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And in Connecticut in August, crown a nail-gun incident highlighted the importance of training and supervision, as horseplay between two carpenters air almost turned deadly. The New Haven nailer Register reported that carpenter Eric Haslob was in the hospital recovering from surgery crown to repair his heart after fellow carpenter Joseph Dupont fired a finish nail into air Haslob''s heart by accident as the two were fooling around on the job. A supervisor told the paper he had warned the two friends against horseplay just the day before. TIPIt takes nailer 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, crown buy a compressor. If you''re framing up a wall or two, renting a framing nailer probably isn''t worth the air trouble. But it will save hours on a big job nailer like a garage or an addition. You''ll nail studs, joists and rafters quickly, but more important, you''ll nail sheathing crown and air to walls and roofs 10 times faster than you could with a hammer. Brad nailers shoot skinny nails called brads. Ranging from 3/8 in. to 2 in. long, brads are perfect nailer for most door and window trim, baseboards and other moldings. Aside from speed, you get better-looking results with a brad nailer: no hammer dents in the wood, less splitting, smaller nail holes to fill, and moldings don''t crown and air get knocked out of position as you drive nails. For heavier nailer 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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