{"id":41029,"date":"2023-03-02T04:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41029"},"modified":"2023-02-24T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:05:49","slug":"in-search-of-the-best-battery-powered-nailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/in-search-of-the-best-battery-powered-nailer\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of the Best Battery-Powered Nailer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Gar\u2019s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/garstips.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com?subject=tips\">Send me<\/a>\u00a0a tip or tool recommendation.<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com?subject=tips\">Tell me<\/a>\u00a0a shop tale.<\/li><li>Buy my books (<em>Tips and Tales from the Workshop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Make-Workshop-Reference-Makers-Technology\/dp\/1680450794?_encoding=UTF8&amp;language=en_US&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;linkId=a5c5857473b51f82c50d43267bdbc081&amp;pd_rd_r=261deaff-c20f-414d-8dc2-428071e686a0&amp;pd_rd_w=AgvlS&amp;pd_rd_wg=vcNNv&amp;pf_rd_p=29505bbf-38bd-47ef-8224-a5dd0cda2bae&amp;pf_rd_r=ZYPBMY37DPZHVEB9F236&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;tag=minbon-20&amp;utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/53WtG%20?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 2<\/a><\/em>).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/frauenfelder.typeform.com\/to\/Zzu1eX6G?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s+Tips%2C+Tools%2C+and+Shop+Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue+newsletter&amp;typeform-source=garstips.substack.com\">Advertise<\/a>\u00a0your product, service, newsletter, app, book, tool, or anything you&#8217;d like to share with GT&amp;T readers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>In Search of the Best Battery-Powered Nailer<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_88223\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2O6eH1VFgwY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Todd<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<em>Project Farm<\/em>&nbsp;did a series of tests to try and determine the best battery-powered framing nailer on the market. The brands he tested were from Milwaukee, Paslode, DeWalt, Ridgid, Craftsman, and Metabo HPT. The nailers were compared for weight, noise, closeness to object for 90 degree nail drive, nailer speed (seconds to drive 25 nails), performance on composite material (depth of nail), and framing nailer tip grip. And the envelope please\u2026 the best nailer in the lot was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/wAd6N\">Milwaukee M18 FUEL<\/a>&nbsp;nailer, currently available for $289 (w\/o battery) on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Creating a Simple Shop Vac Manifold to Triple Dust Collection Locations<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_91880\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1DJJgpUDyAg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this&nbsp;<em>Stumpy Nubs<\/em>&nbsp;video,&nbsp;<strong>James<\/strong>&nbsp;shows how, in about an hour, using some scraps of wood, you can create a manifold for your shop vac that splits the vacuum input hose to service three different workshop machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Toys! Cheap Wireless Headphones<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71e74deb-c85a-4e45-b97a-a382b8c7d375_898x651.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71e74deb-c85a-4e45-b97a-a382b8c7d375_898x651.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"416\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Monoprice contacted me to see if I wanted to review their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/vGpQw0\">Bluetooth Headphones with Active Noise Cancelling<\/a>, I said sure. I was already perfectly happy with my wireless ($120) Sony phones I\u2019d had for the years, but I thought I\u2019d give these a try. Sony phones? What Sony phones? Ever since I put these on, they\u2019ve been my go-to headphones. I love the fit, the multi-day battery life, and the fact that they stay paired with my computer. With the Sony\u2019s, I was having to charge them too often and frequently had to re-pair them (an annoyance I hate). For sound quality, honestly, the Sony phones are markedly better, but I mainly watch YouTube maker videos all day, so the sound is perfectly adequate for that. The noise cancelling is so-so, only cancelling out low, droning background noise \u2014 about what you might expect in low-priced wireless phones. At under $50, this is a very decent and reliable addition to my daily toolset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Tips Busters: Creating Solar Panels from Old CDs? BUSTED!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_71962\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5uh8iqid5mc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spoiler alert: Of course not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may seen videos go viral, with tens of millions of views, that apparently show people creating photovoltaic solar arrays by simply wiring copper coils around grids of old compact discs (or even just adhering aluminum foil strips across them). Hey, they look all shiny metallic and solar-y, so they should be able to generate power, right? Wrong! As&nbsp;<strong>Robert Murray-Smith<\/strong>&nbsp;points out, this is all obvious nonsense, and he explains why. For starters, CDs are covered with a layer of lacquer, so all you\u2019re doing is winding wires or attaching aluminum foil onto plastic. And that\u2019s just silly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Understanding Code Libraries in Arduino Programming<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_21472\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9sVT5l_-2-g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;<strong>Becky Stern<\/strong>&nbsp;says in the introduction to her latest&nbsp;<em>With Becky Stern<\/em>&nbsp;video for Digi-Key: &#8220;One of the Arduino community&#8217;s superpowers is code libraries, bundles of specialized programming that allow you to leverage complex computing tools using simple commands.&#8221; You can use these add-on libraries in your Arduino code to do things like control strips of LEDs, read sensors, and create sounds. There are thousands of user-created libraries out there on the innernets. In this video, Becky explains more about &#8216;Duino libraries, shows how to install them, and demonstrates some of the things they can do with them, in this case, using a strip of NeoPixel LEDs as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Shop Talk<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33a2e6f2-8c1e-408f-8649-bb265d57f47d_750x466.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33a2e6f2-8c1e-408f-8649-bb265d57f47d_750x466.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reader (and artist)&nbsp;<strong>Annie Loel Barr<\/strong>&nbsp;responding to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/garstipsandtools.com\/p\/gars-tips-and-tools-issue-148\">my last newsletter\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;inclusion of a video on different glues to use for paper art:<\/em><br><br>\u201dGood stuff as usual, Gareth. I really enjoy your newsletters. I have to say, though, I was disappointed in the video about adhesives; he said nothing about the archival qualities of any of the adhesives, which, if you are an artist planning for your work to hang around for a while, is pretty important. He also didn\u2019t mention how rubber cement eats into the paper, yellows it, and doesn\u2019t stick for very long. It\u2019s a temporary glue mainly for paste up projects. You can get&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/5wOpBvN\">archival PVA glues<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/A0RAMk\">archival glue sticks<\/a>&nbsp;and I think they\u2019re worthy of mention. He also doesn\u2019t cover bookbinder glue like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/m9UYX0h\">Yes!,<\/a>&nbsp;or the wonderful archival adhesive,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/pcyyV\">heavy gel Medium<\/a>. Or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/F1Fq\">epoxy<\/a>. I just think he left out a lot and it might be good to have another video that is a little more inclusive\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Annie basically caught me being lazy. I watched the glue video, liked a few info-bits in it, but ultimately knew it was weak \u2014 a 101 for beginners, at best. But I wanted to have enough content to send the issue, and because I thought it might have use to some, I included it. In the future, I\u2019ll try to stick with my gut and not include things that I don\u2019t feel meet the standards I\u2019m trying to maintain here. From now on, if a newsletter is short an entry or two, I\u2019ll just send it anyway. Real stuff, no fluff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gar&#8217;s Tips &#038; Tools &#8211; Issue #149<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2371],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41030,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41029\/revisions\/41030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}