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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2015 19:07:14 GMT -8
I predrill through the first piece of wood (you are nailing two pieces together right?), that way you have to deal with some woods splitting. I figured most could figure that you use a drill bit smaller than the nail you are using, but in case you didn't --use a smaller drill than the nail you will drive. I use a small finish hammer I got 40 years ago at a garage sale for twenty five cents. AND in case you didn't guess, I don't oil the hammer either. ;>) It didn't take me long to get used to the palm nailer and I even have a video on this exact subject... (who would have guessed?) I can probably put 5 twisty nails in within the same time you get one it and I won't be beating the crap out of the walls with a hammer that's heavier than the whole wall is. These air palm nailers run them in in no time like a riveter. In not time you can become an expert with it and you'll never go back. I use it for all kinds of hard to get to nails where you could never get a hammer. Paneling doesn't splinter but I pre-drill it to push the twisty nail in as a start. Once I have them all in I take the palm nailer to them all and pow the whole wall is finished.
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Post by man314 on Feb 5, 2015 19:34:54 GMT -8
I love my palm nailer. I have learned to slow down toward the end so it doesn't overdrive. Can put a dent in the wood with the driving pin if you go too hard.
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Post by nccamper on Feb 5, 2015 20:06:35 GMT -8
I love my palm nailer. I have learned to slow down toward the end so it doesn't overdrive. Can put a dent in the wood with the driving pin if you go too hard. The Palm nailer works but it sure bangs the &/@!? out of the camper. Even with predrilling the holes. But I guess potholes do worse.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 5, 2015 20:32:04 GMT -8
I love my palm nailer. I have learned to slow down toward the end so it doesn't overdrive. Can put a dent in the wood with the driving pin if you go too hard. The Palm nailer works but it sure bangs the &/@!? out of the camper. Even with predrilling the holes. But I guess potholes do worse. NCC you aren't using it correctly. So far from what I've found is that 50 pounds is the most air pressure you want to use for finish work. That way you can slow it down to one hit at a time with the right pressure. I need to do another video on the use of the palm nailer. I have really found out quite a bit about it's use. The twisty nails are the hardest to use the palm nailer on and even the hardest to use a hammer on because of the round heads. That's why I pre-drill and shove them in a quarter inch. Because the hammer on the palm nailer is flat. So you need to stabilize the nail using the pre-drill method. Then you can push and actually control the amoun of hits the nailer accomplishes. I'll do another video in the next week when I get to the front of this trailer. It will be short but you will get the point.
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Post by nccamper on Feb 6, 2015 5:19:49 GMT -8
One video is worth a thousand words.
Thanks.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 6, 2015 8:18:41 GMT -8
One video is worth a thousand words. Thanks. I'm doing a front side wall panel this week so I'll make the video on that project. You will be pleasantly surprised I'm sure.
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 6, 2015 9:12:46 GMT -8
VB, heck buddy, please post or PM me the name of that small business and I'll give them some business. I'm sure even with shipping it'd be less expensive than buying teeny packets of them from a big, on line fastener company.. I'm still gonna check a couple of ACE hardware stores within driving distance of my abode..haven't given them a look yet. Check at carpet and flooring suppliers.
I don't use twisty nails, but I saw some at Linoleum City, in Hollywood, CA. last week.
This business should be posted to the main VTT vintage supplier link. They are a great source for Southern California restorer's.
Can you link to what you do use and where to get? I am considering small screws, because the thought of those nails just makes me cringe.
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Post by John Palmer on Feb 6, 2015 9:44:43 GMT -8
Check at carpet and flooring suppliers.
I don't use twisty nails, but I saw some at Linoleum City, in Hollywood, CA. last week.
This business should be posted to the main VTT vintage supplier link. They are a great source for Southern California restorer's.
Can you link to what you do use and where to get? I am considering small screws, because the thought of those nails just makes me cringe. NO....sorry I'm computer illiterate.
I HATE twisty nails, so I NEVER use them! They are just another type of decorative lipstick!
They are not hard to find.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 6, 2015 13:45:03 GMT -8
Can you link to what you do use and where to get? I am considering small screws, because the thought of those nails just makes me cringe. NO....sorry I'm computer illiterate.
I HATE twisty nails, so I NEVER use them! They are just another type of decorative lipstick!
They are not hard to find.
It's what the manufacturers used. They are NOT lipstick. But I like what Aljoa did with gluing the rafters and frame members to the paneling so that the twisty nails were used much less. Aljoa still used them even with the glue but just around parameters mostly. I have a video on the introduction of the air palm nailer and I got mine at Harbor Freight for way under $30. They might be up to $30 by now though LOL... Here's the video. After a bit of practicing I have found that for our use 50# of pressure is the best. I was using 60# in the video when I first started using it. Practice really does make a difference and I am still experimenting with it as the need arises.
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Post by RJ on Feb 6, 2015 14:46:16 GMT -8
Sweet! Thanks for the VID Larry (don't know how I missed it on your site). Gonna get me one of these before I start on the King.
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Post by mobiltec on Feb 6, 2015 15:36:53 GMT -8
Sweet! Thanks for the VID Larry (don't know how I missed it on your site). Gonna get me one of these before I start on the King. It's in Trailer Tips And Tidbits. Lot's of people miss that section for some reason.
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Post by davek on Dec 2, 2015 19:31:56 GMT -8
Anyone have a source for twisty nails bigger (fatter shank and bigger heads) then the ones at home depot or McMaster-Carr?
I have been looking high and low with no luck.
Thanks for any help
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Post by vikx on Dec 2, 2015 22:20:08 GMT -8
I don't use Twisty Nails... The only ones I've found are carpet trim nails. They're OK, but not the big heads. Painted screws work for me.
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 4, 2015 20:45:18 GMT -8
People are not very fond of twisty nails LOL... They have a bad rap actually. One thing is for sure. They aren't gonna back out on their own...
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Post by mobiltec on Dec 7, 2015 17:06:40 GMT -8
Today I needed some larger Twisty Nails for a door and pulled out the last of what I had. I get them from HD in the Flooring dept. They are used to hold down the metal stips that they use for edges and joints and stuff. Someone had said that they didn't like them because they were aluminum but mine are magnetic. They are silver looking in color and very light weight but they are magnetic.
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