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Brad nailers shoot skinny nails called brads. Ranging from 3/8 in. to 2 in. long, brads are perfect for most door and air window trim, nailers baseboards and other moldings. Aside from speed, you get better-looking results with a brad nailer: no hammer dents in the wood, less splitting, smaller nail holes to fill, and moldings don''t get knocked senco and air out of position as you drive nails. nailers and senco and air For heavier trim (3/4-in. thick moldings, for example), rent nailers a finish nailer, which shoots thicker senco nails up to 2-1/2 in. long.TIP TIPIt takes a crew of three to get the most speed out of a air roofing nailer: one person driving nails, the others Laying shingles in place.Air compressorIf you have your own compressor, you''ll save about $25 nailers per day when you rent an air senco nailer. air So if you plan to use a nailer for eight days or more, buy a compressor. If you''re framing up a wall or nailers two, renting a framing nailer probably isn''t worth the senco trouble. But it will save hours on a big job like a garage or an addition. You''ll air nail studs, joists and rafters quickly, but more important, you''ll nail sheathing to walls and roofs 10 times faster nailers and senco than you could with a hammer. And in Connecticut air in August, a nail-gun incident highlighted the importance of training and supervision, as horseplay between two carpenters almost turned deadly. The New Haven Register reported that carpenter nailers Eric Haslob was in the hospital recovering from surgery to senco repair his heart after air fellow carpenter Joseph Dupont nailers fired a finish nail into Haslob''s heart by accident as the two senco were fooling air around on the job. A supervisor told the paper he had warned nailers the two senco friends against horseplay just the day before.
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