Now you're talking! Over here they sell nails for the framers in 40 pound boxes... ----- Original Message ----- From: Agent86b To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem
Thanks Bob for the help. I have found the problem, the shop sold me the wrong nails for the make of gun!! The shop only keep 50 ml nales for that make so I am taking it back and getting a fraiming gun instead. Max. on 11:43 4/06/2009, Bob Kennedy said: >OK then. If it's a coil nailer, here's what you probably have. > >When you open the door to set the nails in, there are usually 2 >different tracks. They are for different length nails. If you have >longer nails, then the heads need to go in the closest track to you >as you look down at the loading area. Unroll about a quarter turn >of the nails so you have a string of them apart from the rest of >the roll. Set the heads in one of the tracks, the one that is >easiest to fit in, and then slide the nails up that channel until >they stop. That will be right below the fingers that will load the >nail into the chamber. > >Now close the lid on the magazine and plug in the air. Hopefully >you have the sequential fire trigger. Push the tip against the wood >and pull the trigger. You'll know real fast if it's sequential or >not. If it sounds like you are firing a machine gun, you have the >other kind of trigger assembly. > >It will only take a shot or 2 to load the nails into the chamber to >keep going. If the nails aren't pushed up the channel it may not >fire at all. Mine has a lock out on it so I don't dry fire. > >If this isn't what you're needing, send me the brand name and model >if possible and I'll see if I can help more. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Agent86b >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:48 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem > > > > > >Hi, >sorry did not make myself clear. >My reference to a palm nailer was only out of frustration not being >able to purchase one here. >So I would really appreaciate any advice on the Coil Nailer. >Thanks again. >Max. > >on 19:01 3/06/2009, Bob Kennedy said: > >You are talking about 2 different types of nailers here. A coil > >nailer accepts nails from a roll that is rolled or coiled up. There > >would be an opening on the side of the nailer itself that opens and > >the nails drop over a stem and the cover is snapped shut. > > > >A palm nailer can only drive 1 nail at a time. So the nails can't > >be collated or stuck together with a wire or any other way. You > >take a nail and place it on the wood where you want it to go > >in. Then slide the barrel of the nailer over the head of the > >nail. Once the barrel has gone over the nail and you contact the > >head of the nail, apply pressure to what would look like the top of > >the nailer. As pressure is applied it will start hammering very > >rapidly. It doesn't take much pressure at all to make it > >work. Just keep the barrel in a vertical line or 90 degrees to the > >wood surface and it will drive the nail home. > > > >Let me know if you need more help, and if you have a coil style > >nailer instead, there are probably some more things to go over which > >I can do when I get home tonight. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Agent86b > >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:46 PM > >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Coil nailer problem > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi all, > >just purchased a coil nailer. Does anybody have one who is a total? > >If so do you have any problems putting in the nails. > >I don't seem able to get the coil to line up in what I reckon is the > >correct place. Can anybody please go through step by step how you put > >in a new coil? > >If I could have purchased a Palm Nailer in Australia I would not have > >this problem! > >Thanks again for any help. > >Max. > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > >Send any questions regarding list management to: > >blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > >To listen to the show archives go to link > >http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_ > op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > >Or > >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > >Various List Members At The Following address: > >http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > >Visit the archives page at the following address > >http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > > >If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > >following address for more information: > >http://www.jaws-users.com/ > >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy > >Man list just send a blank message to: > >blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! 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