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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
I'm shopping for an electric brad nail gun and found only a few models
available. On many reviews I read, a commom complaint is underpower. These nail guns all have the same design: a large electric magnet that is energized by the trigger and pulls a hammer to drive the nail. Does it have to be this way? Why not use an electric motor to wind up a large spring to drive the nail, or spin up a flywheel and then use the flywheel to drive the nail? The idea is to build up potential energy and then release it in a hurry. You can make the nailer as powerful as any air tool this way. The down side is the user have to wait a second or two between each nail, but that is still better than having to get a hammer to drive in the rest of the nail. A compressor and air tool requires more storage space and is more cubersome to setup. A compact solution, even if expensive, is still useful. |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
The compressed air tool is the only way to go, if you are serious.
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
Saw a TV program about an electric powered (can't remember the brand) nailer
that repeatedly hammered the nails in, much like one would do with a manual hammer. It would hammer quickly taking about a second to complete the job. You had to hold it in position until it was finished. Possibly it never made it to the market. "peter" wrote in message news:%1poj.5286$6g.4409@trndny05... I'm shopping for an electric brad nail gun and found only a few models available. On many reviews I read, a commom complaint is underpower. These nail guns all have the same design: a large electric magnet that is energized by the trigger and pulls a hammer to drive the nail. Does it have to be this way? Why not use an electric motor to wind up a large spring to drive the nail, or spin up a flywheel and then use the flywheel to drive the nail? The idea is to build up potential energy and then release it in a hurry. You can make the nailer as powerful as any air tool this way. The down side is the user have to wait a second or two between each nail, but that is still better than having to get a hammer to drive in the rest of the nail. A compressor and air tool requires more storage space and is more cubersome to setup. A compact solution, even if expensive, is still useful. |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
"peter" wrote in message news:%1poj.5286$6g.4409@trndny05... I'm shopping for an electric brad nail gun and found only a few models available. On many reviews I read, a commom complaint is underpower. These nail guns all have the same design: a large electric magnet that is energized by the trigger and pulls a hammer to drive the nail. Does it have to be this way? Why not use an electric motor to wind up a large spring to drive the nail, or spin up a flywheel and then use the flywheel to drive the nail? The idea is to build up potential energy and then release it in a hurry. You can make the nailer as powerful as any air tool this way. The down side is the user have to wait a second or two between each nail, but that is still better than having to get a hammer to drive in the rest of the nail. A compressor and air tool requires more storage space and is more cubersome to setup. A compact solution, even if expensive, is still useful. I have NEVER yet seen in my life an electric nailer of ANY size or electric stapler that was worth a ****. Air is the only way to go, and the inconvenience far outweigh the poor performance of electrics. Bought a Porter Cabler 2.5" air nailer at a pawn shop the other day for $40 to do a bunch of baseboard and door casings. What a breeze! And with the variety of lengths of nails, I have many projects to use it on. Steve |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
On Feb 1, 9:13*am, "Blattus Slafaly £ ¥ 0/00 "
wrote: peter wrote: I'm shopping for an electric *brad nail gun and found only a few models available. On many reviews I read, a commom complaint is underpower. These nail guns all have the same design: a large electric magnet that is energized by the trigger and pulls a hammer to drive the nail. Does it have to be this way? Why not use an electric motor to wind up a large spring to drive the nail, or spin up a flywheel and then use the flywheel to drive the nail? The idea is to build up potential energy and then release it in a hurry. You can make the nailer as powerful as any air tool this way. The down side is the user have to wait a second or two between each nail, but that is still better than having to get a hammer to drive in the rest of the nail. A compressor and air tool requires more storage space and is more cubersome to setup. A compact solution, even if expensive, is still useful. Isn't the impact force adjustable? Different woods require different force. It's nuts if they are not adjustable. -- Blattus Slafaly *? 3 * * *7/8- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Isn't the impact force adjustable? The impact force is adjustable on my Arrow electric brad nailer in the following manner: If I use my left hand to apply pressure on the heel of the unit while pulling the trigger with my right, it will only sometimes suck. If I don't, I need to grab a hammer to seat the head of the brad in just about every hardness of wood. |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
DerbyDad03 wrote:
Isn't the impact force adjustable? The impact force is adjustable on my Arrow electric brad nailer in the following manner: If I use my left hand to apply pressure on the heel of the unit while pulling the trigger with my right, it will only sometimes suck. If I don't, I need to grab a hammer to seat the head of the brad in just about every hardness of wood. I've found my Arrow electric stapler works swell for putting up posters on bulletin boards. |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
On Feb 1, 3:08*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote: Isn't the impact force adjustable? The impact force is adjustable on my Arrow electric brad nailer in the following manner: If I use my left hand to apply pressure on the heel of the unit while pulling the trigger with my right, it will only sometimes suck. If I don't, I need to grab a hammer to seat the head of the brad in just about every hardness of wood. I've found my Arrow electric stapler works swell for putting up posters on bulletin boards. I've found my *thumb* works swell for putting up posters on bulletin boards. That should tell you something about the impact force of an Arrow electric stapler. g |
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Why are electric nailer underpowered?
According to peter :
I'm shopping for an electric brad nail gun and found only a few models available. On many reviews I read, a commom complaint is underpower. These nail guns all have the same design: a large electric magnet that is energized by the trigger and pulls a hammer to drive the nail. Does it have to be this way? Why not use an electric motor to wind up a large spring to drive the nail, or spin up a flywheel and then use the flywheel to drive the nail? No, it doesn't have to be that way, but the alternatives are going to be heavier, much more complicated, more prone to failure, and probably cost a lot more. Not a good recipe for the DIYer, and, after watching pros "bounce nail" stuff, I know they aren't going to touch 'em, because recovery time is _much_ too slow. A compressor and air tool requires more storage space and is more cubersome to setup. A compact solution, even if expensive, is still useful. For small guns (eg: 18ga brad nailers), you don't need much of a compressor. A tankless would be adequate in some cases, a very small tank-type would be fine. Heck, a car tire compressor and an airpig is enough if you can do the fittings right. Or buy a "cordless nailer", like Paslode, Hitachi, Porter Cable or Dewalt. "Look ma, no hoses OR wires!" Senco apparently makes a clockwork spring unit which you have to crank. See http://blogs.toolbarn.com/brianm/200...hnologies.html Still best for relatively slow low volume applications. -- Chris Lewis, Age and Treachery will Triumph over Youth and Skill It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them. |
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