Nail Guns

Oh dear. I've opened another can of worms, I see. What is it, with me?!

Yeppers. Starling boxes. 1" deal. I watched a tube of a bloke making a coffin with one and it was like the road to Damascus, without the IEDs. I had a vision of myself banging out nest boxes quicker than ye could say Ford.

My bro' bought himself a Ryobi 'Air' something, just to torment me. He's happy with it. Though he did say; " It can punch straight through galvanised. Which rather defeats the purpose. " :pac:

I was all over google, last night. About all I could come up with were those Tacwise things. And they're clearly not man enough. 95% of everything else seems to be cordless, these days ~ forgive me but; I just Don't Like cordless!

I saw ones run by a compressor. Only, I haven't got a compressor and was trying to dodge that issue. What happens if we start talking about compressors then, please?

Failing all else? I just looked at Impact Drivers. So, that's what they are? Funny. I'd never looked into them before. Certainly be faster than my current best; Which is drilling holes. Then pushing the screws in with my Yankee.

Quick look at Screwfix though and there's Nothing plug inable! What is it with this world?!

BrownFinger wrote: »

You can turn down the power on the ryobis

I'll tell him! I'd have read the bloody manual!

And, yeppers ~ forgive me if I lack some basic understanding, but; I'd like a corded nail gun. I like plug in tools. Figured they must (should) exist. If they can work on batteries

Hmmm. Cheers, Keith.

So, it really is starting to look like a split decision between a compressor ran (And thus, 'tied down') one ~ admittedly; Seemingly laying a lot more options before me. At least, that's the impression I got from last nights searching. I remember seeing quite a few with pipe lines.

Or, an Impact Driver. And, I'd imagine, finding a corded one of those, these days, would be yet further hell on earth :rolleyes:

Dunno. ID just lacks the sheer sex appeal of a Nail Gun. Watching that guy, dancing round that coffin: " Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! " It was pretty damned impressive!

I just found my flask, by the way Hadn't seen it in years. Just knew I'd never have thrown it away. And no body had been here to steal it from me. We're having a power cut, tomorrow and I Need my tea!

Searched the entire place. Top to bottom. Three times. With a torch. Finally found the bastard! Tucked away, behind things, in a dark corner of one of my store room shelves :cool:

Sort of bloke I am, ye see? Dog with a bone. I want what I want. And I Don't want a bloody battery.

FPMSL!!! Thanks, Stratowide. There goes a mouthful of perfectly good stout!

Now, That's caught my eye, mloc. Can't understand why it didn't show in last nights trawl

Looks like Tacwise have finally manned up then? All their gear always eluded to picture frames! But, that's a beefier beast, for sure.

Okay. Thanks. That one's going on my short list

And, yeah; I'd generally have the wiggle room to dodge a knot.

That comment about using two hands though? Has me considering 3Cents' point about a safe jig.

DublinDilbert wrote: »

... it wouldn't drive longer nails fully in to hard woods. Mainly use a compressor and pneumatic one now, works perfect.

But, surely, deal wouldn't be considered a hard wood, would it

" compressor and pneumatic "? Ye mean a pneumatic one, powered by a compressor? (Forgive me; Other that Snoops " Powder Actuated Cadillac ", I really don't know the terms applied to these things )

Sorry, lads! Don't know what happened there. I lost contact with the thread

DublinDilbert wrote: »

Yea the EL191 struggled with the longer brads, might be just ok with deal. I only really use it for stapling some carpet or tacking beeding around laminate flooring now....

Yeah. Isn't that the Tack what ever one? They just never seem to be said to be Man, do they?

Hate to throw a ton at one, only to then want to throw my hammer at a part driven nail

CJhaughey wrote: »

I have a Senco the same as this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Senco-PC0947-18-Gauge-Nailer-Compressor/dp/B00008PWW9
Works great with 50mm 18g nails.
I can't fault it.

Well; That, at least, gives me a ball park on the cost of a compo combo. Bit scary they only warrant the comp for Days though?! :eek:

Gen.Zhukov wrote: »

Sorry, I just have to ask. Why is a bird box being made out of 1" deal...is there a risk of RPG's or something?:pac:

Dunno. I can only imagine I asked for " A Plank ", in some builders merchants, decades ago, and they sold me that? Maybe I read it somewhere?

Can only verify that I've made, and used, these boxes for decades now. They work. I guess, between the thermodynamics and my clumsy wood butchering skills, it's just a balance.

Certain 'Authoritative Bodies' see my reports of the hundreds of starlings I count, here. They laugh and 'question' my reports.

I just shrug. And wonder how many starling boxes They have paid for, out of their own pockets. Made, put up, and are ringing the triple figures of chicks in, a year.

punisher5112 wrote: »

I've a hilti nail gun, just needs nails and gas....

" Hilti Gun "? Bit barbaric, aren't they? I've seen them in use. Mate has one. " Powder Actuated ". Possibly a teentsy bit over kill for a one inch bit of soft wood?

cheif kaiser wrote: »

I know your looking for mains powered but having used a Tackwise for years and just recently upgraded to a Ryobi Air, they really are chalk and cheese. Tackwise barely embeds the nail and the Air just powers it home. I'm finding new things to nail everyday, just to have an excuse to use it

Love this! Boys and our toys, eh?!

chillyspoon wrote: »

Stigura - I love your threads on Boards. Every single one of them has me laughing at some point. Classic

:eek: Jesus wept, Chills! If the lot on Nature see this? They'll be foaming at the mouth with added hatred for me!


Ryobi? Yeah. Having looked into them, I'd (Surprised to say) consider them a nice little Go To make.

It's just my pathological hatred of bloody batteries!!! I can't stand the things!

If I can't plug it into the wall? I just feel like bouncing it off the wall! Just one of those things.

mfceiling wrote: »

Unravelling old leads and winding up power cords around tools are last century.

Have you any idea how old I am?

Nooo. I just can't stand battery driven tools! I had a battery drill / driver thing. Hitachi, so no muck 'n rubbish. Damn thing upped and died on me. Batteries, as I remember?

Went on line? Could buy the whole ensemble, again, cheaper than I could replace the dead bits! Sod That!

My Work / Tool room's small. I have both sizes of extension cables. I can even work outside, when it's sunny No need for battery driven things.

Compressor though? Wonder if I could shoot flies off my computer screen with one?

I'm warming to a compressor