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post 1664479193 07-16-2022, 03:24 AM
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I used a nail gun for the first time today

I'm helping to restore an old community hall. We've already replaced the walls, today I did the window and door trims and some molding around the place



Rumor has it, it was an old army barracks. More recently it was the local RSA (returned services association), before becoming a community hall.

It probably looked something like this back in the day



Reps till I'm out I guess
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post 1664479213 07-16-2022, 03:26 AM
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Congrats brah
post 1664479233 07-16-2022, 03:28 AM
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I didn't know you were Amish m8! Nice barn.
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post 1664479293 07-16-2022, 03:32 AM
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Nice, nail guns are a lot of fun, way better than smashing my hand at least once every time I use a hammer.
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post 1664479313 07-16-2022, 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted By umop3pisdn
Congrats brah
Felt good man
Originally Posted By pyrogen
I didn't know you were Amish m8! Nice barn.
Lol, we are a simple people. On spread Pyro
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post 1664479323 07-16-2022, 03:34 AM
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Das it mane. Nothing quite like building something and seeing the fruits of your labor everyday.

Although I would recommend to just use a hammer. With a nail gun, you don't get a feel for what you are nailing down.
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post 1664479363 07-16-2022, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted By gbullock32
Nice, nail guns are a lot of fun, way better than smashing my hand at least once every time I use a hammer.
It was fun, I think it ran on gas and a battery but wasn't heavy or awkard or anything.
Originally Posted By theory816
Das it mane. Nothing quite like building something and seeing the fruits of your labor everyday.

Although I would recommend to just use a hammer. With a nail gun, you don't get a feel for what you are nailing down.
Agreed!

I like hammers because it's what I'm used to, but for big jobs nail guns are super fast.
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post 1664479383 07-16-2022, 03:45 AM
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i bet you played it just like this:

post 1664479463 07-16-2022, 03:52 AM
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Thank god, I was thinking you got a job at the beauty salon
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post 1664479623 07-16-2022, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted By Jandels
Agreed!

I like hammers because it's what I'm used to, but for big jobs nail guns are super fast.
That's the problem with using alot of fancy tools nowadays. They don't give you that hands on feeling of what you are building. Its just speed speed speed.

With nail guns, yes, the job gets done faster, but its not as accurate as using a hammer to nail down every nail. Using a hammer gives you precise feel for the nail. You build this mental feel of how strong your nails are. Speed won't give you a quality build, and if the build is to last for a long time, spending an extra hour to go slower is well worth the investment.
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post 1664479703 07-16-2022, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted By ThePump0561
i bet you played it just like this:
I've never seen that show srs
Originally Posted By byzantine75
Thank god, I was thinking you got a job at the beauty salon
That's next week, I got us a father-son appointment
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post 1664479863 07-16-2022, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted By Jandels
That's next week, I got us a father-son appointment
Good boy, book us in for ass crack n sack, your mum needs a machete to navigate down there at the moment
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post 1664479963 07-16-2022, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted By pyrogen
I didn't know you were Amish m8! Nice barn.
Amish people can't use air guns. They require compressors which require electricity.

30 lashings in the town square for OP and his blasphemy.
post 1664479993 07-16-2022, 04:26 AM
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We used to pull the head back and shoot nails at each other on the roof lol
post 1664480013 07-16-2022, 04:27 AM
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Very cool mayne that hall is looking great.
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post 1664480063 07-16-2022, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted By theory816
That's the problem with using alot of fancy tools nowadays. They don't give you that hands on feeling of what you are building. Its just speed speed speed.

With nail guns, yes, the job gets done faster, but its not as accurate as using a hammer to nail down every nail. Using a hammer gives you precise feel for the nail. You build this mental feel of how strong your nails are. Speed won't give you a quality build, and if the build is to last for a long time, spending an extra hour to go slower is well worth the investment.
Idk brah, this is my first time using one and my work was pretty clean. I guess it depends more on the operator, and using the right tool for the right job.

I've seen plenty of rough hammering too, if you miss the nail and hit the wood. Or bend the nail.
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post 1664480193 07-16-2022, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted By Jandels
Idk brah, this is my first time using one and my work was pretty clean. I guess it depends more on the operator, and using the right tool for the right job.

I've seen plenty of rough hammering too, if you miss the nail and hit the wood. Or bend the nail.
his train of thought is for the garage DIY'er with no dead lines to meet.

"Has the trim and base been put in, the finishers are coming in soon to primer" "no theory816 is refusing to use the nail gun but using a hammer, cause it gives him a better feeling"


not to mention your going to have a lot more patch work to do with a hammer
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post 1664480203 07-16-2022, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted By Jandels
Idk brah, this is my first time using one and my work was pretty clean. I guess it depends more on the operator, and using the right tool for the right job.

I've seen plenty of rough hammering too, if you miss the nail and hit the wood. Or bend the nail.
Im just saying in general hand built things are going to be more accurate and gives the builder a mental map of thing being built for a fraction of the cost.

And as you can see with the nail gun, you have to buy the gun, buy the compressor hoses, buy the compressor etc. the setup isn't very cheap vs just a simple hammer.
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post 1664480243 07-16-2022, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted By theory816
Im just saying in general hand built things are going to be more accurate and gives the builder a mental map of thing being built for a fraction of the cost.

And as you can see with the nail gun, you have to buy the gun, buy the compressor hoses, buy the compressor etc. the setup isn't very cheap vs just a simple hammer.
again DIY'er mindset. if your working in a trade and you dont own tools.. just rope
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post 1664480383 07-16-2022, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted By Jandels
I like hammers
what's your stance on daggers?
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Nice work. My dad is so damn old school (and old!) that he still kind of looks down on anyone using a nail gun, but for me it's the only way.
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Originally Posted By Redundanteater
Nice work. My dad is so damn old school (and old!) that he still kind of looks down on anyone using a nail gun, but for me it's the only way.
he probably also looks down on places that dont have "whites only" signs
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post 1664480543 07-16-2022, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted By p7nk
he probably also looks down on places that dont have "whites only" signs
I've never heard any sort of racist commentary from him, but there are/were basically no minorities where we grew up.
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