Nail guns come in a variety of designs to support multiple applications. For example, wood nail guns are designed to drive nails into wooden surfaces like plywood, timber, and fibreboard, while concrete nail guns can be used to fix steel tracks on tougher materials like concrete and metal.
You can use nailers for trim work on baseboards, chairs, stairs, window and door casings, and wooden mouldings. Nail guns offer increased efficiency on materials like softwoods, hardwood, composite trim materials, plastics, metals, and even concrete.
Many tradespeople, such as carpenters, builders, and electricians, use nail guns for the improved efficiency and safety. Operating a nail gun reduces injury risks and manual labour thanks to low recoil and gasless operation. Additionally, the dry fire lock-out technology prevents blank firing when the cartridge is empty, reducing the risk of damage to yourself, the workpiece, and the device itself.
Wood nail guns typically offer a nail length of 32-64 mm, while concrete nail guns are for smaller nails of around 13-38 mm in length. However, devices for wood use nails of 1.6 mm diameter, significantly thinner than the 2.7-3 mm nails used in concrete appliances. The varied applications of nail guns make them a versatile and practical tool for all trades.