- Totally agree on the wrist strain thing—tried hand-hammering baseboards in my first custom build and regretted it halfway through.
- Nail guns definitely speed things up, but I've noticed sometimes the nails sink too deep if I'm not careful. Anyone else run into that?
- Also, curious about noise levels. My nail gun seems louder than expected, especially indoors. Wondering if certain models or brands are quieter or if it's just something to get used to.
- And yeah, angling slightly helps a lot; learned that after splitting some nice reclaimed wood trim (still hurts to think about it...).
- Still, gotta admit there's something satisfying about hammering by hand occasionally—feels like you're actually building something rather than just assembling parts. But practicality usually wins out these days.
Yeah, sinking nails too deep is pretty common—been there myself. Most nail guns have a depth adjustment dial or knob; tweaking that usually solves the issue. As for noise, they're all kinda loud indoors, but I've found battery-powered models tend to be slightly quieter than pneumatic ones. Still, ear protection's your friend. And agreed, hand hammering has its charm...until you're halfway through a room and your arm feels like jelly. Practicality wins for me too these days.
- Good call on the depth adjustment knob, saved me a lot of headaches too.
- Battery-powered guns sound nice, but honestly they're still pricey for me... sticking with pneumatic for now.
- And yeah, nothing like hammering by hand to remind you you're not 20 anymore.
- Pneumatic's still my go-to as well—can't beat the reliability and price point. Battery tech is tempting, but I'm not convinced it's worth the premium yet.
- Funny you mention hammering by hand... last weekend I framed out a small shed manually just for old times' sake. Felt great at first, but by evening my elbow was reminding me why I switched to nail guns years ago. Anyone else find themselves randomly going back to hand tools just to see if they've still "got it"?
I hear you on the elbow pain—last summer I decided to build a deck extension and thought I'd "keep it simple" by hand-nailing the joists. Felt satisfying for about an hour, then reality kicked in... next day my wrist was toast. Pneumatic nailer ever since.
