How2Day: Uses of Air Nailers

Air nailers are often referred to as nail guns or staple guns. Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images
Pneumatic air nailers operate using a pistonlike chamber to force a nail or brad into construction materials, such as wood or vinyl composites. The types of air nailers include pin nailers, brad nailers, finish nailers and framing nailers. The uses for the tools are far-reaching.

You use brad nailers, finish nailers and framing nailers to apply aesthetic touches to a room or install frames for new walls. Brad and finish nailers work for installing moulding and other thin products as they use nails up to 2 1/2 inches in length. Framing nailers are industrial in comparison, providing nails up to 4 inches and are used to join thick strips of wood used to build walls, decks and frames. The tool is often used for fences, external walls or railings.

Brad nailers and pin nailers use useful tools for woodworkers. Professionals use pin nailers to temporarily hold wooden pieces together while securing them in more industrial means, such as when building cabinet doors, furniture or picture frames. Brad nailers, which offer a bit more bite in the nail, are used in similar aspects, but also in window pane framing and flooring installations. Brad and pin nailers are commonly used to add additional support to glued surfaces, such as countertops, chair or furniture support bars or window and door stops.

No construction job site is complete without a framing nailer. Framing nailers secure wall frames to subfloors. Roofers use them to install different roof shingles. Contractors use the nailer to apply wood and vinyl veneers to the exterior of the house. Workers use framing nailers to build handicapped, bike and skate or vehicle ramps.

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