9 BRAD NAIL MISTAKES (and how to avoid them!)
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Brad Nailers of one of the most universal tools you can own! But, they behave a little differently from other nailers. This video from The Honest Carpenter will show you 9 of the most common brad nail mistakes--and how to avoid them.
Brad nailers used to all be pneumatic. But tool manufacturers have recently begun producing BATTERY-POWERED BRAD NAILERS. These tools are a major time-saver, and extremely convenient because you don't have to lug around a compressor to use them. I've link my new PORTER CABLE BRAD NAILER above.
(Please note that brad nailers come in 18 gauge and 16 gauge sizes. For this video I've focused on the 18 gauge variety.)
9 Brad Nail Mistakes:
#1: Overdriving--be sure your pressure isn't dialed up too high when shooting thin stock. The brad may punch straight through.
#2: Bruising Wood--too much pressure on the tip of your gun can also bruise wood. Don't press to hard, or "bang nail". You can also soften the tip of the gun with painters tape.
#3: Too Much Nail--in general, you only need a nail about twice as long as your stock is thick.
#4: Spring Out--brads are somewhat flexible. They can change direction inside the wood grain and punch out through the side of your piece
#5: Fingers in Drive Path--don't keep your hands or fingers too close to the drive path of a brad nail. It may exit the wood an puncture your skin!
#6: Failure To Check Magazine--brad nails can separate in the top of the magazine, so be sure to check that all of the old nails are removed when changing nail belts.
#7: Steep Toenailing--brads are usually too flimsy for steep toenailing. Brads shot at more than 20 degree angles may skim off the surface of the wood and go flying.
#8: Don't Shoot Metal!--brads can't punch through metal effectively, so try to avoid shooting metal.
#9: Failure To Use Adhesive--brads aren't strong enough to hold things in place over time on their own. Use brads and adhesives together to keep projects securely fastened.
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Huh, you couldn't find one more tip to make 10? :-)
Man, I left out a huge one-make sure you’ve got brads in the gun! That should have been magic number 10 😣
hold your nailer perpendicular to the edge rather than aligned with it and the chisel point of the brad when it deflects will more often than not stay within the panel
#11 Don't forget to dribble some oil into your nailer every hour or so.
@@ericfransen1309 This one is the most important one!
@@TheHonestCarpenter also, make sure your desktop computer is plugged in before calling tech support. Ah crap, I'm dating myself
Finally, a decent video explaining in detail about brad nailers cause we ain't all experts. Thank you very much sir.
Maybe you don't understand what the word decent means... This is an excellent video.
Dude, this video is perfect. I usually hate when someone loves to hear themselves talk too much at the beginning and doesn't get to the point. You got straight to the point and moved on to the next thing. I never write anything in the comment section but I needed to applaud you and give you encouraging credit. I wish you were my CZcams guy to explain everything in life.
I should have watched this before yesterday. I was Brad nailing some miter joints because I didn't have any other way to hold them together. I had my hand holding the joints as I shot in the Brad nails. One of those 2" nails must have been directed by the wood grain out the side and it managed to go through my thumb...in the top of my thumb and out the side. OUCH ! Lesson number 5 learned the hard way.
First time using my brad nailer. I watched 10 videos amd didn't get questions answered. This answered everything and gave me extra to take note of. Awesome!!thanks
Here's another protip for you: Brads won't come flying out the sides of your work piece if you turn the gun sideways. The tips of brads are sort of a wedge shape, so by orienting your gun so the wedge is cutting through the wood fibers instead of spreading them apart, the brad will go straight and never fish hook out the sides. This is also a good trick to use when you're nailing close to the edge of a work piece where it might split. It took me a long time to figure this out, and I've never met anyone else that knows about it.
Great tip. Thanks!
even when hand nailing finish nails, the finish nails when they are stamped have a cutting edge to them, orient it across the grain and you will minimize splits. You can see the line also across the head of the finish nail.
@taheelur I noticed that at the beginning and at 3:00 plus after that. The tips are chiseled, if he turns the gun 90 degrees, the pins will tend not to blow out the side. This is the sign of a rookie or someone who doesn't know or care.
When this happens in window trim it makes it difficult to repair, How do you pull the pins out as most 'finishers' load only with 2" for everything. You can't grab the head to pull it out and the edge of the liner is blown out. Putting a putty knife on the face of the liner and small vice grips or? and pull it thru. Fill with wood filler and sand..Generally Dap which leaves a depression.
What a pain
Goddamn I was watching him explain blow out and how to avoid it while doing the number one thing that causes it to happen
@@bradleythebuilder8743 the problems blowouts cause right beside a window. Liner blown out and if 2 or 3 brads don’t do the job 10 will. What a mess trying not to crush trim pulling out a 2” brad when a 1 1/8” would be adequate.🇨🇦
I am beginner and this was really helpful. I feel anyone starting to use a nailer should watch this video. :)
Thanks brother! Working with Kebony and had a blow out. I didn't have much room for error. You saved me.
Omg, this was the perfect video for me! Just bought a brad nailer, and I am a complete beginner... Thank you so much for this, it was really good to watch what you shouldn't do!!!
Hi! I think you missed something in "Mistake #4", by not mentioning brad orientation. As you know, the nail bends much easier left/right (from the gun perspective) than fore/aft. Shoot the nail so if it curves, it stays in the material (eg, on a board edge, shoot with the gun at right angles to the edge.
Thanks honestly!! One suggestion in your mistake #6, when replacing nail magazine, remove the battery to prevent any accidental discharge!! These tools have a capacitor that could have some energy stored in them.
Thanks again and keep up the great work.
To avoid possible nail blowout, be sure to shoot the nails perpendicular to the underlying stock. Look at time 00:43. Turn the nail gun vertical, less chance the nail could come out of the finished piece. At time 2:41, that's a much better way to shoot a nail. As nails are going into the underlying stock, they tend to bend to the left or right. The Spring out example at 2:52 is a great case in point (no pun intended), and a better reason to turn that gun 90 degrees in order to avoid spring out. Same thing at 3:16. Turn that gun 90 degrees. Great informational video.
Most guys who do this brand of videos are usually have a lot of tools, with the biggest tool being themselves. I can't believe how many times they are incorrect or partially incorrect yet, wear arrogance like a badge of honor. That said, I've only watched a couple of yours so far, but they're Pretty good man. It's refreshing to see a video that's just doing what the title says without any additional crap trying to strike their ego and what-not..... keep it up man, you're ding a great job imo
110% vid Well done sensible comments and very sensible advice For anyone just starting out using these tools this is probably the only vid you need to see !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! I finally bought a brad nailer and this really helps to keep me safe in my workshop. An old retiree like me needs info like this! An old dog CAN learn new tricks. LOL. 😎👍🏻
Two years later this video still relevant. Great tips
Absolutely Loved the
NO NONSENSE APPROACH. STRAIGHT TO THE POINTS
I like the use of subtitles and voiceover - this makes for a more polished video.
Too many times have I seen video with wind noise, etc.
Agreed ! Much easier to listen to. Thanks "Honest Carpenter"
For a novice and weekend warrior like myself. This was as simple and informative as I needed it. Nice job and thanks
Thank you. My brad nails were not going all the way in and there is literally a knob that I could rotate to choose the depth. I feel like an idiot but you saved me a good amount of money.
I’m insanely grateful 🤩 I found your video. Learning to use my new Ryobi Brad nailer before putting together my first real wood project!! GREAT tips that I hadn’t seen from others~> yet seem extremely important‼️
More experienced woodworkers may take them for “common knowledge”however this greenhorn really needed to hear them!!🤓Thank You!!
Never thought about the last nail in the chamber before changing the size. Thank You!
@A Patterson You're welcome! I've learned that one the hard way more than once 😅
Alternatively, after changing length, nail into scrap until the new length emerges.
Yes, I have never thought about this either. I'm a newbie. LOL.
You forgot zee one in zee chamber???
Really good tips for a newbie on a brad nailer thank you!!!
@Heavyrain 420 You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Excellent info. Great delivery ... quick, concise with great visuals. THIS is how I want all CZcams videos to be.
I know you kind of went over it , but kind of not. I got this tip from I think Studpack on crown molding I believe. So when shooting in a nail to have your material going the same direction. The nail wants to bend vertically if it hit something hard like a knot, so instead of blowing out the side it’ll just bend in between material. Really helps with delicate finish work and since I have got that tip, it’s worked. Been doing this for years and always room to learn something I never knew. Don’t mind the critics, I and many other enjoy your channel and tips, especially the finger tip. I can’t tell you how many times I cringe seeing people do this cause I have seen nails go completely through material and imbed into whatever’s behind it…
If you're shooting a stubborn trim board to a wall with no wood behind the sheetrock to grab. Close the gap by shooting two adjacent nails at opposite angles for a stronger hold
If you are shooting anything to sheetrock with no timber behind it you shouldn't be shooting
@@mattpearce5294 sometimes you have no choice. some jobs do not allow time or materials for adding something behind the sheetrock. so alternating angle nailing is the only way to ensure a tight fit for trim.
Yeah, like this \/ if it were going into drywall
yea and add some glob of adhesive, silicone or construction adhesive etc
Nice tip!
ProTip: If you shoot out the side, the brads will break just below the surface if you bend them and work them back and forth. I was adding some trim to cabinets and had a brad hit one of the fasteners and come out the face. A cabinetmaker friend happened by and showed me that trick. Works like a charm!
Also, rotate you gun 90° so "sideways" runs along the board. The flat nails tend to curve left and right more than up and down.
Dynamite video. Straightforward, covered all the mistakes I was concerned about, and didn’t waste anyone’s time. Thanks!
Always point the gun in a safe direction when hooking up an air hose and test a gun and it’s safety features after a repair. Several years ago I had a 18 gauge brad nailer repaired by a local tool repair center. When I got it back I put nails in the gun, hooked an air hose set to the correct pressure and a nail fired and bounced off the concrete floor. Luckily I had safety glasses on and no one else was around. I took it outside and with the nail gun pointed towards the grass the same thing happened two more times. I did a function/safety test and everything else worked fine. They had repaired the original problem but created another. I took the gun back and they corrected the problem free of charge. The gun has functioned fine ever since.
Ron
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I just bought the same 20 v Porter Cable brad nailer and I love it a total game changer and I don't have to carry my compressor all over the job site
What a well made video. Answered a lot of questions I wouldn't even think of asking. Good job.
Super tutorial dude! Painters tape on the end is brilliant!
Thank you Ken! Saved me a lot of wood filling over the years 🙂
Wow this the best video on CZcams that has the best explanation in Detail on how to use a Brad Nail gun. Thank you. I'm about to buy my first 18 gauge Brad nailer and wanted to learn how to properly use it. This was a BIG help.
Just learning woodworking and my s-dad has given me free range of his garage (shop). He has so many tools. Sadly he is bed bound and on hospice so I’m trying to finish a couple projects to show him so he will know his tools are in good hands that know how to use them. We worked on cars together, but he started woodworking more when I was older, working and had my daughter so I couldn’t learn from him. My bio dad just passed. I learned many life lessons from him as well, and soldering. Unfortunately never enough time to learn everything before they leave you. So thank you for this information, it’s already helping me
Great video! I use 18 g nailer from time to time and by watching your video, I learned a lot.
Really enjoying your videos! You break it down to simple and easily understandable examples that are very useful. As a DIY person, there is no doubt I learn something from each of them. Thanks for the time and effort you put in doing them!
Thank you Jeff! I appreciate you watching.
very basic stuff but it's a great video non the less and thank you for the time to put it togther, refreshers never get old.
I just bought my first brad nailer so I really appreciate all the tips. Thanks for the video.
I'm new to brad nailers. This was great and to the point.
Great job fixing your audio issues with the excess echo from your earlier ones. I know, everyone’s a critic. But I’m also a fan! 👍🏻
Thanks John! It’s a constant battle in these cavernous rooms 😅
So true, spot on!
Mistake number 10 is pulling a gun by hand in tight spaces hoping that it will shoot
That nail will bounce off or go only half way 🤔
good info, thanks. i've just recently revived my old hobby of woodworking and although i've used air nailers a little, my experience is limited. i just ordered a brad nailer and a pin nailer, so this was a good video for me to watch.
Just got one and I'm about to start using it on a bedside table so this appeared in my recommended at a timely moment. Thx.
Thanks, I needed that knowledge. Never knew a straggler could be left behind when you change sizes either. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for these tips. I am new with this tool, so this means a lot to me!
I searched for solutions to punch out and your video came up. Trying to fix my DIY mistakes. Thanks. Getting out of my truck right now to go in and by some different length brads. 👍
Awesome Brian! I also did a video on fixing punch out pretty easily 🙂
Awesome video! Am picking up the Porter- Cable through your link! I also appreciate how your commenting audience is communicating without hate (I know you can't control that), but just an observation! I'm a member of some FB quilt groups, and they are ruthless!
As a handyman, I bought a Ryobi 18v brad nail gun a couple of years ago.
Works great.
It is not fast, neither am I, but it sure does beat hauling air hose and compressors through a clients home for shooting a few brads to replace a damaged trim board.
Shawn, if I never haul a compressor upstairs again, it’ll be too soon 😅
@@TheHonestCarpenter No chyt.
@C W I think it is.
Very few malfinctions.
Most caused by weak batteries and the user.
Only thing I do not like,
When storing remove the battery. It is possible something in the tool box or bag can activate the trigger and turn on the lights.
It wont fire but will drain the battery.
Has happened with the laser on the small circular saw also.
Best to remove the batteries.
I am a wood working novice and found this video very helpful. Thank you for the great work!
I am doing a mobile tiny house build and learning so much from your channel.
That’s great to hear, Dawn! Good luck with the build, work safe 🙂
Thank you very much for those very good vidéos. Clear, concise, well illustrated, straight to the point!
Simple, to the point, no fluff, great job
Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to make this video, much appreciated!
I am truly grateful for your clear and straightforward instructional videos. I have learned a lot watching dozens of them. They’re my go-tos because I know that they are condensed and efficient training methods. Well done!
Thank you, Brian! 🙂
@@TheHonestCarpenter I got a new battery Dewalt 18 gauge because I thought the old one had a problem but I noticed the new one still stops shooting out around the last 8 nails??
Nice! I am still trying to get comfortable with my first air tool project.
Thanks, I'll store this video in my brain & refer back to it every time especially the part about don't nail through your fingers owwwwww.
This is really good information for someone like me who is a complete beginner. Thanks for posting this It's giving me a lot to consider
Thanks, Ethan! Really great video. Clear and professional. You’re the first and only CZcamsr I’ve ever subscribed to!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am hoping to do my first DIY project and will use a nail gun and having this information is so helpful!
I just brought my new "18" this was very helpful. Thank you !!!
Brad shanks have a rough surface. If you imagine they'd hurt going in, wait until you try to pull one out. Like your videos. Thanks.
Thanks the tip about checking to be sure one nail wasn't left over from old job was helpful as well as the sharp angle. Good video!
You nailed it in this very informative video .thanks man.
@BigFoot Seahawk You're welcome! Thanks so much for the positive feedback 😀
Cool! I've been trying to figure out how to avoid bruising the wood. Thanks for the tips.
And I'll definitely get the Porter Cable for the next gun.
Thank you so much for this helpful video! Great to prevent novice mistakes and injuries!
Thank you for sharing your videos! I’m always wanting to learn these basics
I am in the process of purchasing a bradnail gun. Thank you for keeping it simple and straight forward for someone like me who is a novice in this area!
Hey buddy, was thinking it was.a video with tips for the pros ,but it wasn't and I learnt more.than you could believe........about non pro stuff that I think everyone knows about, but they don't.......so it's really a hands on first hand encounter for those who have never held a nail gun......
Re: #4: The tip of a brad nail is cut with one or two bevels. They tend to veer perpendicular to that bevel, which means that, for most brads, they veer left or right from the gun, not forward or back. Therefore, if you turn the gun perpindicular to the workpiece, the nail is unlikely to shoot out the side of the wood. If the nail veers left or right, it just goes into more of the workpiece.
Thank you for solving "spring out." The more you know!
This is awesome advice! I’ve learned from all of these problems hands on.... nice! 👍
They're great for pre-framing small framing jobs. You can undo any mistakes before or proceed with final 3" nails or screws.
I have the same Porter Cable battery brad nailer. It is also one of my favorite tools. I use it all the time.
Great tip on the tape. I didn't have a plastic adapter. It worked well.
This video is so clear and easy to understand. Thanks.
Great upload. First time I’ve seen your stuff.
Very informative. Thanks.
Thanks so much! I'm just about to get a Brad nailer for a project and this was super informative and useful.
Great advice, I will definitely incorporate it into my projects
Really helpful for those of us who've never used these before. Thanks for another great vid. Your vids are really helping me learn. Thanks man!!
Good discussion! The potential for blow-out by the brad following growth rings can also greatly be reduced by orienting the wedge of the brad by keeping the nail gun perpendicular to the stock whenever possible. If the length of brad belt / nailgun is parallel to the axis of the growth rings, they are much more likely to follow them.
Safety should of be the first priority for every one. And you have nailed a few steps here. Very good tips. Thank you for your advise
Great video! The one thing I'd add is in relation to spring out. Hopefully I'm remembering this correctly (I always have to stop & think to remember!), but they are much more likely to bend to the side than fore and aft. Knowing this, you can minimise risk by holding the gun perpendicular to the material you are pinning to, so if it does spring out you aren't going to see it. It will still be embedded in the wood.
@Tim Elley Thanks Tim! You're right--plain sawn wood tends to have a grain that forces the brad through the wider faces of the board. So, truly vertical nailing is your best bet. And sometimes it still bends a brad out. Thanks for watching!
The Honest Carpenter. I think you missed Tim’s point. The way the head of the brads are cut makes them move perpendicular to the direction of the gun.
Yes. As Eugene is saying, the brads have a chisel point which gives them a chamfer on each side. It's that chamfer that can deflect the brad when it hits harder grain. Turning the nailer 90° to the grain puts the flat sides of the brad towards the grain.
Thank you for the great video. Just bought a brad nailer having never used one before. Very helpful.
10: Make sure you are using the correct gauge. I work in a large box store and I have had so many customer come in with jammed up nailers that have been using the wrong gauge and/or angle brad/nail.
Excellent video. Absolutely the best I've seen. Great work!
Thank you for this!!!! Doing my first project so this was so helpful!!! Thank you again!!! Well done on explaining too!
Generally love your videos. Short sweet explanations for so much stuff
Your videos have been super helpful; thanks! Often times the simple (yet important) things aren’t covered - not the case here!
Great video. I owned the porter cable hated it... and one note is when i switched to metabo or hitachi brushless 18 and 15 g that is a real game changer. Makes the porter cable look like a toy
Sounds like you are a gunowner. I treat my nailer just like a pistol as well lol. The PSI let off to 70-90 is especially helpful. Thanks HC!
Excellent video! Thanks for your hard work!!
Thanks for the info. As a new DIYer, it was very helpful.
As always, your tips are fantastic! Thanks!
Thanks for this video. Planning on redoing my pantry shelves and this video was very helpful... first time using a brad nailer
Great pointers for anyone thinking about buying a brad nailer
I just bought a brad nailer and hope to keep injury free so thanks for the information.
I have an electric DeWalt stapler that also drives 18ga brads and works like a charm. also have a porter cable driven by compressed air. did a project last week with the porter cable and wish I had seen this video first. I made many mistakes with the worst being using brads that were too long for the wood being used. also, want to mention - do not break a strip and put two separate strips into the mailer. I did this and they got crosswise in the mailer and jammed up. it took me two hours to get the jam out using channel lock pliers. it was like pulling teeth. always use just one strip and check it often to make sure they don't get sideways in the tool.
thank you for this. I have a new brad nailer and this was very helpful.
Sir, thank you for making this video. I learned a lot.