Rubber grips are made to insulate and lessen vibration.
One pound.
A 360° swivel air fitting for easy access.
Front exhaust moves air away from the user’s palms.
Finish, framing and timber nails are all driven by the same motor.
An overview of what this item is abou.
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The Bostitch PN50 Mini Impact Nailer has a rubber grip that is meant to keep noise and vibration from getting through. Weight: Only 1 lb. It has a 360-degree swivel air fitting so you can get in and out of hard to reach places. It moves air away from the user’s palm. Nails used for a lot of different things. It’s good for things like; Joist Hangers, Metal Connectors, and Nail Driving in Small Spaces.
To build a shed, I used this to drive a lot of nails. Share the good and the not-so-good.
In the beginning, read the rules. I’m just as bad as everyone else for not reading the directions. Then, read them. The two parts that are important.
-Like any air tool, use some oil every day.
In a free-flow air mode, it blows air but does nothing. A lot of people do this, and it’s not a big deal. It stops when you touch it. It’s not important. In this case, this is because of how the inner valve works, so this is wh. People who read the directions talk more about it than they do now.
This cheap nailer comes with a good swivel quick disconnect. It’s wonderful. I can hold it with the hose going in a lot of different directions. I bought a swivel even though I didn’t need one. I’ll use it on another tool.
Use of the tool is very simple. Make sure the nail is in the right place, then press down. Tools do the rest. There is a magnet inside the tool that helps you hold the nail, so it won’t fall out. The only trick is that it’s possible to accidentally fire the tool while you’re putting in the nail. To be safe, I did this just enough. A lot of people didn’t think it was dangerous. It didn’t shoot nails at me. But it did hit me a few times. It wasn’t as bad as getting hit with a hammer.
Driving at a normal speed seems to be the same as nailing. You can get into a lot more places with this, but there are some restrictions. I don’t like pounding nails into 16-inch-center wall studs or floor joists because I don’t like how it looks. You can’t swing a hammer like that, and it’s a pain in the ass. With this tool, it’s wonderful. Also, tapping my fingers, especially when I have shorter nails, happens less and less often now that I have shorter nails.
On the other hand, you need a little more space from the face of the thing you’re working on. First I built the decking for my shed. Then I built the walls on top of that, too. A small nail-nailing hammer tends to hit the floor when it’s nailing the walls together. It’s not a big deal, but I wanted to mention it.
The process is likely to be louder than hammering. In order to keep my ears safe, I put on ear protectio. But your compressor makes a lot of noise, so that’s not good (and mine is really loud, although I kept it in the garage and ran a long hose). Bzzzzt! It sounds like the tool is making a lot of small taps rather than a few big ones. It was nice to have protection.
Notice that the movement of the work piece is less than when you hammer. See the previous paragraph. It’s like a very fast baby hammering the nail instead of a grown adult. The walls would still slowly walk across my deck, but not as quickly as when I used a standard claw hammer. I thought this was pretty.
Take note that some people say you can’t counter-sink nails, but you can. That isn’t true. I spent about three minutes learning how to sink them down a little more. Keep a hammer nearby to finish that last bang.
I think this is a great tool. It’s very cheap and can drive any nails that are used for framing. Isn’t going to work on nails with a big head like roofing nails. That’s what a roofing nailer is for. In the end, I didn’t save any time, but I might have saved my arms because I didn’t have to swing a hammer between 16-inch centers.
Air tools are also very useful.
