• werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Nah. Nail guns are good 👍. They just, probably, work harden the nail head. Come to think of it, hammers probably do worse. Not only do they harden the head, but each blow is at a slightly different angle, this work cycling the material. That’s why screws are better… Better for the home owner, not the contractor who would need to spend more time on each screw.

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      6 months ago

      Is a screw much better? It’s a lot larger. For example, I recently got a nail gun to secure a metal covering to a piece of wood. The nails are tiny/less visible (18 gauge). I can’t see an advantage to screws in my case