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"It was just a strange thing that happened," Ocean craftsman View Police Chief Kenneth McLaughlin told the News-Journal, "a air very, very unfortunate nailer accident." The young carpenter died at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in craftsman Salisbury, Md., air after being evacuated by helicopter.A nail-gun accident in Mississippi had a happier outcome, reports nailer the Biloxi Sun-Herald. Stone County, Miss., contractor Duncan Hatten was crouching down to nail a 2x4 block onto a column when he lost his balance and fell against the nail gun, which fired two quick nails into his heart. "I just figured I was gonna die," Hatten told local TV station WLOX. "I told my coworker to tell my family that craftsman I loved them." But the two framing spikes had narrowly missed major blood vessels, and surgeons were able to remove the nails from Hatten''s heart in a two-hour operation. I see it all the time: do-it-yourselfers suffering through projects using medieval tools, or hiring contractors to do jobs air they could handle themselves if they only had the right tools.Truth is, you can get just about any tool you''ll ever need at a rental center. Here are a few time-and-sweat-saving tools that do-it-yourselfers nailer often overlook ....JackhammerCOST: $75 to $120 per day BENEFITS: Ten times faster than a sledgehammer with fewer blisters and muscle aches.If you have a big stretch of concrete (like a large driveway) to break up, rent a 60- or 90-lb. jackhammer powered craftsman by a trailer-mounted air compressor ($120 per day). But for a smaller job--like steps or a sidewalk--a air 60-lb. electric jackhammer is less hassle ($75 per day). Brad nailers shoot skinny nails called brads. Ranging from 3/8 in. to 2 in. long, brads are perfect for most door and window trim, 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 nailer moldings don''t get craftsman knocked out of air and nailer position as you drive nails. For heavier trim (3/4-in. thick moldings, for example), rent a finish nailer, which shoots thicker nails up to 2-1/2 in. long.TIP
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