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Just bought an 18G brad nailer.....my first pneumatic tool. Intuitively, I assume that the tool should be loaded before attaching the air line; but the instruction sheet is contradictory. One place it says load before adding air and in another it says add air first. Anyone know which is correct and why?? Thanks.
Last edited by Randy Meijer; 01-05-2006 at 8:59 PM.
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I think you are over thinking this one. I never disconnect the air to reload. Put nails in and shot.
Richard
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Ditto what Richard said, I don't worry about it. (There will probably be people that disagree.)
I always make sure to give it a couple of drops of oil before hooking up the air.
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Add air first and then the nails. That way you prevent an accidental misfire. Oh, and make sure you empty the nailer when you're done or the first instruction won't do you much good.
Jack
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Either way. I never unload nails, unless I'm changing lengths.
Air on, air off. No difference.
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Given that most guns have a trigger lock that will not allow them to fire without the nose being in hard contact with material, you can likely load either way. Although I most often load "air less", because I do it before I get to the bench, I've re-loaded with air innumerable times. Now, if you are teaching others...teach them to load without air. It still is safest.
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[OP]
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Well, you guys are no help at all!!
BTW, I called the local hardware store and they told me to add air before nails.
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Reminds me of a story - years ago I painstakingly built two in-wall medicine cabinets for two major bath remodels we were wrapping up. They mounted between studs - fit great and looked great. Plan was to put a matching trim around the outside edge to hide the wallboard joint with the cabinet - a nail gun was the right tool but I didn't have one the time. I knew a guy who did and he agreed to come over and pop the trim on. He changed nails, but the 2-1/2 inch one in the tip didn't come out. Imagine our surprise as it came into the interior of the cabinet. I repaired it and no one can find it today, but never again.Originally Posted by Steve Clardy
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I just shoot until the nailer runs out then I pop it open and reload. Never bother with unhooking the air line. When I'm done I unplug the airline and put the gun away. sometimes I remember to check it to see how many brads are in the thing before I start using it and when I do and need brads I just fill it up.
[OP]
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Had a mini-brainstorm!! Went to Amazon dot com and searched for a brad nailer. Found one and downloaded the manual. Here is what Porter Cable says in their brad nailer manual.
"13. CONNECT TOOL TO AIR SUPPLY BEFORE loading fasteners, to prevent a fastener from being fired during connection. The tool driving mechanism may cycle when tool is connected to the air supply. Fig. 8."
Last edited by Randy Meijer; 01-05-2006 at 11:58 PM.
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My paranoid method for loading a nail gun.
1. If it is the start of the day, oil the gun.
2. Disconnect the hose.
3. point the gun AWAY from yourself.
4. load gun with nails and reset it.
5. reconnect gun.
6. have fun!!
Good luck.
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geez...
it doesn't matter! Has ANYONE ever had a misfire due to loading BEFORE connecting air?
I doubt it. I never have.
1. Pick up the gun
2. Put a couple drops of oil in it.
3. Does it need more nails (maybe). Load it
4. Connect the air
5. Fire all the nails.
6. Load more nails (don't bother to disconnect air)
7. fire some more nails.
8. Disconnect and put it in the case
9. Pick up the gun
10. Put a couple of drops of oil in it...
11. Probably still has some nails in it, does it need more?
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Oh sure, probably a couple of geeks at OSHA or Porter-Cable's product liability department managed to bugger one up enough to make it do that. Maybe even deliberately...or at least that's what they told the boss after the fact.
Real world? Highly unlikely.
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Make shure that the heads are up and the pinty end down...
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I hear what your saying and why.......Buuuuuuut this is another power tool. I always disconnect before reloading and pull the battery on the Impulse before a reload.
Just seams right
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