Pneumatic tool repairs

[BrokenOlMarine]

Working in the bosses studio, I noticed a small rubber piece on the floor.  It was cracked, I thought it was the foot off the miter saw or the dead pancake compressor.  Nope, turned out to be the exhaust hood from a pneumatic tool we had been using, brad nailer.  I looked up the part on ereplacementparts.com.  $1.99 in stock; $5.99 for standard shipping.  Ordered, here in a week.  On a down day I snapped 'er in place, sorta.


The hood didn't snap down over the center post. 

Pulled up the exploded diagram online, and you have to disassemble the upper assembly to remove a tiny screw below the post, remove the post, press fit the hood, press the retention post down thru the hood, screw it back in from underneath, and reassemble. 


$1.99 part.

Cleaned up and took the brad nailer back out.  Laying on the bench was another snapped exhaust cover. 
. Not the one I had removed and replaced.  I checked... It was from the stapler. 
  Back to the website, another exhaust hood at $1.99 and another $5.99 shipping. 


If I had known, both could have shipped together.

Miss T has a habit of lowering the tools to the ground by the airhose.  What do they land on?
Next time I SEE her do it, I will remind her of the damage, and why there are tool hooks ON the ladder. 


Yup, it's risky, but I've lived a full life.

[Stwood_]

The cheaper parts like o-rings when I need one at a dollar a shot, I tend to order 3-4, especially if I have more than one gun size.
Ck'in my PC gun arsenal, I have 15 air guns and staplers. So extra seals around is a good thing

[BrokenOlMarine]

The cheaper parts like o-rings when I need one at a dollar a shot, I tend to order 3-4, especially if I have more than one gun size.
Ck'in my PC gun arsenal, I have 15 air guns and staplers. So extra seals around is a good thing

Yup, going to look at the diagram later and perhaps order a head gasket, some orings, and another exhaust cover.

[EdL]

thanks for the reminder, I need to order a soft tip (several) for the brad nailer. One would think they would be stocked at retailers since they are a wear item, but nooooooooooooooooo.



Ed