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Summary: Learn how to maintain and care for your nail gun from a power tools expert in this free DIY video.
Robert J. McMahon is a master carpenter with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on many restoration projects of old, period homes in the Philadelphia area as well as...read more
"Rob McMahon with ExpertVillage. It's very important to maintain your nail gun. You'll want to always keep it well oiled every day you use it. And, at least twice a year, or if you start to hear leaks in the gun, you will remove these screws here, and this casing will pop off. I'm not going to take it all apart right now. But, inside here there's a cylinder and a bunch of fittings that link up to the nailing pin. Each one of these has an o-ring to keep the seal. There's kits that you can buy to replace all of these. It's basically rebuilding the gun. Now, this takes about two and a half hours. But, if you keep your gun well maintained, it'll last you forever. "