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Review on πŸ”¨ Streamline Your Nailing Projects with Air Locker Professional Nailer Remover by Quinton Wonsley

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right tool for the job

The Air Locker AP700 does exactly what it's supposed to do, and it does it very well: It drives in scrap wood nails efficiently, quietly and precisely. Attempting to repair the floor, I was able to effortlessly remove about 800 2" planks an hour of 3/4" oak while leaving the wood in excellent condition - the task is impossible without this tool. Because it pays for itself after 20 square meters. feet, I am very happy with the purchase. This is the same body as Harbor Freight's #69719 18 AWG 1/4" Center Pneumatic Crown Stapler with a custom hammer and nozzle assembly to allow for guided nail extraction. If you've ever worked with HF tools this should give you an idea of the quality and professional quality is an accurate description: Solid metal, bright, will stand up to almost any handling as long as it's lubricated, hardened and after 2500 fastener pulls only slightly deformed or bare plastic parts that can fall off As with consumer tools, since there is no pressure-actuated safety mechanism, an accidental shot is most likely harmless at an amazing (and hilarious) rate, enough that by the end of my project I had several 4-inch finishes -Nails stuck in drywall throughout the room. Very little bounce when used on boards longer than 8 inches, but fine detail is problematic and tends to turn into projectiles. The hammer sticks out about 3/8 inch from the nose when the trigger is pulled (even continuously) which makes inspection easier and allows for sinking of the tool. The depth isn't easily adjusted, as one reviewer noted, although I found the depth to be easily controlled by how far down the stock the nose is. For special purposes where depth is needed, you can grind down the hammer - a replacement costs about ten dollars. After completing the floor project, I found a few other uses for this tool: 1. Flushing Frame Nails - Drives 3" frame nails about 1/4" per stroke. On my 21 degree nailer, this is a lot easier (and more accurate) than trying to hammer in to stop the drive.2. Staggered nailing. Nails that cannot be hammered any other way can be efficiently hammered with this tool by using a strong pry bar to transmit the hammering force. For example, installing a standard blue single junction box with two nails on the back of the wall is not possible because the nails slope forward. the job is done in 2 minutes if possible3. Hole Punch - Makes a neat 1/8 inch diameter hole in brittle materials. Need to cut a circle in a cement board? Yes, you can buy and carry any size hole saw, but it gets expensive very quickly. Circle the circle and hit the line with your fist a few times. The circle will fall out with very little clutter.

Pros
  • Nailing nails
Cons
  • Slightly dented