TIPIt takes a crew of three to get the most speed out of a roofing nailer: one person driving nails, the others Laying shingles in place.Air compressorIf you have your own compressor, you''ll save about $25 per day when you rent an air nailer. So if you plan to use a nailer for eight days or more, buy a compressor. If you''re framing up a wall or two, renting a framing nailer probably isn''t worth the trouble. But it will save hours on a big job like a garage airnailers or an addition. airnailers You''ll nail studs, joists and rafters quickly, but more important, you''ll nail sheathing to walls and roofs 10 times faster than airnailers you could with a hammer. Haslob has no hard feelings, he told the Register: "I don''t think he meant to do it." But Dupont was fired after the incident, and police have reportedly charged him with reckless endangerment. With the right equipment, airnailers you can work like a pro, and make lots of noise, dust and progress.Last week I noticed my neighbor airnailers breaking up his sidewalk with a sledgehammer. I strolled over to see how it was going. He had only been at it for an hour but was already sore, exhausted and thinking about hiring a pro to finish the job with a jackhammer. "You don''t need a pro," I told him. "All you need is a jackhammer." 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 airnailers a brad nailer: no hammer dents in the wood, less splitting, smaller nail holes to fill, and moldings don''t get knocked out of 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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