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Homework: Using nail guns

An air-powered framing nail gun.

Photo credit: Tim Carter | An air-powered framing nail gun.

* Nail guns are enormous time savers, and they're wicked machines that can be deadly. They must be treated just the same as you would treat a loaded handgun or a rifle.

* Most nail guns shoot an assortment of nails, which allows you to do just about every rough carpentry task. You can bang together stud walls, laminate structural headers, attach plywood or oriented-strand board (OSB) sheathing...

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