Isn’t it frustrating working with an old hammer for your long DIY projects? Sure, hammers can do the job if there isn’t much to do, like repairing something quickly or putting up a picture. But if your DIY project involves lots of work, the use of a hammer can really add some unnecessary stress.
In this scenario, nail guns are efficient to drive nails into the wood or other materials. This tool not only saves you time but also helps you to work without stress. There are a range of nail guns on the market such as, Framing Nailers, Roofing Nailers, Flooring Nailers, Brad Nailers, and Finishing Nailers. But when it comes to picking the right nail gun for your project, it’s easy to get confused, especially if you do not have any experience working with nail guns. This article discusses a variety of different types of nail guns and their unique uses so that you can choose the right nail gun for your DIY project.
Framing Nailers:
Framing nailers are heavy-duty nailers that are most suitable for wood framing in heavy construction works and buildings. This nailer is effective to work with nails up to 3-1/2” to link 2×4’s. A framing nailer is efficient for multiple construction jobs, for example, decks, homes, rooms, fences, wood sheathing, and wood siding. Framing nailers are available in two types, such as round head framing nailers that can hold fewer nails and clipped head framing nailers that can hold comparatively more nails and are therefore suitable for high-volume projects.
Roofing Nailers:
Like framing nailers, these nailers are also heavy-duty and are suitable for siding and other roofing materials. These nailers work with shorter nails and larger heads and offer sequential trip or switchable contact. Besides professional contracts, these nailers can be effective for those who have some serious DIY projects. There is a variety of roofing nailers available, like these for example: pneumatic that involves an air compressor, the solenoid that involves an electromagnetic polarization, and spring-loaded that involves springs to fire the nails.
Flooring Nailers:
The design of the flooring nailer is completely different from other nail guns and its unique design is suitable for laying tongue-and-groove floorboards and efficient for fast work. To work with this nailer, you just have to hold it at the edge of the board. The nylon mallet in the nailer will hit the plunger to drive the nails at the right depth and angle each time. Pneumatic and manual are the two different types of flooring nailers.
Brad Nailers:
These nailers are light-duty nailers and suitable for 18-gauge nails, 5/8” to 2”. You can use the brad nailers to work in upholstery, smaller wood projects, and other similar types of precision work. Most modern brad nailers offer sequential trip or switchable contract, and tool-free-depth-drive adjustment.
Finishing Nailers:
The finishing nailers are also lighter gauge nailers and suitable for indoor trim and other similar types of jobs. These nailers involve lighter and shorter gauge nails, typically suitable for 14 to 16 gauge and 1” to 2½” nails. You can use these nailers for molding around the doors, windows, chair rails, and baseboards as well as for cabinet making. You will have tool-free depth-drive adjustment and sequential trip or switchable contracts for all the models of these nailers.
These nailers are some commonly used nailers. You can choose any of them according to your purpose. However, while using these nailers, you have to be very careful about pressing the trigger to avoid accidents.
