FREE WOOD!! (*just remove the nails) - Air Locker AP700 Nail Remover
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- Do you like making projects, but hate wasting money on lumber? This tool is for you!
The Air Locker AP700 Nail Remover is a pneumatic punch that literally will do all of the work for you --- no more hammers or prybars. Plug it into an air line, pull the trigger, and the nails go shooting out the other side of the board.
I bought this unit for $50 on Amazon & am amazed at how well it works (see links below to check it out!).
Most stores/businesses have piles of used pallets behind the building -- ask them if you can have some & get loads of FREE WOOD to create projects with -- all you have to do is haul them home & remove the nails!
Do you have one of these? How is it working out for you? Leave a comment below & let everyone know your thoughts --- as they are researching the AP700, your comment might really help them out!
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I own one and love it. It has saved me sooooooo much time on wood (pallet) cleanup. I agree with everything that you said in this review except the punch hole. To avoid this simply don't hold the tool all the way down over the nail or let the tool kick back slightly so the push rod does not push so much into the wood. If you deal with nail removal you NEED this tool.
A couple of notes here. 1. The nails will come out at HIGH speed. Safety glasses (if not a face shield) are a must here. I have had nails rebound around and actually hit my face and I am sure it would have resulted in a trip to the emergency room without them... 2. place a bucket or a trash can below where you are shooting the nails out and put come paper, bubble rap or some trash in the bottom to reduce the bouncing around of the nails.
Can't say as that I have tried that. I have a pallet bar that I use to pull the boards off the runners then punch out the nails from the planks. It may drive the nail into the runners, but I use them in my woodworking so driving them deeper is not my goal.
With a nail in a 2 inch thick board would this still work to drive it through without being placed all the way flush against the wood? I'm concerned that with a stiff or rusty nail it could be prone to just bending the nail or breaking it if it weren't seated all the way flush to the board.
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I've been using this nail remover with great success. It's a super tool and works best when de ailing dry, not wet wood. For safety I followed another user's tip and place my boards over a five gallon bucket 3/4 full of water and punch the nails into this. The water cuts the velocity of the flying nail quickly and contains all the nails in one spot.
Brilliant, thank you.
that's a really good idea. 👍
Helpful tip if using this or even the cheaper ones on Amazon... take a paint stir stick and drill multiple 1/16”, 1/8” or other holes in it... slide that over the nail before using this and it won’t leave the punch mark in your wood.
I was wondering about that. Or taking one, and cutting a slit in it the width of the nail. So that way you don't have to fish the nail through the hole, just slide it up and into the slit you cut. But I don't own one, YET!!! Would this work?
i have owned this very tool for 4 years now its awsome cost little very light and easy to use i have driven many thousands of nails with no issues simply brilliant i well reccoment the air locker 11 out 0f 10.
I own one. I bought it to de-nail a deck I built for my in-laws 35 years ago. 2 x 6 nailed 24” OC. My 9 year old grandson hit the 3 1/2” ringshank nails I used to put the soaking wet wolmanized (CCA) decking and joists down and @ 90psi the AP700 airlocker was blowing 66% completely out. Those that would cling to the 2x stuff he easily Removed with an adjustable head crescent 18” prybar. Thanks T2.0.. Your help and your dads REALLY helped me out, Thank you both,
btw, I picked up an extra piston as well.
My grenades are always falling over and laying around all over the place and are quite disorganized. I would have never thought that grenade organization could be made so simple out of PVC like you have at 3:07. Genius!
Ain't that the truth! Until I found that solution, my grenades were always falling off the counter, the drawers, the cabinets and what have you. Once, in the process of falling, a grenade caught itself on a hook sticking out of the wall and the pin came out thereby arming the grenade, Well you know what happened next. Talk about a mess!
I went back to see this. Lol
Finally! Someone on TH-cam who has the same probs as me!
We are a throw away society. I just pull that little ring on the side and throw it out the window and get a fresh one.
it can even hold my RPGs too. Amazing life hack! XD
Been around tools all my life and this is one of the handiest I’ve ever seen for building or DIY projects 👍
Bought one a few months back. I use the hell out of it. Where it really shines is in processing pallets. No body is really shedding a tear over a pallet board having an enlarged nail hole in it. Most times I just use a circular saw and cut the outside runners off then use a Vergo Ind. Pallet buster to pop the slat off the center runner. If you're the type to go the reciprocating saw route by cutting the nails behind the slat, this lil guy is your best friend for punching the cut-off nail heads out of the slat. Because the punch extends beyond the end of the nail tube you just place the end of it on top the cut nail stub and It'll drive that leftover nail head right out or at the very least push it proud of the surface, which makes pulling it the rest of the way out as easy as swiping a flat bar over the other side to knock the heads off.
Have a bunch of corrogated tin nailed to the inside my barn. This unit makes removal possible by punching the nails through the tin. Great tool.
I bought one of these about six months ago. This has saved countless hours reclaiming pallet wood. The only problem I have had with this is occasionally a nail gets stuck in the nose of the gun. It's a minor nuisance at this time and I'll have to keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse. I've recommended this to several people that have bought one for themselves and they couldn't be happier.
Just ordered from Amazon and it arrived today. Will put it to use in the next couple of days. Some of the videos I have seen suggest using alower pressure than 90 and also drive the nails into a five gallon bucket. I will give these try and see have it works for me.
That right angled fitting prevents hose wear at that joint. Very smart!
The gun costs $51 on Amazon. With a bundled extra driver it is $58. The driver by itself is $13. Good idea to get the kit.
I think it makes sense to also get the angled valve thingie and the belt clip - very ergonomic and will spare your air compressor hose fittings from getting a kink.
Good review, and very happy to have seen this tool. I need one for pallet work. I typically use a Sawzall to cut the nails off, because I like the embedded nails in the wood for texture. I 'sand' off the tops of nails with an angle grinder and metal grinding wheel, then sand the wood down, stain, oil, poly up the piece and done. However, it is very hard to cut the wood on the saw if nails are still in it. Some of the pallet ribs are thick and should be cut in half to be lighter for projects. Now I can do that, hurrah! Now to find a tool to pry off the pallet boards.
I have one of these. Works great, especially when tearing down pallets. One problem did arise but was easily fixed. A nail go jammed beside the plunger. I tool it apart and it fell right out. I haven't used mine for a while but I believe this unit requires oiling like a regular nail gun. I will read my manuel before I use it again. All in all, I was pleased how well it worked.
I've owned one for 3 years, and driven out over 200 pounds of nails, I like your additions to the gun
I de-nailed some crates with a hammer and crow bar and got frozen shoulder for my troubles. Put me off them completely. Now, however... I want this!!! Thanks for a GREAT review. You got right down to business and added all that helpful information at the end, also. Good job.
Thank you for this video. I just mine and it came with an extra piston. I like the modifications you made. Great video. Thanks for taking it apart and showing all the features.
Yay he’s back! This kind of reminds me of when I used an palm nailer to shoot knots across the room in building trades. Just me goofing off. I bet a palm nailer would work well too if you happened to have one.
just got mine today, can't wait for the weekend to give it a try.
This looks like the tool to have for a person who reclaims pallet wood.
I hate having to pry the boards apart, and am glad to see that I'm not the only one using hand grenades for disassembly.
Man! I was watching another video and this guy just mentioned it in the passing and I had to back it up and listen again. I’ve been a weekend warrior for over 10 years and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this tool. Now most of my nail removal involves 16ga nails so that wouldn’t work, but I’ve had some larger deck removal projects where this would’ve been great to remove a ton of nails before discarding all of the wood.
If you are dumping the wood, just hammer the nails flat.
I used it to remove luan from the floor by just simply send in the nail further through ... Saved me 2 days were the work.. Unbelievable amount work to be completed with such a well priced tool !Silly not to have it on the job.
It is a fantastic tool and I use it several times a month - I dismantle pallets and work with pallet wood a lot. This tool took a lot of research (I have the silver/red 600 series, not the 700) but once I got it I have never regretted the purchase. Thanks for the good review video, you present very well.
If you don't put the nailer against the wood, I find that the hole it leaves will not be as wide - but personally don't mind the holes since pallet wood is already quite... holly
Hi guys, I just received mine 😊
But i don't know where to put the oil, can you please help me?
nico97412 in the air intake. Look in my videos, I show how to put air in mine.
Thanks 😊
Welcome back. Nice tool. Fair price. The lighting in this video seemed a little dim. Maybe it’s just me, but glad you’re back. I enjoy your tool reviews.
Thanks! It is in one of our new garages....I will have to work on that....thanks for the feedback!
Extremely detailed and very useful video. Thanks for posting.
I saw one of those hand punches on another video and then saw this tool after a google search. Had to find out if it's any good. This is definitely the next tool on my list as I source most of my wood for projects as reclaimed.
Keep an eye on the links I put in the description.....these pretty much sold out after I made this vid --- but they are all on backorder & will be back in stock soon if they get sold out. Don't waste $160 on one like some ripoff re-sellers are now charging on Amazon as a 3rd party seller! They are only $50 (or $62.50 with extra driver).
Finally a new video
Could be a great asset I'm tired of bending and prying out nails
Maybe in cases when you want a smaller hole you could put a spacer to keep the AP700 a little higher up from the wood , so the rod will not puncture the wood . Great tool and I will be buying one .
I'm thinking of 3D prining a "flush" spacer to fit over the nozzle. This will allow the rod to only extend to the surface of the wood.
I just got the Air Locker AP700 yesterday and tried it out. What I was wanting to do is hit the HEAD of the nail and drive it out through the bottom on a pallet. It doesn't come out enough to drive it in one blow, but 3 or 4 and the wood split (at least on a weathered pallet with 3/8 top boards).
Come on Milwaukee this be a great m12 tool
Great review thanks
Just was breaking down some pallets today. Can't wait to try this tool
That is pretty cool. The price is not bad. You could regulate the air down so it does not damage the wood as much.
Yeah I guess so....I was using it at 120psi line pressure (max recommended pressure). It seemed like the ongoing complaint I read about online was it not pushing nails out due to low line pressure. Good tip!
just got one in the mail today, thanks for the tips and tricks.
Very good idea for cleaning lumber....will be getting one for sure. Thank you for sharing this.
I need to check out this tool! I do pallet wood projects all the time and it's either wasting time pulling nails or dulling blades hitting nails.
Have it, love it a must have if you reclaim wood. I havent noticed the larger hole for nails but i control my pressure and it wont punch as hard. Depends on wood size.
This is a great tool. I’ve never seen it before. I’m looking into it and I like your modification suggestions
Glad to see new content. I’ve purchased a few items based on your reviews and I’ve been happy so far. I started watching after all the drama that is so prevalent in everything nowadays.
Hope to see more interesting videos!
Will you still get a hole in the wood if you don’t hold the gun flush with the surface? Or maybe use a spacer scrap piece of wood in between? Just finishing nails?
Yes!! I have 50 6x4 very long hoards that I’ve been slowly and painfully taking very large nails out of with a pry bar, this would work amazingly! Any recommendations on what tool would be more powerful?
They should have different sizes of replaceable punches so you can choose the hole size it's going to make. Otherwise, very cool.
it'd require the tool to be quite a bit more expensive. You need to replace the guide as well as the punch. They could offer different version's, or a conversion kit (though this would probably cost half the price of the took) but i think the market would be small. If your that worried about the look of the wood, it's not very likely your using old material with nails in it (exception for the recent fad of reclaimed wood furniture)
Or, change the stop to where it's flush.
Seems like you could purchase extra punches then grind one short so that it does not extend beyond the front of the guide. Only $12 he said. Possibly would not drive out the nail all the way but you get a smaller hole.
Glenn Felpel
Exactly. That should be an easy fix.
just cut it flush with the end...the motion will be enough to pop nails
I'd like to see how well it works with ring-shank or spiral nails considering most pallets are built with one or sometimes both of them.
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Just bought one
Very cool tool - I think its awesome . A lot of people do use pallet wood . Like the gun hook idea - I'm using that one for sure .LOL
glad your back!
This is perfect! I'm building a shed/ workshop out of pallets and the ones I get are easy to tap the 3\4x3 planks off the 2x4s but it takes too much time to denail them with a hammer and pry bar and I'm too tired to put them up before I go to work. This will definitely speed things up and I have a lot more planks to harvest for the siding!
Did you finish the shed? What size is it? How many pallets did you use?
This review was top notch. Definitely helpful as I may be in the market.
I bought one after watching this and it is GREAT.
Nice shirt and a nice tool to boot. I don't strip pallets down that often, but I could definitely use one of these drivers.
Wow i use a lot of pallet wood well not really pallets but i get a lot of long crates and use that wood i hate using my tailgate and hammer to get the nails off I'm going to have to get one of these and try it I'll let you know how i like it thanks for the video.
I have one and it is a great addition to the toolbox.
I would love to see what it does with a spiral or ring shank since a lot of pallets seem to be put together with those. Looks like a great time saver!
Great looking tool. Very useful
First, I want to say I do love this tool for working with reclaimed wood, namely pallet wood. The problem is you have to pry the slats off a pallet first, which takes time and will crack/split 50% of your boards on a nice old weathered pallet. Recip saw underneath the slats, just cut the nails off flush. Plus, keeping the nail heads in the wood adds character, imo.
I like seeing the tool work, and it gives me ideas .It does work GREAT.
Cool review of a tool I didn’t know existed….👍
That's one of the most unique new tools I've seen in some time. I definitely see value in it, especially for trim and baseboard. One question, how bad is the tearout on the face of the board when the nail is driven out? Ti me, that's the important side. It was kind of hard to tell but it only looked like the back of the board was shown in the video.
Some of the pallets had minor tearout....but a lot of those planks also had splits/cracks in them already prior to me removing the nails. For the most part, it seems to be similar to using a hammer and prybar.
Think I'll just keep pulling all my trim / baseboard nails through from the back.
How would this work on 2x6 decking material with 3" nails sticking through? I will check to see if they have a stronger gun great video
Dale Gribble. I have been doing it that way for thirty years, and it is by far the best method. Perhaps not the fastest, but definitely the best. Like anything else, Quality results typically require a little more time.
Yes I can see myself using this tool a lot, as for the hole left behind , if I am reusing the wood for anything a little wood filler would do the trick for cover up. Otherwise a very useful tool.
Thats actually a pretty cool tool. Would most certainly help anyone who does any type of wood working. :)
I like the fittings you custom it with
Worth the price on a single demolition project... No doubt. Great review man.
Been using a palm nailer for this. Wondering if you ground the tip so it doesn't protrude so far if it will still fire and function.
Nice tool. Is there a tool where rather than shooting it back out the other way, you can extract it from the head instead?
The hand grenade in your tool inventory was a nice touch.🤪
🤣🤣🤣
Oh heck yeah, I could totally use one of those!!!
Just the air swivel and little pocket hook you mentioned are great. You have an entire video of things like this? like Make your air tools more efficient/easier to use or saws, blade storage etc? I'm about to binge watch all you have lol.
Wow that's cool! The damage done to the board might be a bit much though, but a very handy tool to have.
Tools & Stuff that's what sandable wood filler is for...
Yeah but the larger the filler, the shitter it looks.
@@ToolsAndStuffOFFICIAL Think bungs rather than wood filler.
Great vid and interesting tool. Would think like finishing nailers maybe there is a depth adjustment on how far the shaft comes out to address the hole you mentioned at the end? Seems like a good solution. May reduce the complete ejection from the wood count but eliminates the hole issue.
Informative video, I am going to get one from Amazon. Going to take pallets apart for pallet projects.
I have one of these, also from Amazon. Another use is that you can dial the pressure right down at the compressor, then use it to punch nail heads down just below the surface of verandah floorboards. Previously, it took forever crawling round on all fours with a hammer and a nail punch to do that to all the nails that had worked loose and risen up over 20+ years. But now, I can crawl around with the Air Locker and bang, bang, bang my way around the verandah in a fraction of the time. We have a BIG verandah...! If considering this, it's important to (a) dial the compressor output to the lowest pressure you can, and (b) do a couple of dummy run tests on some similar hardwood to the floorboards and with similar sized nails, to make sure you don't punch the floorboard nails right through on the real thing.
I did not know that tool
I've done a bunch of pallet wood salvaging and hands down the easiest way is using a sawzall to remove boards then this thing to pop the nail stubs out. No matter what tool you have to remove boards if you pry the pallet apart your wasting anywhere from 10-75% of the boards to breakage on most pallet types.
Nice Humble Mechanic shirt!
Great. Now I have to get that too. It's never ending.
I had to replace about 300 pickets in my daughters fence. The property owners association required replacement of several broken and warped pickets in the 16 year old fence, but replacing an old picket with new one looks terrible so I decided to replace all 250 or so pickets. The original pickets were installed with staples, a poor choice since a warping picket will pull the staples out but quicker and cheaper to install. A friend is converting four old grain bins into small apartments and is using old fencing as the inside wall material and wanted the old pickets. However, pulling the old staples is a nightmare, so after seeing the AP700 in another video, I ordered one from Walmart for $49.99 with free shipping and received it in about 4 days via USPS. The old pickets were easy enough to knock off with a hammer. Using the AP700 on a staple instead of a nail still works fantastic! Some it drives completely out, since I was driving one leg of the staple some don't clear the board. I have a Crescent NP11 11" nail puller. and that makes pulling the staple the rest of the way simple and easy. I am very satisfied with this tool. If you bust pallets for the boards, you just can't beat this tool. And, by the way, I replaced all those pickets using screws!!!!
I want one!!! Also those 360 degree fittings!!! 😍😍😍
If you wanted to eliminate the larger hole problem of it going into the wood, I bet you could cut the plunger shaft flush to the housing and it would work just fine still, just a little bit less power obviously
Question? When attaching the small air nailer hook, washer, internal tooth washer, and 360 degree swivel fitting in what order did you put them on? What size is the washer and internal tooth washer? I’m trying to figure out where exactly the internal tooth washer goes?
Is there a depth adjuster on the unit to prevent over strike, or do you think a spacer can be used over the nail to prevent over strike?
I'm going to purchase one. Never knew it existed. Thanks for the demo and video
I just got one delivered 20 minutes ago but it's still in the box after checking it out of course , I hope the trigger holds up it looked very Chineseium and Chineseium triggers always start leaking air.
I am able to do the same thing with a palm nailer. Harbor freight $15. Works pretty well. Sometimes the tip of the nail sticks. No biggie. Just wiggle the tool and it's out. But you still have to use a hammer to pull out the nail totally. I don't remove nails that often to justify this $50 tool.
Does this work the opposite way like punching the nail through the board and into the 2x4 so i dont have to use a pry bar to take the board off?
Excellent vid,thank you 👏
Seems like a miniaturized version of a hog killer. I can see where it could serve a purpose for nail removal, but yeah, it does leave an unsightly blemish on/in the wood. The question is, what you want to use the reclaimed lumber for and will the holes ruin your finished piece's appearance?
That is very cool. To me it would be more of a conversation piece than anything. I would use it for it’s intended purpose but I’m only an amateur diy’er. It would collect some dust. Still want one though.
Great video! Can you please review the air compressor you were using? Need a bigger one and having trouble deciding
can you use this to push the nail heads roughly 15 ml deeper whilst boards are still attached so you just just remove the boards leaving open holes where the nail has gone right through?
Thanks for the review!
What about grinding down the tip so that it ejects flush with the tip of the tube instead of coming out of the tube....in order to keep from punching a bigger hole in the wood?
Just got 1 and ready to use it.
I recently got one for reclaiming pallet wood, and am very glad I did. I think the hole size is less of an issue than one might think. One youtube video I saw strongly recommended drilling out the holes after removing nails the non-Air Locker way. This is to remove the little bits of wire that are left behind by some of the types of nails. Very important if you are going to be re-surfacing the boards with a planer or jointer. Using a hand held metal detector (around $20) is a help before spotting those tiny bits of metal before screwing up expensive machinery. I think the Air Locker slightly larger holes may greatly reduce the need for driliing out every single hole (saving even more time!) Whether or not you're re- surfacing the boards, that's when fine sawdust and wood glue is handy. (Others have stressed eye protection - Very important! Those nails really fly! I found one sticking out of the side of my shoe yesterday, after having fun with my Air Locker)
I love it and can see one in my future after I save a few bills up
Awesome tool. I need one.
Hey nice video , nice tool and nice t-shirt 👍
What is the best way to get the board apart from the pallet? I have some hard wood pallets and trying to get a board off without ruining it is about impossible.
when i watch your reviews I WANT THAT TOOL ALWAYS
GREAT REVIEW
is it an option to lower the air pressure so you shoot the nail halfway. and then pry out the nail so you don't have a big hole afterward?
I can only think of my dad handing me a pry bar and a hammer and telling me to remove nails as a kid. I wish I had this back then. My kids will wish they had it too. :) Maybe grandkids someday.
On my to list, a definite Buy
great wonderful tool for pallets