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Wazzit, Thingy, Whosit, Thinga Mabob, Whatcha Macallit.

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Home Inspector with Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton

 

I use this all the time in rehabbing houses.  It makes the job a lot easier and is much less expensive than it's big brother.  The only problem I have with it is the noise, so wear your ear muffs and you safety glasses. Oh, one more thing, this tool must be kept clean.

powder activated fastner tool Jack Gilleland

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Ross Westerman
Kingwood, TX

Looks like a 22 caliber concrete nail gun to me, load it up insert nail and whack it sharply with a hammer (a brick one will work).

Apr 20, 2009 07:15 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

I will agree with Ross's assessment----dang noisy too.

Apr 20, 2009 07:33 AM
Cindy Edwards
RE/MAX Checkmate - Johnson City, TN
CRS, GRI, PMN - Northeast Tennessee 423-677-6677

Like your photo!  No idea what it is???

Apr 20, 2009 08:19 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Jack.. At first glance I thought it was a screwdriver.  Hmmm. You have me baffled on this one. 

I like this Jack, I have the trivia questions that stump you, and you have the tools that stump me. LOL.

valerie osterhoudt

Apr 20, 2009 01:04 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Jack and Izzy - Well, even my imagination couldn't conjure much of an idea on that one.  I have an orange handled screw driver set, that has all the different tips stored in the handle (please excuse the "blonde" terminology).  But, It still looks quite a bit different than that.  Other than that tool of your's looks like it could make a square hole instead of a round one:-)

Apr 20, 2009 02:01 PM
Dan Callahan
Callahan's Home Inspections - Casper, WY

Yes sir, I believe the first two gentleman have called it correctly.

Apr 21, 2009 12:06 AM
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Ross, you got it.  

Charles, your right, and mine sounds like a cannon.

Cindy, that's okay.  I have to find something to try and stump the home inspectors for a moment.

Valerie, thanks for trying.  I guess I'm still behind by about a 1000.

 

Apr 21, 2009 04:19 AM
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Myrl, well it fastens things that look a little like screws in concrete.

Dan, yep they are.

Apr 21, 2009 04:20 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Jack and Izzy - So that would make it a concrete awl:-)

 

Apr 21, 2009 12:56 PM
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Well kind of.

Apr 21, 2009 02:09 PM
Jim Frimmer
HomeSmart Realty West - San Diego, CA
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist

Whatever it is, it doesn't look big enough to make any significant noise.

May 04, 2009 06:04 PM
Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Jim, Just gunshot type loud.

May 05, 2009 08:22 AM