I knew you, I'd ask for names and location of the worst offenders and pay them a visit. I'd get a couple of my MMA and military buddies, track the bullies down and make them regret ever being violent thugs to innocent people and good guys like you. Hang in there and know you have people out here who are on your side.
Best way to treat a Nail Gun is like a real Firearm.
- ALWAYS Keep The Gun Pointed In A Safe Direction
- ALWAYS Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Ready To Shoot
- Know your target and what is beyond
- Wear eye and ear protection
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I work at Home Depot, one of the dreaded big-box stores and most stores have a tool rental department. I’m a tool tech there and we can repair most pneumatic tools for a reasonable price. Give us a shot some time.
I have the same Hitachi Gun. The Gold Anniversary Edition.
Had it nearly 30 yrs. Still works excellent.
Thanks for all your videos.
Blessings
Essential Craftsman is possibly the best non-commercial channel on TH-cam. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with the world.
You remind me of my neighbor. Throughout the years that neighbor has helped us repair everything, and we've learned a lot over the years too. Compared to other 20 year olds, I feel like I can handle most repairs because of him and folks like you. Keep up the good work, sir
I've only been subscribed to this channel for about a month, and it's already become one of my absolute favorites. Thanks.
Zeet This is the 3rd video I've seen, all in a row today, and I'm hooked.
Me too
I love this guy too! He's a very good teacher.
When I was a kid, I was "helping" my Dad and a neighbor roof our new shop. They were using a pneumatic staple gun with 2 and a half inch staples, I think. The neighbor wasn't really paying attention, and ended up putting a staple through his foot. I'll never forget them having to use a pry bar under his boot to get him loose from the roof. Remember fellas, pay attention to what you're doing, and don't get in a hurry. Love the channel.
Framing nailers have gotten a LOT lighter over the decades. This is an advantage, mostly.
But we did keep one of our old Senco nailers for production work on the ground, things like building up beams and such. It was so heavy it had no recoil, and was as solid as a tank.
Best. Framing Gun. Ever. went and bought one of the new NR83A5's too.
There is something satisfying about the sound a nail gun makes.
My uncle lost his eye from a ricochet off a framing nailer. When I was a kid he used to take out his glass eye and set it on the mantle and say “I’ll be watching you, be good,” to me and my brothers as he walked out of the room. Made a big impact on me and my brothers, haha!
That's pretty smart with the pneumatic oil. If you ever have to change out oring kits look into investing in a special grease called molykote 55 it causes the orings to swell a bit so they seal better and conditions them. Just be careful you don't use to much, that stuff is expensive. God bless.
Hitachi framing gun is THE BEST EVER MADE! Same category as the worm drive Skil saw you did the video on. I have had mine for 17 years and framed hundreds of houses with it....and it's still kickin'. You are right on about maintenance for that gun, 3-5 drops of oil at start of the day and 3-5 drops more at lunch is all that is needed. Draining the water out of air compressor often helps keep your guns working well too. I have never had a seal go bad or the driver break on that gun in 17yrs of hard use! All I need to replace is the tip because the teeth are worn down to nubs...literally. 😂 Have compared my gun to newer models and have found it to be smaller and much lighter than than the newer ones. Guys that use it love the way it shoots and feels. Progress is not always a good thing.
BTW - we used to say "You're not a framer unless you've shot yourself at least once!" Every framer has a story about getting shot by a nail gun (from themselves or someone else). Mine happened on a super dry summer...the lumber was unusually dry. While nailing an end stud to the bottom plate, the plate splintered and the nail ricocheted off my thumb knuckle. I didn't know there was an artery there until it saw blood spraying 3' every time my heart pumped. First and last time I shot myself.
Just bought a Hitachi roof nailer for a project, and I've had a Hitachi trim nailer going on 15 years. Don't do commercial work, but I'm impressed. Need to upgrade my framing nailer now...
Guy I learned from was same way, 2-3 drops in the morning and 2-3 drops at lunch!
I never made my living with these tools but I certainly used my 25+ year old Hitachi for thousands of personal projects, big and small. That said, I recently picked up a Bosch... its a bunch lighter and hits harder than the Hitachi ever did and on less pressure. Something about not using trapped air to return the piston... valving. Time will tell.
Different framers are popular across the nation. Paslode on the left, Hitachi on the right and Bostitch in between. Many favor stick nailers but some favor coil nailers to use in framing.
I used to fix Bostitch and Hitachi nail guns. Those Hitachi framing nailers are awesome and simple to fix. I never met someone who owned one who didn't love it.
We fixed electric too and for each category of tool, there was always a favorite. Different brands excel at different things. You're definitely right about the HD77 Skilsaw.
Have been using one of those Hitachi nailers. Exactly like that one since I was a teenager. Powerful machine. No joke.
Enjoying the content of the videos is a given. I'm also enjoying the music very much as well, and it seems there's just enough of it to keep me wanting more. Clever marketing.....
I've got a buddy that's a framer. Once in awhile to help him stack a roof, or something else that's helpful to have two guys for. Would you believe That doofus uses his Hitachi framing gun as a giant mallet for smacking rafters into place? Everytime I see him do it I'm like dude you're going to break that gun! Thing is, I've been telling him that for 6 years and he hasn't broken that blasted thing yet!
Zack Schumann forget the mallet. Any framer has a hammer on his belt. Ranging from 20 to 28 oz. Not counting titanium hammers wich I don't believe are well suited for anything other than fastening. He can use that to knock the member into place. Just ask my Vaughan 23 oz steel framing hammer.... It doesn't negotiate. 😛
This is actually a fairly common yet frowned upon practice, however a little love tap here and there to help flush things up never hurts much than maybe a 6$ gasket a couple times a year
Jon the Roofer - By "buddy", are you using that as a code word? 😋
"Planned Obsolescence" is a walking meme..... if you understood basic economics, and manufacturing you'd quickly realize this.
Here's the deal, metal is a commodity.. plastic is a commodity, all this "stuff" that gets mined, or created and manufactured is a commodity. IE a hard asset, it has true value. Your CURRENCY.. that you buy stuff with, that your government is constantly devaluing like a bunch of dumb asses... and printing more of.. well its simple, the more they print the less value it holds, the more units of said currency it takes to buy real assets...
And no one wants to pay 10,000 dollars for a good washing machine like they built back in the day. That had more materials and is probably still going till today.
SO manufacturers realize this, and try to manufacture stuff that is actually affordable to MOST people. Aiming for averages. The vast majority of people are ignorant about material science and quality.. and what it takes for a product to be of high quality.
Most people are up to their eyeballs in debt, so this speaks volumes..
I read an survey article that most graduates from college this year, just wanted help paying down there school debt. . .
Anyways, so basically its not "Planned Obsolescence".. its just making every day items, affordable for people, which results in cheap shit being made.
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that's why 90% of the tools I now buy are from Craigslist and are older than I am. :-) they don't make them these days like they used to. It used to be about who can make a higher quality tool, now it's about who can make a cheaper tool. Not many consumers appreciate quality anymore. It's sad. Not always but often if you want quality, buy it old and used. And ironically, that used tool that's ten times better than a new plastic piece of junk, is only a quarter of the price is the new piece of junk!
Nice video. I took a nail into the nose on a ricochet, was darn lucky I had my sunglasses on, found the nail and still have in my van. My cousin who works with me was white as a ghost when he saw my nose dripping blood. Happened when i was up on a staging plank, also have had littler blunders like fishhooking my finger with a coil siding nailer. Nail guns, especially framing guns are no joke, no real reason to spaz out behind the trigger. Stay safe out there gents
I have that same hitachi! Solid tool. Solid channel guys.
Love to see a video on why one would need own a framer nailer. Do you need one, why or why not. Etc…..
Love my Hitachi NR83 framing nailer!
you hitt the nail on the head when you said that the nail gun has done more to increase productivity on a job site. I think we could argue that most all power tools(i.e. circular saws, sawzalls, impact drivers, miter saws) have made life allot less stressful. Merry Christmas.
When I first came in contact with nail guns they were free from the dealer, the catch was you had to buy the nails and or staples from them. When the powder actuated tools first appeared on jobs they changed the game too. All back in the pre OSHA days.
Nate, I wish that I worked with you. These videos are great. You speak in nearly the same terms that I have used for years. Its common for certain terms to be regional....Some people say SODA, others say POP, etc. I have worked in Northern CA since 1986 and hearing you speak, its as if we have been neighbors. Too bad we never worked any of the same jobs.
Also, your manner of presentation is helpful without being preachy. Well done, Sir. Thank you again for these videos.
Everyone has a preference but I'm a die hard paslode guy but it sounds like you treat your Hitachi the way I treat my paslode so I'm rather impressed.
We had a fully automatic pneumatic upholstery stapler that took like 3 whole clips of staples and it had NO SAFTEY on it whatsoever. It was often brought out to settle disagreements with my fellow coworkers. Hehehehe.
I have one of those (no-safety) staplers, just a trigger to release air with sequential pulls. It's a knock-off brand - Jamerco. NO RECOIL just pushing staples and the other hand stretches the fabric. There is no nose to it - bottom is completely flat, so slide it along rather than picking it up. Shoots flush into oak.
Hey Scott, could you do a video about the various types and their air compressor requirements? Thanks!!
From Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada, From my family to all of yours Happy Holidays.
Just bought a dewalt cordless framing gun! Works like a charm! Used it in a crawl space to do some work on a house my company is working on! No oil needed! No air hose!
Great show. Merry Christmas Essential Craftsman. Your program has improved my life. Keep Rockin'.
I have a Bostitch N 80 ,U.S made bought it 22 years ago , great nailer.
Great point on the oil. I have a few nail guns - for different purposes. Over oiling on a 23ga. nailer that is being used in furniture making, an a brad nailer that is being used to install trim is a sure way to mess up your work. I use summer weight oil because I am not working outside in the cold. But guys who do say that it is important to use a lighter oil in the cold.
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I have dad's old Senco framing nailer. About 40 years old. It's a beast! Weighs about 20#.
Sequential action trigger switch is the safest type of trigger system for a power nailing device.
I really enjoy the disappearing sticker trick you keep pulling!
On our crew, we use the Super Framer guns (some cheap gun we buy at a local lumber supply). Ive shot my self through plates while missing studs, shot my hands through nots, and nailed just the bottom of my shoe to a couple bottom plates. My dad shot three of his fingers together once. You even had a story about a guy shooting his johnson to his leg. So these things are powerful and must be respected (Even if you use the head of the gun as a hammer sometimes).
Nailed my finger on a nail that shined through the stud while I was banging walls a couple of days ago haha
Scott is using the Model 83 the best gun made, Hitachi has a model 90 that shoots longer and larger dia nails . the 8 d nails don't work very well in them, larger nails split more wood. My new 90 series failed after less than a box. My tool repair shop said he has a lot of repairs on the new model. If your engineer specs out the larger nails that you would have to buy a new gun tell him her to recalculate the nailing schedule to use the old reliable model 83 gun.
Just saw a brand new METABO. I told the owner it looks like a Hitachi. He said it is and the Hitachi air tools are being rebranded under the METABO umbrella. You might have to hook up with them and get some new guns to show off!
Couldn't agree more with Zeet! Look forward always to the notice of a posted video from the Essential Craftsman. Thanks for the video.
At the tool repair place-rebuilt many of these guns.SENCO was the ones I rebuilt.SENCO sold rebuild kits to rebuild the gun to be just as good as new.Yes,the driver rod would be the most broken component.Esp if the user tries to use the gun to drive nails into metal or concrete.Breaks drivers every time.
Just ordered a big nail gun because of this video. Can't wait until it arrives!
I really don't know why I have been living without one for so long, seems like a really productive tool.
I've been avoiding use of nails because it is really annoying to hammer them, but this changes everything. Cheaper too.
Thanks for a great video!
Also, thank you AvE, for sending me to this great channel!
When the new nail gun arrives, consider adding a rafter hook if the gun comes without one. Also a quick-disconnect coupler is essential to safety when you need to clear out a nail jam. There are several styles of QD fittings, so get the same style for all your nailers.
Thanks for the tips on the nail gun(s). Those boards at the end caught my eye.... They look like some nice walnut slabs for furniture.... you are very fortunate to have them at your local timber dealer.....
Great Review. Thanks for posting.👍
I wonder if your audience would like to hear (as I would) what your thoughts are on all the different types and lengths of gun nails for all the tasks at hand. Some, of course are quite expensive, but the weather or location might call for them. My original gun guy specified pneumatic oil should be 10 wt or less.
Yup, some great stuff here, but would love to have a more in-depth tutorial as you've done with the skillsaw, etc.
Let's start the nails (not staples) by length and diameter for use in wood, excluding roofing shingle nails. Maximum length 3.5" (there are nails that are from 4 to 6.25"). Pin nails (22 ga.), brads (18 ga.), trim nails (15 and 16 ga.) and fencing/siding nails (0.090 inch). Let's group framing nails from 2" to 3.5" in various diameters, materials and finishes.
In the commercial world, the nails you use may be dictated by what the contractor provides at no cost to you. The nailer selection is driven by the nails provided/required. The selection is also dictated by parts availability and repair shops.That's why reliable brands in common use (in the area) sell well.
If I buy the nails, nailer and no one pays me to do so, then I can buy whatever I like, either refurbed or new nailer.
I am a homeowner with a day job who does not do anything construction related for a living. That being said I am working on framing out my basement and Bought this th-cam.com/users/postUgkxHQsUrwNr5GQrnx9V4xDdUr56qxwuiBHt gun. I have done a few walls already, have probably shot a couple hundred nails through this thing and have yet to have a misfire. It works awesome, good depth on every nail if you have your compressor set right. My literal only complaint is that it is a bit heavy and my arm can get a little tired especially whrn I am nailing at odd angles. That being said I am super happy with it and would buy it again. Hoping the old girl allows me to get my whole basement finished out!
In regard to oiling... I'm probably considered a habitual over oiler of my air tools and I've never really had a problem. My general rule is that with a NEW tool I run oil through it until the stuff blowing out of it isn't black anymore (which takes awhile, generally) and then I oil a bunch at start up and then a bunch more every hour or so depending on what it is. My die grinders get a hot supper every time I get them out and run for hours and hours on end as the compressor will bear, so they get oiled a ton. Impact guns, or even a nailer, I oil a bunch in the morning and a bunch more at lunch time since they're not running non-stop like the others. As long as you're actually running the tool it's pretty hard to have too much oil in one since, as you stated, it simply blows the excess out. It does make a mess though.
My oldest working air tool, much to my surprise at this point, is a $9 Harbor Freight 90 degree die grinder that I bought around 20 years ago. Everything in it is so worn that it sounds like it's going to explode at any minute and I've used it dozens of times until it was iced over (and at 170psi, which is nearly double its rating), but it still just keeps running and running and running. Oiled the hell out of it its entire life. I attribute the wear in it to the obvious lack of overall quality and the fact that it's been used almost exclusively for rust removal its entire life so it's always running in what amounts to a cloud of abrasive iron dust. I've also run a ton more water in it from the compressor than it should ever see (again, it runs for hours and hours and I generally don't drain the compressor as often as I should throughout the day).
IMO, the single worst thing you can do it an air tool is to simply not use it. That seems to be when things get gummy and bound up. If you're in your tool drawer putting things away, it never hurts to take a couple of extra minutes to put a drop or so of oil in the other stuff and run them for 30 seconds and give them a quick wipe down too. I admit I'm not as good about that as I'd like to be...
Anyhow, this is one of those deals where there probably isn't a truly right or wrong answer (outside of simply not oiling at all), but from someone on the exact opposite end of the opinion spectrum from what you're doing, it's going OK for me.
Thanks. Very informative.
All I want for Christmas is for the spec house retaining wall pour to get posted.
Yeah man been there too. Picked up the gun and started toward the work pulled the trigger to bump fire it and bam went off in mid air. The nose was stuck down. Low and behold it went through my little finger on the opposite hand. Showed it to my dad he thought I was gagging him with a nail through my glove and pulled at it. Nipped the head off pulled it out and back to work.
Best framing nailer ever! Tough as hell! I use my gun as a hammer more than my hammer. The head cap is all metal which is great for getting corners tight when tying together walls. Other guns can’t say that. So light too. When I first picked one up in the box I thought the box was empty.
Paslode man here. Framing and trim guns
Have used a hitachi coil siding gun and a brad nailer recently and really see the quality in that brand too
Your teachings have lead me well in my work thank you sir and keep up the great work !
I suppose it's getting to that time of the year where there's nothing much to do and you'll have to spend a bunch of time in the shop, doing blacksmithing type stuff. That would be a bummer :). Thanks for the honesty about your maintenance habits, it's refreshing to hear real world advice and info.
Scott I see your old Hitachi is missing it’s nose piece spring! Most experienced framers did that. I have 2 of my old Hitachi NR83A1 nailers. These guns are 25 years old. They are the best framing guns. 3 drops of oil per day will make them run years if you don’t drop them to much. Once every week or so I will spray the outside with Wd40 and use compressed air to clean off the built up oil, dirt and grime. Yes I’ve learned to be careful. Years ago I was nailing heavy truss hangers onto a girder truss. We didn’t have joist hanger nailers then. I was pretty good lining up the holes with 16d 3” nails until one missed the hole in the hanger and bent into a U shape before slapping me in the chest. I remember thinking that was a gift! It could have been my eye. No safety glasses either.
The nr83 allows me to pull the nose with my middle finger while pulling the trigger , this is handy when I want a nail set high two hand drive a piece that needs persuasion. Or just to hang my bags on
I'm just getting into carpentry work and was planning to get a nail gun. Having second thoughts now.
Do it, unless you wanna be the “gofer” your whole life lol
I have that Hitachi in gold finish (10.8 pounds). Rule #1 - unless you use the nailer every day, always choose sequential fire for best placement and control. Productivity comes from accurately placing the fastener as soon as you can see where it will go. Look on the blind back side of sheathing that was contact nailed - see all the nail points that are not connected to anything but the sheathing.
Nail guns and moisture in the air supply nail guns should have a moisture separator dryer at the air compressor. When framing in 0* F our guns and hoses would freeze because of moisture. we had to alternate guns and hoses , put the frozen ones in a large cooler with a heat lamp.
First, you must learn how to use nails to create a sturdy connection, especially when toe-nailing. We were installing roof trusses by turning them up and toe-nailing to the top plates of the walls. One worker used a nailer to make that connection but shot too low and at too shallow an angle, forming a weak joint. When another worker on a ladder attempted to adjust the truss, the weak connection failed, causing the ladder to collapse when the worker overreached.
Thank you for the instructions on how to add oil. I would have never thought to add it there. I bought a WEN 18 gauge brand nailer earlier this year. I had never used one prior, but I have some experience using compressed air tools from auto shop. The brand nailer came with oil, but no instructions on how or where to oil. So I just added a few drops to all the mechanical parts. I ended up with oil drops on everything I shot for a few projects. Had to wipe off oil on some baseboards after installing some floors in my closet.
Lol. Maybe this one. Man i am falling in love with your channel. Thank you. Very entertaining and informative.
I dropped a borrowed paslode framing nailer to the ground whilst doing my fasia, and after one amazon rebuild kit its almost good as new.
The coiled roofing nails are fun to remove from the thigh.
I always teach nail placement. Once you get good. Then you get fast. Every guy starts out slow. Guns do have safety switches but nails are a hands width from pentration. Pinning yourself is a choice. Safety glasses matter until you trust your partners shot. But have fun. Its only wood.
Most framers shoot 10 nails/second. Staplers will run 14 staples/second. With good air pressure, you won't outrun it. Unless you are using a coil nailer (275-300 per coil), reloading and positioning will take most of the time.
Thomas Kendrick I don’t know what kind of gun or cocaine you use but 10 3” nails per second is not right. Maybe 2 or 3!
This guy is the dad we need but don't deserve
So glad to see Hitachi.
I like that, “you can almost will them into place”
This is one the tools that i’ve been wanting to learn how to use..but i have been hesitant because of the danger level. Thanks for this intro however!
Merry Christmas
Wonderful video
During the housing bubble, we had guys that would travel job sites selling nails out of trucks.they also sold drivers and such for our guns.Never broke a driver until the straps came out and we tried to shoot them on with our guns.
On a wet day around 10 years ago my father was using a nail gun to attach rafters to a wall plate. But when he was nailing the wet timbers the gun slipped and he put a nail right through his thumb. Luckily he missed all nerves and kept full movement in his hand. He's primarily a block layer so lack of experience with nail guns may have been a factor
I love all my pneumatic guns. I also have a small GregX that is pretty sweet. The rest of my nailers are Hitachi. I don’t have the most powerful arms and the nailers save me. There are also many places where you cannot swing a framing hammer properly. My framing Hitachi has a coil magazine which allows it to fit in tighter spots. I converted my nailers (except the roofing nailer) to fire only sequentially because I only do work on my own personal stuff which allows me the luxury of time. My only complaint is that the nails cost more and especially stainless which must be used in the mud/sill plate or whenever “greenwood” ie treated lumber is used.
hi scott
i think a more in depth nail gun vid would be welcome. i'm in the uk and we don't use those big air nailers. i see the smaller ones now and again for staples mostly but the most common nail guns for carpenters (called a 'joiner' or 'chippy' over here) are the battery/gas combo types like paslode.
Essential Craftsman great stuff. thanks for the reply and keep up the great content
You’ve got to come the southwest United States and experience how the production wall framers nail with those hitachi nr83s they pop the springs out and make them fully auto, and run gas powered Compressors. No messing around freaking strong ass guns ,Dudes get paid by piece so they’re hauling ass too.
Thanks for stacking boards at the end of the video
Helpful, thanks 👍
Ai you guys rock. Thanks for making the effort of this video. I'm the worst hobbyist ever. Every time i tell my self Im going to tidy up my workplace like you guys making videos but forever my place looks like the preverbal crows nest, just worse. One day! although I'm turning 65 soon.
3:48 would be spot on on an illustrated calendar page
Yep, I too like my Hitachi framing nailer.
Would love to hear more about your automobiles/rigs
Great content Scott and Nate !!! Thank you!!! I pray you have some really great family time this Christmas !!! Thank you all for what you do !! Be safe and God bless you and your families right into a new year !!!! Eddy
Hitachi, Senco, Paslode... Guess it mostly comes down to personal preference. Guess my dad bought his in the mid sixties, and when I went to do my apprenticeship, they were running Paslodes. Lifetime warranty was the big selling point. They were newer and could hold more and longer nails, but weight, the loading mechanism, and removing jammed nails did it for me... So like father like son, Senco it was. And is. My dad's too. Apart from pins and gaskets, they are the exact 2 guns - framer and finish, that he bought way back when. Shoutout to Columbus Ohio from Denmark.
And to you Scott, for spreading the word in a very pleasant explanatory, interesting and humble way to the increasing number of viewers on your channel. As a fellow craftsman, I have to say you go above and beyond and even out of your way to give insight to those of us who want to know, but don't, or maybe we do, and just want to have another take on it. For me personally it's interesting because you have your hand in many things, can interrelate them, are not working after the same set of official codes I am, different traditions and so on. That, and the firm belief that integrity and good craftsmanship will prevail, no matter what the big box stores, insurance companies and what not are trying to make us believe differently. I guess that is the real draw, when push comes to shove.
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
In my Rental Equipment store, I was lucky enough to have the two top air fasteners on the market then, they were the Bostitch and the Hitachi.
When these were sold or rented to our customers we just knew they were going to be happy customers.
We always told our customers to ALWAYS REMEMBER that `` these will fasten skin and bone just as easily as wood!``
Reminds me when I worked at a rental store, and among our stable of tools were several old Hitachi coil nailers. One fellow returned to the shop with the coil nailer he'd rented, pale as a sheet and still shaking. He'd just loaded a full coil and resumed nailing subfloor when things went sideways on him - the gun just started firing one nail after the other, with his finger OFF the trigger. He had to hold that thing until it exhausted the coil, all the while trying to keep the stream of nails from hitting any of his co-workers. Never did find out what went wrong as the boss just chucked it in the garbage. Customer grabbed another nailer and I believe he got the rental for free as compensation for the traumatic experience.
OMG murraystewartj! I can imagine the surprise look on his face.
Thanks for the helpful information. I'm a pretty well seasoned home improvement hobbyist and I'm about to build a "she shed" that's more like a small house than a garden shed. I'm looking at buying an array of pneumatic nailers (framing, roofing and metal connector (hanger brackets, etc)) to make the job easier.
Safety is one of my primary concerns; I know quite a few carpenters and cabinetmakers and none of them can count to 10. A few can get to Nine and 7/8ths, one can only count to eight and a half. One refers to his left hand as "the target hand" since it's always holding the board while he cuts with the right hand. I'm a computer guy and I touch type for a living so having all of my fingers in good working order is pretty important. I've had a 10 inch radial arm saw and a 7 1/4 inch skilsaw for twenty years with no mishaps because I take my time. I'm already thinking about ricochets and missing the heart of the board because, after all, it's my first time lining up a 3 1/2 inch nail for a shot...
Sewing machine oil is probably one of the cleanest. $16.00 per gallon. I started out working for my Uncle in the 80's carrying shingles, cutting plywood and sending up the ladder. My Uncle was old school and trained me how to make his Jim Beam and Cokes and send them up the ladder-vator too. Lol.
My bostitch came with two triggers for different firing styles. The few times I loaned it out, I changed the trigger so it would not bumpfire.
The older Paslode framers came with an orange trigger and a grey trigger so you could easily see whether it was set up for sequential fire or contact fire. Manual exchange between the two, not a little lever.
I always over oil, but I dont use my gun very often so I feel the extra oil is good for it.
"Oh, I'm not plugged in..." Heh! Ok then, I can stop calling myself "dumb-ass" on account of that one now.
Awww, you took the decals from the other channels off of your file cabinet! ;-) Thanks for the great vids!
Have a Hitachi coil roofing nailer around 1.5 million nails through it quite a few rebuilds all "o" ring kits still runs like a champ I wore out before it did lol
Great reminder when working with an air nailer. Those can very dangerous if you are working in a hurry and not paying attention.
Paul Angeli OR VERY TIRED
Love your truck how about doing a vid on your set up.
Thanks for another informative and entertaining video, Scott. Merry Christmas!
Excellent video! A nod to Marvel Mystery Oil as a great oil for air tools if you don't mind them smelling like peppermint.
merry christmas from Lakewood CA
Merry Christmas to you and yours this year, Scott! Thanks for a great year of content too!
Aww how nice of you in the final clip. My boss would yell at me if I did that.
Good video
I’ve always been a fan of pneumatic tools as a intermediate DIYer I cant really justify spending dollars on lithium ion rechargeable because the amount of use they get is about once a year I’m sure after 5 or 6 years people like Milwaukee will change the batteries design and you can’t get batteries for them any more..... which has happened they used to run 14.4 V now it’s 12 V and 18 V and you can’t buy 14.4 V batteries any more.... Well not original ones at least
they also have internal circuit boards and they may corrode and the electronics stuff up
so if I have Power Tools I buy corded and I’ve got some that have lasted over 20 years quite nicely or pneumatic pneumatic can be rebuilt...... but a DIY level if you put a few drops of oil prior to each days work even then they don’t need to be rebuilt