Thread: Coil nail air gun

I always disconnect mine from the air hose when loading up and wear safety glasses when using it as they can spit bits of plastic, wood or metal in use.

They are a great piece of kit when doing decking

Must be a misprint. Compressor turned on or not isnt the problem. It is if the hose is charged and connected the gun becomes a risk. Even when turned off, the compressor still holds air, therefore the hose is charged. Best to load an uncharged gun and watch where you point it when reconnecting the hose and keep finger clear of trigger. When using a nailgun, still keep your claw hammer on your belt. Nothing worse than being up a ladder and nailing your finger/thumb/hand to a joist and your on site on your own. Been there done that.

I have a brad & staple nailer, little one. Very pleased. I just be mindful not to pull the trigger unless I'm certain of the target.

Perhaps you might read the late Steig Larsson's novel: "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest." Very innovative use of an air-nailer, but I have yet to see one in action that can shoot 6"/15cm spikes.

And if you get a jammed nail in the gun, again, ALWAYS disconnect the air hose from the gun and then clear the jam. Clearing jams should be covered in the manual.

Make a habit of always removing your finger from the trigger when not actually firing the gun, i.e. place your forefinger out straight along the handle. You will develop muscle memory, a habit, of doing this which means you are less likely to accidently squeeze the trigger while moving about or positioning a pience of timbe. This is what I do anyway, have heard too many stories of people acciddently shooting themselves in the leg by bumping the nose on their leg while climbing about a roof.

Not trying to put you off, I love nail guns, you just have to be sensible with them like any power tool.

Cheers
Pops

Also make it non bump when buying guns they usually come with two triggers one which you keep depressed and everytime you bump the nose it fires the other is single fire single press much safer but slower.

One reason for loading after connecting the air hose is that depending on where the piston is it may cycle and fire a shot. If there is nails in the cartridge it may misfire and shoot a nail.

If the cartridge is empty then no harm is done when it misfires.

Sometimes when connecting the air hose you are not holding the gun in a normal way and you have to push firmly on the air connection and you hand can slip onto the trigger.

Always safer to load after air connected.

As mentioned some of these coil nailers are trigger fed and some bump fed , the instructions will tell you how to change from one to the other, you find fencers love bump feed as they can hold their finger on the trigger and hold the paling in the other hand and get a run going with out having to refire every time.

Thanks Jim.
You learn something new everyday. So the piston doesn't return automatically when the air is disconnected?