Nail Gun

Safety Comic Book

• https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-149/pdfs/2013-149.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2013149
• Bump vs sequential firing [1]. "Bump firing" is also known as "contact firing" - with trigger depressed, nail fires once tip of gun is depressed on wood.

For Metal Connectors

Here, the point of the nail sticks out a little bit so you can go inside holes such as metal connectors.

1.5"

• Masterforce - Gun - works only with 1.5" nails [2]. nails - [3]
• Metabo, $200 [4]

1.5" + 2.5"

• Metabo Cordless - $400 - [5]

Bump Mode (Automatic) Air Nailer

• Bostich $200 28 degree. Bump fire mode. [6]
• Contact actuated 30+34 degree - $100 - 98% recommended HF [7]
• HF $80 [8]
• 30 degree round head $200 95% positive review HF [9]

Vinyl Siding Nailer

• Uses wide head nails which do not slip through slots of the vinyl siding
• Not same as roofing nailer, but can use roofing nails
• Has a mechanism for adjusting to the correct vertical spacing of vinyl slots
• Uses coil nails