Palm Nailers (again)

Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Mon Apr 14 21:52:40 MDT 2008


Ditto. I ordered mine from Danair and simply asked them to put whatever tip 
on it that I would need for piano tuning pins. Works like a charm and barely 
makes a mark on the tuning pin top.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
>> Suffering from a nasty bout of tendonitis, I'm considering getting a palm
>> nailer for stringing.  I know we went over this before but I have a quick
>> question.  Can you just use any old nailer and do you need to do 
>> something
>> to protect the top of the pin from the plunger (or whatever it's called)?
>>
>> David Love
>
> When my right wrist gave up on the four pound sledge, I bought a cheap 
> Harbor Freight palm nailer. I figured if I liked it, I'd spring for a real 
> one when it crapped out, and if I didn't, it was disposable. I'm still 
> using it. The pin top doesn't seem to care if it's being hammered by a 
> sledge, or a palm nailer. After the fact, they look the same.
>
> Do it.
> Ron N
> 




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