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Driving and Pulling Nails
For safety's sake, take precautions when driving and pulling nails.
Too many accidents and injuries result from doing it incorrectly:
bruised fingers, banged-up fingernails, and other injuries requiring
first aid or more serious medical attention.
A badly hit or pulled nail may fly and strike someone—even put
out an eye. Loose hammer heads may fly off, causing a nasty
wallop when you’re least expecting it. A cracked handle can spoil
the swing and cause a glancing blow or even a miss, and possibly
push a sliver deep into the palm of your hand.
To drive a nail, the hammer must be in good shape. The head must
be set at the proper angle and be firmly secured. The handle must
be smooth, straight-grained, shaped to give a good grip, and be of
the right length and weight to be well balanced. The size of the
hammer should be right for the size of the nail. You’ll probably
bang a finger if you try driving a three-eighths inch brad with a
full-grown claw hammer. The hammer face should not be chipped
or worn away from the shape the manufacturer gave it (just a trifle
off flat from edge to center).
When driving a nail, the center of the hammer face should always
meet the nail head. The direction of the blow should be exactly in
line with the nail. If it isn’t, the nail may fly at the first blow or
bend at the second.
You should learn to "groove" your swing when hitting a nail. That
is, make the hammer head follow the same path every time and
always hit the nail dead center and at the right angle. To find the
right angle, simply set a nail, hold the center of the hammer face
on the nail head, and raise or lower the handle until the face forms
a right angle with the length of the nail. That’s the position the
hammer should be in when the blow lands.
Developing the knack of grooving will enable you to do better
work, make banging a finger less likely, result in fewer wasted
nails, and save the time it would take to pull them.
Never leave nails sticking out unless you’re going to hang
something on them, and then be sure they’re located so that they
present no hazard. Deep nail wounds are extremely dangerous. So
pull out projecting nails or bend them over flush with the wood so
the points can’t hurt anyone. Be aware that the sharp rim of the nail
head can cut, too, so flatten that as well.
When pulling and driving nails, the three main safety rules are:
Keep your tools in good condition, choose the right one for the job,
and use good judgment.
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