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Nail guns

A nail gun, nailgun or nailer is a type of tool that is used to drive nails into wood or some other kind of material. Nail guns have in many ways replaced hammers as tools of choice. Nail gun is usually driven by electromagnetism, compressed air, highly flammable gases such as butane or propane, or, for powder actuated tools, a small explosive charge. There is a wide range of nail guns on the market today. Different designs are configured for specific nail sizes and applications

A variation on the nail gun is the palm nailer which is a lightweight handheld pneumatic nailer that straps to the hand. It is convenient for working in tight spaces where a conventional nailer won't fit and is flexible enough to drive either short nails into metal straps or six inch nails into timber. All kinds of nail guns can be dangerous and safety precautions are usually recommended for their use. Nail guns often do not use individual nails. Instead, the nails are mounted in long strips or in a plastic carrier coil, depending on the design of the nailgun. Nail guns vary in the length and thickness of nails they can drive. Smaller nail guns are often called pin nailers and drives nails with no heads. Finish nailers drive smaller gauge nails, over a wide range of lengths, with very small heads.