Is there a way to prevent accidentally firing a nail?
Professional-grade varieties are automatic, and fire a nail directly upon pulling the trigger. A semi-automatic nail gun is more appropriate for beginners, since it requires a two step process: pull the trigger and then tap the barrel against the wood. This safety feature protects the user from accidentally firing a nail gun and injuring himself or others.
Thank you! Bought this gun like so many years ago, just taking it out of the hard cover box! Plugged it in, wouldn't shoot. You helped tremendously!
Hi in Australia just about all our professional nail guns have to modes to select when using the tool.
1. safety mode--only works when nose piece is pushed against wood.
2. contact trip--nail gun will automatically fire when nose is struck againt something.
The automatic mode is usually on coil nail guns (fires nails from a coil), but I have seen them on some framing guns like the bostitch
Obviously it is safer to use the safety mode as harder to accidentally fire a nail into you orbystanders.
The main consideration is to make sure that there is nothing in front of the nail other than timber & you always wear goggles.
cheers
Laurie
SOURCE: a 1 1/4" brad nail only penetrates 1/2 inch
Hi, There should be a power adjustment on the top of the driving head. Make adjustments there, and the penetration should improve.
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SOURCE: brad nail only goes 1/2" into wood. there is no
You might get better penetration if you use your other hand to press the gun down firmly onto the surface before you pull the trigger. (This will help if the gun tends to jump a little when you fire it.) Or, if the surface you are firing into might not be rigid enough (like a thin board that is not supported) - in that case you might improve the penetration by better supporting the surface you are nailing into, perhaps by placing it on the floor. On the other hand, this may simply be a case that the gun is not powerful enough to do what you want it to do. To test that theory, try it into a piece of soft wood (like a 2X4) or find a soft thick material as a first layer over the wood you are using. Perhaps you can use shorter nails - thin brads in wood don't gain much strength beyond 1/2 inch penetration anyway. The length of the brad only needs to be about 1/2 inch longer than the thickness of the first layer of material. I hope this helps, good luck Al K
SOURCE: Lost my instructions for ET100 nail master need
Hello. Arrow does not list that model on their site any more. Here is the link to contact them, they have toll free for Canada and U.S. You should be able to request the instruction sheet from them.
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