Nail removing gun - GIF

[Jon]

Nail removing gun.




Previously:

Collated nails made from wood - video
Hammer with collated nail dispenser by michaelyoung4190 - video
Bee pulls nail from brick - GIF

[PDXsparky]

I’d like to know how that was made.

[Frank S]

I’d like to know how that was made.

Fromthe looks of it the thing is nothing more than a standard nail gun without the feed and with a slightly different shaped nose and striker that allows the tool to be placed over the protruding nail point.
Pretty useless tool for most things, actually as you still would need to first remove the board with a pry bar then make sure the nails were straight enough for the nose to slip over the nail.
Might work fine for #6 to #8 finishing nails in trim boards but I would imagine you would need 2 or 3 different sized noses for larger nails if it would even have the power to drive framing sized nails out of 2x4's
Plus there is the fact that each nail shot out of the lumber becomes potentially lethal or at the very least injurious projectiles

[Toolmaker51]

Apparently pneumatic, otherwise like a lock cylinder punch. Piercing through the wood, instead of prying from opposite side, after driving with hammer. Useless to some, others who reclaim material in volume, might find this helpful.
However;
I didn't see any reference to wood thickness, I expect the general use is on 2" lumber. Their site text is poorly drafted, repetitive, lacks effective proof-reading.

It's a perfect example what I call "long listing"; extolling obvious but questionable virtues.
Anyone of us could stick a nail-sized rod in a tube and whack with a hammer, accomplishing same effect, probably close to same rate per minute. It would also be more compact, portable, save lugging compressor, and save $50+ for a real tool...Compared to long-listing, those aren't imaginary benefits.
A more useful tool already exists, that drives individual nails, to clinch foot and head of close spaced cripples, near door frames, and frequently corners of stick frame construction.
It's a long tube, ID accepts head of 16d or 20d nails, a rod with a striking head...a simple design.

I'd find a small ID tube with a thick enough wall to notch a 'loading port' to save fully withdrawing the drive rod. Visualize a single shot bolt action rifle. An alternative would reinforce area around port with a close fitting sleeve.

[owen moore]

Very similar to a pneumatic pop rivet gun.

[PDXsparky]

Very similar to a pneumatic pop rivet gun.

That’s what I initially thought, but don’t pop rivets work by pulling the pin out rather than push the pin in?

If I was going to use something like that, it would be over a container to catch the nails that are expelled from the work.

[PDXsparky]

A more useful tool already exists, that drives individual nails, to clinch foot and head of close spaced cripples, near door frames, and frequently corners of stick frame construction.
It's a long tube, ID accepts head of 16d or 20d nails, a rod with a striking head...a simple design.

I'd find a small ID tube with a thick enough wall to notch a 'loading port' to save fully withdrawing the drive rod. Visualize a single shot bolt action rifle. An alternative would reinforce area around port with a close fitting sleeve.

I have used the tool you described to attach baseboard heaters to walls.

[Toolmaker51]

I have used the tool you described to attach baseboard heaters to walls.

Ahhh HAH! My IIRC was right for once? They were popular for quite some time, haven't seen one for quite some time. Maybe next company awaits expiration of patent.

[Jon]

[PDXsparky]

Holy crap that machine is almost scary, but still really cool.