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vtsteam:
Pegboard up.

vtsteam:
And a view of the shop as it stands so far. I still have to photograph from outside to get it all in the picture!

krv3000:
ooo nice

awemawson:
Looking good Steve :bow:

I have one of those Ramset guns, and when I first got it (perhaps 20 years ago)tried fixing a batten to a blockwork wall. The nail went right through, travelled 8 foot, went through the control enclosure of my Moog Hydrapoint 1000 NC machine, and penetrated a 24 volt power supply righting off the transformer :bugeye:

Since then I've treated it with caution :lol:

Last time I used (couple of years ago) it was to fix battens to the steel Universal Beams of my barn. It had no problem pushing a nail through a 6 mm web of the beam, but highly effective. Quite a kick though, my wrist hurt for days :bang:

vtsteam:
:lol: Holy tamale, Andrew, you think maybe you used too high a number charge?

Sorry, it's not funny, really -- I imagine that must have shook you up! Not to mention irritated you about the CNC machine!

Stuff like that, that's when I usually start using some choice swear words about myself. :bang: :bang:

I use a #2 or #1 (green or brown) with concrete block. I think they go up to #5 (I don't even own anything over a #3).

I always shoot into a center rib or the mortar at a rib with concrete block. And since I built the wall, I know I'm going through solid. Never had a wall penetration.

Sometimes I don't get a full bury, but then I just hammer it home the old fashioned way. I'd rather under shoot than over!

Never tried it on steel. I know it's done, but seems impossible!

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