well just build her a couple of cute little bird houses to help out with things. jim At 09:50 PM 3/29/2008, you wrote:
>Clifford, you hit the nail on the head... (sorry for the bad pun.) > >I've just finished using this tool for the first time, and it's going to >take me longer to tell you about it than it took to do what I needed to do >with it. > >One of our daughters' beds had a problem with supporting the mattress. The >frame has wooden siderails, at the inside lower edge of which are wood >runners which are there to support a bunch of wooden slats connected to one >another with some sort of canvas ribbon. The wooden slats, in turn are what >support the mattress. There is no box-spring for this bed. >Well, the wood edges on the inside of the side rails are apparently not deep >enough to keep the wood slats from getting jostled off and falling to the >floor, allowing the mattress to do the same... a very rude awakening... >literally. >So, my fix was simple... take a couple of pine 1 by 3's, and glue and nail >them to the wooden edges, thereby giving those edges approx another inch and >a half on each side... enough ledge to solve the jostling off problem. I >honestly don't know what the builders of this bed were thinking. > >The original edge on the inside of the wood rails was too thin, maybe an >inch, to allow for hammering, as it is of course connected to the bed rail. >I could have drilled pilots and countersunk screws, but that too needs some >room, as well as more cleanup and accuracy, since I'd drill the pilots, put >down a bead of glue, then lay the board back down to do the screwing. I >suppose I could have just piloted the screw holes right through the wood and >glue, but that seems sloppy to me. >This nailer is so easy and quick, I decided to put a couple of brads through >the wooden slats, as well. Not too many... as there needs to be some play >in the system... but, a few. >It's really easy with this nailer to use a finger to find your spot, remove >your finger, place the tip of the nailer, push down, squeeze the trigger, >and... POP! > >It's our youngest daughter's bed, and she's coming home for the weekend... >she's away at school... but only approx 40 miles away. So, she's home >fairly often. I figured 260 bucks wasn't too much to spend for her >slumbering safety. >Overall, it seemed as though I absolutely needed to go out and buy a >cordless nailer for this little project. >If you agree... please send a letter of support I can show Phyllis... she's >still shaking her head. > > >--Barry > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of clifford >Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:09 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Paslode Nailer > >Dear Barry: >You will find many uses for your new nailer, although there may be months in >between uses. The jobs will go so quickly, that you will feel that you have >not used it much, but pick up the hammer and do just a small part and you >will quickly recall why you love your new toy. >I have the electric model from DeWalt, which uses an eighteen volt battery >and my wife enjoys using it. It does not make as much noise as the >pass-load, but both are good products. We normally borrow a pass-load when >it comes time to frame, as 2.5 inch nails will not work when framing. >When installing base-board or other trim, they are really handy and >efficient. > >Yours Truly, > >Clifford Wilson >----- Original Message ----- >From: Barry Levine >To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com >Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:12 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Paslode Nailer > >Howdy Blind Handy People, > >I have a new, as in just purchased about an hour ago, Paslode 18-gauge >cordless brad nailer! Hah! My scores on the man-scale have just risen >another whole standard deviation above the mean! > >It works off a battery and a gas charge. The battery will last approx 4000 >hits, and the gas canister will go for approx 1200 hits. It will handle >brads from five-eights inch long, on up to two inches. > >I bought it because I have a little project that was going to be a pain if I >had to manually nail some finishing brads to hold a couple of 6-foot lengths >of one-by 3 clear finishing pine in place.Now, the only problem I have is >not having enough finishing work around the house to use it more. > >The only downside to this little 4.9 pound beauty of a tool is that my wife >states she won't stay in the same room with me while I'm shooting. Ah well, >life is full of little sacrifices. > >--Barry > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >database 2984 (20080329) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > ><http://www.eset.>http://www.eset. <http://www.eset.com> com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: >3/28/2008 10:58 AM
