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Step 6Preparation 2 - choose your weapons
DANGER - DANGER - DANGER.
'Do you want a staple through your finger? '
It could put an end to your DIY career for ever. So save yourself that trip to casualty, and read this first.
A nailgun is essential - nailing upwards is a pain, and you need to nail every couple of inches to spread the strain and get a good seal. That's a lorra lorra nails.
First, I hired a Paslode gas-powered nailgun with 25mm (1 inch) staples - and that was just barely adequate for the SF40. A standard DIY shop nailgun uses maximum 14mm staples: that will not do the job - or anything like.
But nailguns are scary. If you're not scared, you don't understand the full extent of their power... See step 9.
'Do you want a staple through your finger? '
It could put an end to your DIY career for ever. So save yourself that trip to casualty, and read this first.
A nailgun is essential - nailing upwards is a pain, and you need to nail every couple of inches to spread the strain and get a good seal. That's a lorra lorra nails.
First, I hired a Paslode gas-powered nailgun with 25mm (1 inch) staples - and that was just barely adequate for the SF40. A standard DIY shop nailgun uses maximum 14mm staples: that will not do the job - or anything like.
But nailguns are scary. If you're not scared, you don't understand the full extent of their power... See step 9.
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