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I just got a nail gun from a yard sale for $5 because the person selling it didn't have a compressor to test it with. What I want to know is, is it safe to dry fire it to test it out? This is an air powered model. Basically would it damage the nail gun to fire it with any nails in it?
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No man its not like a real gun. There's no firing pin to damage.
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That's what I expected. But it's better to be safe than sorry. Get confirmation and all that. Thanks dude.
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Make sure you don't get your hand between the nail gun and the board.
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My dad told me a story of when nails guns were first coming out. This one construction worker accidentally shot himself in the leg with one. While he's in the hospital this nurse keeps looking at him. Finally he asked why she kept looking at him. She replied while not knowing about the nail gun, "I just don't know how you could sit there and hammer that nail into your leg."
His reply. "I just wanted to see what it felt like." 
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A nail gun works much the same way as an office stapler.
No it's not going to hurt it you "dry fire" it. How do you think construction workers know when they are out of nails? On the other hand "dry firing" it is not going to tell you if it functions properly either. By the way, most home owner type nail guns are not meant to be used with more than around seventy five psi of pressure. If you use it at full compressor power you may blow the o-rings out of it. |
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Cool story!
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This one is marked on the bottom of the handle to work at 120 PSI. I don't even have to look it up to find out that info.
Figured that story would get a laugh. It sure makes me laugh when I think about it. |
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Well just don't nail yourself in the knots....
 
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Now I actually have a problem. The connector that goes into the hose in the wrong damn size. It's not by much. But it's enough that I can use the damn thing. hahaha
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fire it with out load you are still going to have to compress the release with a stick or somthing
then pull the trigger if you don't do either one in that order it won't work or you talking about without nails....? not sure what that will prove for certain |
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Won't prove anything since I don't have the right size connector. Damn thing. hahaha
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You can get a new air chuck fitting for it at most any hardware store Iz ...
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I could also try grinding it down a bit with sand paper. hahaha
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I could also try grinding it down a bit with sand paper. hahaha |
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I could also try grinding it down a bit with sand paper. hahaha |
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Change out the chuck. It's a lot easier than filing away on the fitting that's currently on it. By the way, you can dry fire it but don't do it too often. It can wind up damaging the piston.
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I could also try grinding it down a bit with sand paper. hahaha |
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I wasn't planning on do a lot of dry firing. Just to see if it fires at all and maybe see if I can spot anything wrong like a part not moving or something like that. I've thought about just posting it on ebay as an auction and starting it at $5 to see where it goes.
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