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EXTENSIVE TRIM WORK, T1-IEAOVANTAGES OF A PNEUMATIC NAIL GUN ARE
OBVIOUS: INCREASED SPEED AND NO HAMMER MARKS. BUT EVEN FOR SMALL
JOBS, THERE ARE REASONS TO CONSIDER A NAIL GUN. FIRST, THE NAILS
USED IN A FINISHING NAIL GUN ARE THINNER THAN THOSE THAT YOU DRIVE
BY HAND, SO THERE IS LESS CHANCE OF SPLITTING THE WOOD WHEN NAILING
NEAR AN EDGE. YOU CAN ALSO ADJUST THE PRESSURE THAT DRIVES THE GUN,
SO YOU CAN SET THE NAIL JUST BELOW THE SURFACE OF DIFFERENT DENSITY
MATERIALS. THIS ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR DRILLING PILOT HOLES THAT
ARE OFTEN NECESSARY WHEN HAND NAILING HARD WOOD BOARDS. TO DRIVE ONE
OF THESE GUNS, YOU WILL NEED A COMPRESSOR. LOOK FOR AN ELECTRIC
MODEL IN THE 1.5—2.5 HORSEPOWER RANGE. |
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Step 9. When you reach an outside corner, one of the stiles must be
ripped so it’s 3/4 in. narrower than the mating stile. This way both
walls will appear to have a full-width stile at the end. Install the
rails and stiles on the second wall the same way you did on the first.
And glue and nail together the corner stiles. |
