LCHIEN
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Saw this on Reddit, a reminder of what I already knew can happen, just a graphic reminder.
Sometimes it can shoot out the side and into your hand, so be careful!
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Saw this on Reddit, a reminder of what I already knew can happen, just a graphic reminder.
Sometimes it can shoot out the side and into your hand, so be careful!
Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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The only time it doesn't do that is when you (me, us) are holding the backside with our other hand, then it will usually go straight through!
Hank Lee
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!
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Been there, done that, didn't like it. Usually splits the piece for me.Jim Frye
The Nut in the Cellar.
I've gone out to look for myself. If I return before I get back, have me wait for me.Comment
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So, what you are saying is that I should hold the wooden piece with a hand on the opposite side as the nail gun as a target for the nail? Works for me!Comment
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Reminds me of when I was working in an engineering department as a summer intern. One day, one of the senior engineers came into work with his left hand all bandaged. After being badgered most of the day for the details of his injury, he finally confessed. He had been drilling a hole in a 2x4 and was holding it with his left hand. He said he thought he could stop the drill in time, but obviously didn't. The bit went all the way through, the 2x4 and his hand.Last edited by Jim Frye; 05-04-2025, 09:08 PM.Jim Frye
The Nut in the Cellar.
I've gone out to look for myself. If I return before I get back, have me wait for me.Comment
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I’d kinda like to know what the person who was shooting the Brad in the photo was trying to do? I can’t recall ever seeing a Brad that long nor a gun that would handle a Brad that long. Must have been a Festool?Comment
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Yeah, 2" are widely used for 18 ga.
the rule of thumb is nailing board A to B, 2/3 of the nail should be in B.
If using 1-by lumber nominally 3/4 inch thick, as A, then you need a 2-1/4" Brad. 2 works for me.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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2/3 of the brad in B means 1/3 of the brad in A.
If A is 3/4" thick then the brad must have 2x 3/4" in B which is 1.5"
So the total length of the recommended brad is 3/4 + 1.5 = 2.25"
I settle for 2" since the 2" is the longest brad available/maximum gun capacity, while 1-by lumber is very common for me to be brad nailing.
So instead of 66% of the brad in B, I only have 62% That's close enough for me.
Last edited by LCHIEN; 05-07-2025, 03:57 AM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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I think it’s a set up to make you think. It looks like a 4” nail to me. Regardless to what the box in the next photo says!Comment
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