Nail gun
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A nail gun, nailgun or nailer is a form of hammer used to drive nails into wood or other materials. It is usually driven by compressed air, electromagnetism, highly flammable gases such as butane or p
Pneumatic nail gun in use
Air compressor supplies air into a nail gun
Pneumatic nail guns require hoses for their compressed air power supply
A piston in the head of a nail gun drives the fastener
Nail (fastener)
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In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Usually, nails have a sharp point on one
Nail gun
…A nail gun, nailgun or nailer is a form of hammer used to drive nails into wood or other materials. It is usually driven by compressed air (pneumatic), electromagnetism, highly flammable gases such as butane or propane…
A metal nail
Nailor's Workshop King's Norton, an etching by Henry Martin Pope (1843–1908)
Different types of nails: 1) roofing 2) umbrella head roofing 3) brass escutcheon pin 4) finish 5) concrete 6) spiral-shank 7) ring-shank (a used, bent "gun" nail, with barbs left over from the tool's feed system)
Horseshoe nails