<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>'sorry 'bout that last. It was (poorly) sent from an Ipad, with which I have no experience: </span><span>so I saw a rechargeable-battery palm-nailer at Sears ( on sale at $59.95 ) and wondered if anyone had tried one of these for tuning pins. I imagine that it may be too light-duty, but the abscence of a hose makes it sound intriguing for this use.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Euphonious Thumpe<br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false"
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<td style="font: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" vAlign="top">On 5/10/2012 8:15 PM, Norman Cantrell wrote:<br>> Ron<br>> <br>> What do you use for an interface between the palm nailer and the tuning<br>> pin. I have tried one direct to the pin and tend to get some flattening<br>> of the tops of the pins. I would like to eliminate that "feature" if at<br>> all possible.<br><br>I consider it a tradeoff for the cumulative pain of swinging my four pound single jack, and a fair trade at that. The flattened pin top doesn't affect function or hammer tip fit, so is purely cosmetic. Fitting a punch with a domed "socket" to the palm nailer should do it, but I really haven't thought it worth the trouble for the cosmetics.<br><br>Ron N<br></td>
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