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Post by bigbill on Jan 14, 2014 16:46:00 GMT -8
When I was in school the goal in life was to put one over on the hall monitor. That was better than winning a football game. The cuter the hall monitor the more fun it was.
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Post by SusieQ on Feb 5, 2014 17:59:44 GMT -8
Used my palm nailer tonight for the first time and it is AWESOME. I was little afraid of it at first but after beating my trailer apart trying to get a nail in, I gave it a shot it worked great! However, I was afraid the cops were going to show up because with the echo here from the hills and mountains, it sounded like a gun fight in my driveway.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2014 18:10:16 GMT -8
Ya they do sound kinda like that. Try sorta holding the collar between your index finger and your thumb and pushing with the palm of the other hand and controlling single wacks with the solenoid. I've gotten really good at that I can make it do any number I want now so if I think it needs 3 I can control that and then look at it. Two more to set it perfect? sure no problem. The more you use it the better you get.
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Post by jannica on Apr 6, 2014 15:16:43 GMT -8
Hey everyone, I just bought an air compressor today along with a nice palm nailer made by Ridgid. I got it home and was all excited to try it out. Unfortunately, it keeps getting stuck! I first set the pressure at 50 psi and it started to hammer the twist nail in, but then it started shooting air out of the back of the palm nailer and wouldn't do anything. I turned off the pressure and unhooked the tool and added a few drops of oil, then started it back up. It worked again for a few more punches, then got stuck again! I added a bit more oil and it worked again, only to get stuck another time. I was only able to hammer two twist nails in before I got super frustrated and came in here to see if any of you had the same problems. It sounds like you all haven't had any trouble using the palm nailer on your twist nails. Am I doing something wrong??
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Post by pirateslife on Apr 6, 2014 16:00:20 GMT -8
Look whos back!!! Yay. May have to gradually increase the pressure. Try it on some scrap wood till it takes off
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 6, 2014 16:04:46 GMT -8
Hey everyone, I just bought an air compressor today along with a nice palm nailer made by Ridgid. I got it home and was all excited to try it out. Unfortunately, it keeps getting stuck! I first set the pressure at 50 psi and it started to hammer the twist nail in, but then it started shooting air out of the back of the palm nailer and wouldn't do anything. I turned off the pressure and unhooked the tool and added a few drops of oil, then started it back up. It worked again for a few more punches, then got stuck again! I added a bit more oil and it worked again, only to get stuck another time. I was only able to hammer two twist nails in before I got super frustrated and came in here to see if any of you had the same problems. It sounds like you all haven't had any trouble using the palm nailer on your twist nails. Am I doing something wrong?? Pilot holes! Use a small drill bit and drill through both pieces of wood so you can stick the nail into straight. I had one that went crooked between my panel and my framing board and made a hole in my birch. So, no, you're not the only one. It just takes some practice and getting use to it. Try your palm nailer out with some different nails on some scrap wood just to make sure it's not the nailer. Then practice on some scrap with the twisty nails stuck in a pilot hole. I'll bet it will be much easier. I'm using the harbor freight brand and other than my one mishap, it's worked flawlessly.
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Post by pirateslife on Apr 6, 2014 16:07:22 GMT -8
I've got the rigid one as well....just be careful. It likes to hang the nails between the driver and guide. Ugh
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 6, 2014 16:10:59 GMT -8
I've got the rigid one as well....just be careful. It likes to hang the nails between the driver and guide. Ugh I had that happen as well. I had my son hold the board from behind while I drilled (it was flexing before) so my pilot hole went all the way through and didn't have problems after that.
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Post by jannica on Apr 6, 2014 17:08:13 GMT -8
Thanks everyone for your responses! I will try drilling the pilot holes first and hopefully that will fix the problem. I think it was doing what pirateslife said and the nail was getting stuck between the driver and the guide, causing the nailer to quit. You'd think they would design it a little better seeing as how I spent $69 on it! Hopefully I can get better at it with some practice.
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Post by schweetcruisers on Apr 6, 2014 17:34:46 GMT -8
Be careful not to use too much oil, as it can spit out and contaminate your wood, oil stains will pretty much last forever.
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Post by vikx on Apr 6, 2014 22:34:17 GMT -8
Also, if it keeps hanging, return it and buy another brand. I believe Mobil's is HF, and it's doing fine. LOL.
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Post by bigbill on Apr 7, 2014 1:04:20 GMT -8
My Harbor Freight nailer cost less than twenty dollars and works perfect, have never had it hang up.
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Post by jannica on Apr 7, 2014 6:54:23 GMT -8
I'm starting to think I should just return the nailer and get the cheaper one from HF! Strange that a more expensive tool wouldn't work as well as the cheaper one, but I guess that's a good thing! Haha
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Post by mattyshorts on Apr 7, 2014 9:59:33 GMT -8
Palm nailers work great depending on the intended use....nails with smaller heads make it a little more difficult to use.
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 8, 2014 7:43:55 GMT -8
I have gotten very good with this thing. Practice makes perfect. Just by holding the collar between my left index finger and thumb, and air adjustment, I can make it hammer just once, or twice, or three times. I have that much control now. I can use it with any size nail and as said above, small nails like twisties require special handling because of the rounded head. I don't let the piston and collar direct the nails. I start with a small pilot hole. Sounds like it takes longer but it doesn't really. I like the fact that I am not beating up the wall framing by banging on the paneling with a hammer.
Remember that the walls were made on the floor at the the factories. No bouncy framing coming back at them using a hammer. Back then people put the twisty nails in by hand using a hammer. But the walls were laying on the concrete floor. This Palm Nailer is a God send.
Mine came from HF and as with everything else I have purchased there, works fine and lasts a long time. BUT.... and this is important.... YOU MUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FOR USE or your tool will die an untimely death. This is especially true with the HF Multi-Tool. People do not use a crescent wrench when changing the blades and that puts undue stress on the mechanism which breaks just from tightening up the blade with the allen wrench. USE THE CRESCENT with the allen wrench.
READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS on any tool or materials you purchase.
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