Hi Doc

I¹ll see if I can do a video over the weekend.

House floor joists around these parts generally have been Australian
hardwood, 100 X 50 (4² X 2²), now mostly 90 X 45. What we call Œdeep
joists¹, as in joists for a first floor, or those spanning more than a
couple of metres would likely be Douglas Fir (in Victoria at least, maybe
something else in the other states).

Floorboards were commonly Baltic Pine (from Wikipedia, Picea abies or,
excelsa), Kauri Pine (New Zealand timber, stunning stuff to work with), or
Australian hardwood of some type.

Mick Dowling
Melbourne
Member, Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc.






On 18/09/2014 9:48 pm, "John Holladay"  wrote:

> Very interesting.   I would like to see video of it in action.   I've never
> seen anything quite like that,  but the idea of driving the nail while
> standing sound great.   I found this statement interesting: 
> 
> " I've had a play around with it and it seems to work. Easily drives a 50mm 2"
> nail through a softwood floorboard into a hardwood joist in 2 strokes."
> 
> Here,  it would almost always be the other way around.   Attaching a hardwood
> flooring board (maple,  walnut, pecan,  etc), to a softwood joist or sub floor
> (pine or fir).
> 
> Doc
> 
> On Sep 18, 2014 4:00 AM, "Mick Dowling"  wrote:
>> GGs
>> 
>> This showed up at the HTPAA meeting on Tuesday night and followed me home;
>> http://tinyurl.com/l2xscz9
>> 
>> It's a floor nailing gun, made by F L Hudson and CO. in Brisbane Australia.
>> 
>> I've had a play around with it and it seems to work. Easily drives a 50mm 2"
>> nail through a softwood floorboard into a hardwood joist in 2 strokes.
>> 
>> There's no magazine, each nail needs to be loaded individually.
>> 
>> I still hand nail some floors, so when I get the chance I'll give it a
>> proper test run.
>> 
>> Anyone on the list know how to access pre 1978 Australian Patents on the
>> internet? I've tried the IP Australia site but Homer Simpson must have been
>> the web designer. I can't get it to work.
>> 
>> I was able to find a US patent referencing this Australian patent. US
>> 5562168. This gave me the clue that the patent dates to 1952.
>> 
>> Mick Dowling
>> Melbourne
>> Member, Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc.
>> 
>> 
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