Unlike some tools, nail guns are not meant for general purpose use - there is no all-purpose nail gun that you can use with all your work. Nail guns are designed to perform particular jobs, so prior to acquiring a nail gun it's important to know the tasks for which it will be used.
The varieties of nail guns available are:
- Roofing and Siding nail guns: These nail guns are designed for the particular task of installing either roofing or siding. They store large numbers of nails that are designed for the task at hand (roofing or siding). These are most-often coil-type nail guns.
- Framing nail guns: These are designed for driving large (1-1/2" to 4") box-type nails into big pieces of material. These types of nail guns tend to be fairly heavy and big and are usually stick-type nail guns, they there are some coil-types available too.
- Finish nail guns: These nail guns may be referred to as pin or brad nail guns. They are meant for fastening smaller finish-type nails into small pieces of stock. These nail guns tend to be lighter and smaller than framing nail guns, and they tend to be used for trim or finishing work. These are almost always stick-type nail guns.
Once you select the variety of nail gun you need, some other properties that are useful to have and which you should consider looking for are:
- A directional exhaust output. When nails are expelled, air shoots out from the nail gun. It's very nice to have an adjustable exhaust so that the exhaust air is not ending up into your face.
- An easy-to-use depth adjustment. Nearly all nail guns have an adjustment to control the depth to which the nail is put in. This way, the nail is not jutting out , or sunk in too deep far in. Many nail guns need tools, and time, to perform this adjustment, others can be set by hand and these are almost always much quicker to adjust. If you suspect you'll want to be changing this setting fairly often, the easier and quicker it is to adjust, the the happier you will be with your nail gun.
- A good-sized trigger. If you are planning on using your nail gun outdoors in frigid weather, you'll likely be wearing winter gloves. In that case you will want to have a large trigger so that you can use it while wearing gloves.
- If you are going to be delivering a lot of nails, should think about the nail capacity of the nail gun and also the the effort required to load nails into the gun. Buying the right nail gun can save you a lot of time, or cost you a bunch of time if you make a bad choice.
- A pivot on the air connector to the nail gun. If you move around often with your nail gun, this will help reduce the knotting of your air line.
In conclusion, make sure you research the reviews for the nail gun you are considering. Looking at a tool in a store or on-line, it is really problematic to know how well it will work on the job. By consulting the reviews of people that have used the nail gun, you will get a much better feel for how this nail gun will work for you.
The varieties of nail guns available are:
- Roofing and Siding nail guns: These nail guns are designed for the particular task of installing either roofing or siding. They store large numbers of nails that are designed for the task at hand (roofing or siding). These are most-often coil-type nail guns.
- Framing nail guns: These are designed for driving large (1-1/2" to 4") box-type nails into big pieces of material. These types of nail guns tend to be fairly heavy and big and are usually stick-type nail guns, they there are some coil-types available too.
- Finish nail guns: These nail guns may be referred to as pin or brad nail guns. They are meant for fastening smaller finish-type nails into small pieces of stock. These nail guns tend to be lighter and smaller than framing nail guns, and they tend to be used for trim or finishing work. These are almost always stick-type nail guns.
Once you select the variety of nail gun you need, some other properties that are useful to have and which you should consider looking for are:
- A directional exhaust output. When nails are expelled, air shoots out from the nail gun. It's very nice to have an adjustable exhaust so that the exhaust air is not ending up into your face.
- An easy-to-use depth adjustment. Nearly all nail guns have an adjustment to control the depth to which the nail is put in. This way, the nail is not jutting out , or sunk in too deep far in. Many nail guns need tools, and time, to perform this adjustment, others can be set by hand and these are almost always much quicker to adjust. If you suspect you'll want to be changing this setting fairly often, the easier and quicker it is to adjust, the the happier you will be with your nail gun.
- A good-sized trigger. If you are planning on using your nail gun outdoors in frigid weather, you'll likely be wearing winter gloves. In that case you will want to have a large trigger so that you can use it while wearing gloves.
- If you are going to be delivering a lot of nails, should think about the nail capacity of the nail gun and also the the effort required to load nails into the gun. Buying the right nail gun can save you a lot of time, or cost you a bunch of time if you make a bad choice.
- A pivot on the air connector to the nail gun. If you move around often with your nail gun, this will help reduce the knotting of your air line.
In conclusion, make sure you research the reviews for the nail gun you are considering. Looking at a tool in a store or on-line, it is really problematic to know how well it will work on the job. By consulting the reviews of people that have used the nail gun, you will get a much better feel for how this nail gun will work for you.