Air hammers/palm nailers revisited

[Mike Spalding]

Hi Stan,

Bostich model PN100.  Comes with 3 heads, none of which will work on tuning
pins straight out of the box.   The head needs to be long enough to keep the
nailer body above the stretcher and plate struts.  The only head long enough
was sized for finish nails, but after I drilled out the end to fit over a
tuning pin it worked great.  Requires 1ACFM / 6SCFM at 90 psi.  My 5HP 25
gallon Campbell Hausfield has more than enough, at my somewhat relaxed
stringing pace.

Mike Spalding RPT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Kroeker" <stan@pianoexperts.mb.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:44 PM
Subject: Air hammers/palm nailers revisited


> Greetings to all from the deeply-frozen Canadian prairie,
>
> Now that the subject of air hammers has come up again, would those of
> you who use these devices (palm nailers) for pin driving, mind posting a
> brief message to the list?  I would like some assurance that the Danair
> RN-16-8 is the ONLY model to consider, or ... what are the experiences
> of those who use imitators (Porter Cable, Bostich etc.)?
>
> Just a quick note, please, with make, model and price and your expert
> evaluation of the tool's performance (and what size compressor required).
>
> Regards,
>
> Stan Kroeker
> Registered Piano Technician
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