World's first nail gun? *LINK*

Re: World's first nail gun?

David Miller from Iowa

>I have one of these my Dad gave me (he owned a hardware store). I tried to use it to roof a shed I built and it was a bit awkward. The one I have is very well used, bordering on abused, implying someone made it work, but I kept having problems with the nails not feeding into the slide - had to shake it all the time. I suppose if I stayed with it I could have gotten into a whack shake whack rythym, but I couldn't help thinking that maybe the galvanizing wasn't as rough back then or it was made for smooth aluminum nails.

Re: World's first nail gun?

Ernie Miller Topeka

>looks like it would save an smashed fingers and thumbs. that is what I hate about roofing the most.

Re: World's first nail gun?

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>Interesting. Considering how far away we are and that the shingled roof is almost non-existent in this country, it sure makes you wonder how it here. I'm sure that this is an interesting tale behind this if only it could speak.

World's first nail gun on eBay? *LINK*

Sandor in Boyds, MD

>And nobody bid....


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6124316047&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

No Wonder !

Todd Hughes

>I am always amazed at just how poorly Sellers think out and write thier Ebay auctions and how so many things don't get bid on probably because of it. This is a perfect example, seller auction title is " Nailer circa 1900" Now I wonder how many potential interested bidders do a search on any of these words, eh? Has lots of space left in his heading so why doesn't he use it? Why pay extra to put a secondary title,[where he uses some of the same words]. I think he would have done much better with something like " Strange Patented Roofing Tool Use w / Hammer" and then got the Hammer and roofing tool collector crowd. Why use a second heading under "Planes" instead of the Hammer section? Of course starting an auction off high always puts people off as do weak few sentance descriptions....Oh Well some things are just beyond understanding......Todd

Time fro Professor todd time teach a class.

Ernie Miller Topeka

>I know you don.t need the compitation but how about a picture and teaching us how to do it right? after all if I ever make enough money I might be able to afford the price that some of your auctions go for. I think I do allright but am amaized that some things don't bring what they should and others suprise me with how much they do. I have figured out if it is junk it won't sell unless you find that one idiot.

OT: Aussie Roofs?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>What are your roofs typically made of?

Re: OT: Aussie Roofs?

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>In the Perth area, where almost all houses are double brick, roofs are mostly clay tiles and, to a lesser degree, colorbond steel.

Regards

Derek

Re: OT: Aussie Roofs?

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>1. Clay tiles

2. Cement tiles

3. Corrugated iron usually powder coated these days or just plain galvanised.

4. In the sixties and seventies builders also used corrugated fibrolite which is filled with asbestos. This is what is on my house and it will probably be the camel that broke the straws back :-) as I will probably move first.

I have never seen the types of rooves that are typical in the US here. But then, the ground is a lot more stable than say San Francisco.