Switched from a framing nailer to hand-driving on trusses and I actually prefer it now

I used to run a Paslode for everything, even small stuff like garage rafters. Last year I was on a job in Nashville where the compressor died halfway through a truss set. Grabbed a hammer and some 16d sinkers just to keep going. After about an hour I realized I was going way slower but making way fewer mistakes. Less bending over to adjust things, less nail pops. Now I hand-nail all my truss work unless it's a monster roof. Has anyone else gone backwards from power tools on purpose?

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abby6982d ago

Speeding up is kind of the whole point of power tools though, right?

elizabethpalmer2d ago

Me and my old Paslode had a real ugly divorce after it jammed for the 47th time on a ladder, and now I just use the hammer for the peace and quiet.