max415•3mo ago

Met a framer in Raleigh who refused to use a nail gun...

I was walking a spec home site last spring and this older guy was hand-nailing every single stud. He told me 'nail guns let you make mistakes too fast' and kept working. Do any of you still prefer hand nailing for certain parts of a build?

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evan_burns953mo ago

My uncle Bill hand nailing on a barn in Ohio broke three fingers with a hammer in '09. Switched to a PASLODE the next day and never looked back.

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evaallen3mo ago

Did he ever say if the hand nailing part was from him being too fast or just a bad swing? I switched to a palm nailer after my second smashed thumb and it completely changed how I frame stuff now.

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lopez.simon3mo ago

Ngl, @evan_burns95's uncle Bill story hit close to home - it's like some guys think toughing it out is a badge of honor until their fingers look like ground beef. Honestly, that's the pattern I see everywhere, not just in framing: people refuse to adapt because they're stuck on "how it's always been done." Tbh, switching tools isn't giving up, it's just being smart enough to not waste time fixing preventable mistakes.

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