I still have the old craftsman one my dad used. He nailed 2x four to the garage floor so my mom wouldn't blast her towncar through the living room, again. It still comes in handy and I use it at least twice a year on jobsites.
I used a concrete drill bit and used an extra thick nail to hold 2x4 to floor keeping it from moving. I could pull out the nail and move the 2x4 out of the way when needed.
I would like to see how the 1st round looked if it wasn’t shot into the center rib of the block. There wasn’t any reinforcement behind the 2nd one, so of course it blew some concrete out of the back side. I have used many of those to hold different materials to block, sometimes even using a washer with the nail to prevent the items being nailed from pulling over the nail head.
Ramsets are good for blowing the block apart. Get a good hammer drill, use a 5/16 concrete bit. after you drill through the 2x4 & concrete, take two pieces of bailing wire, place in the hole leaving an inch out, take a 16PD framing nail & drive it home. This will hold a lot better than a ram set.
I was in construction for years, took the hilti powder actuated fastener course, and said no to the use of these tools. I have seen too many ricochets, shrapnel, failures and injuries from them. We switched to drilling, common duplex nails and a loop of rebar wire instead. Took a few seconds longer, but was a LOT cheaper, safer, and you could extract them without blowing/pulling big chunks out of the concrete. Shooting into steel is akin to Russian roulette.
@@PeterFisher-qf8ni I have been around thousands being shot by wood ticks and electricians (I have a red seal in both). I have seen enough incidents, and poor results to justify the alternative. Some don't learn, some think living on the edge is part of the job, some just cannot figure it out.
I’ve even attached 2x10 to a metal I-beam to wrap it and finish it for a non load bearing wall for a room. Works really really fast for that top and bottom plate. Thx for vid Clint, & know you liked making this vid, I mean….who wouldn’t like shooting nails w/ a .22😉 Cheers✌🏻
I don't even know how I ended up on this video but I found you to be funny and I learned something. I've never heard of that tool but I might find some use for it.
I've used them quite a bit including putting counter flashing on an old chimney. I did a job outside Sacramento (H.P. building) where they had a young kid that weighed in around a buck twenty using the gun with 44 blanks in it shooting red iron (with holes already punched in it) into 12" of concrete. It was fun to watch! That kid would fire it off and come a foot off the ground every time!
Crushing Ramset fears around the world. Nicely done. For cinder block applications I’m usually gluing as well, which makes a Brad nail good enough. Turn the air up to about 130 and go machine gun on it.
Go back about two centuries, air rifles were outperforming their gunpowder competitors.Shooting brad nails with an air compressor makes more sense to me. You can even fine-tune the air pressure to get the depth just right. Oh, and, no frightened activists, at least not until they figure out the air tax.
This is my go to when framing basements, you're right though sometimes it doesn't work. You hit a soft spot it blows right through or a crumbly spot where it doesn't hold as well. Easy fix, move it 6" in either direction and repeat, it is why I prefer the .27 with the stripper clip. Important tip, along with eye also wear ear protection! In an enclosed basement these things are extremely loud.
I saw a guy build a bridge using two I-beams with planks laying across them. He used a Ramset to attach the planks to the beams. It drove the nails through the planks and into the steel I-beams... real Nass Like! :-)
The green cartridge shot the nail through "Solid Center Section" of the block and the yellow cartridge only shot through the side section which created the blowout hole.. look where he placed the nail for the green shot and the nail that he placed for the yellow shot you'll see what I'm saying..
thanks, trying to figure out how im gonna build and addition on a cottage that half made of blocks. this is the solution. now i just gotta figure out how to cut a door in the block safely
When I was 14 I helped build bedrooms in our basement. We didn't have a ramset and Tapcons didn't exist. We used a broad head hammer with a long handle and a waffle profile on the head and straight smashed nails through the wall frames directly into the concrete foundation. I was a typical skinny 14yo boy and I didn't have an issue do it. This Ramset is cool and so are Tapcons but the brute force of a big hammer works too LOL
I think you’re doing a really great job and you answered my question how do you hook a piece of wood to some cinderblocks. What about a 4 x 4 piece of wood? I guess you could get longer nails do you have to use a heavier Bullet for that thanks for your video
Wow, I didn't know this tool existed! Thanks! You're funny!! This might be the first video I've watched about a power tool that made me laugh so much! Good job
I’ve been using a T nailer for a month now and it’s pretty nice compared to the time consumption of tapcons and the cost of a ram set. Tapcons get expensive in the thousands too lol
When shooting into a concrete wall and it breaks the concrete does that mean I'm using too strong or not strong enough load. And depending on the age of the concrete how can you judge what to use. Thanks.
I used to attach the bottom plate of a framing wall to the concrete basement floor. My home was built in 62. So the floor has had plenty of time to cure! I used the yellow blanks with 2-1/2" concrete nails. I could not get them to attach because the concrete was so hard. I tried to drill with the M18 hammer drill with no luck either. The bit just wouldn't drill through it. It was a new carbide concrete bit. So... I ended up using a construction adhesive, and it worked.
I know this was posted awhile ago, but I have a question. As a fellow Ohioan, I’m wanting to hang a flagpole off the house. The material on the house is an uneven stone veneer. So I’m thinking of taking a wood block to attach to the stone so that the surface is smoother. and flatter. Then I can anchor the pole to the wood. Q: what kind of wood and how thick? Will this idea work? I don’t have wood or brick to accomplish this task, so I have to mount the wood block first. Thank you!
Hi, enjoyed your vid. I'm a girly girl and am trying to put a padlock on my crawlspace door and wanted to know if I could use this tool to attach lumber to brick? Thanks for any help you can give, I'm in the middle Tennessee area.
I live in florida. I want to add shelfing outside in my patio . Where the screener fance is at, i dont know whats behind the wall or how the cinder block is placed. If that makes sense. Great..
Ironically in Ireland where it’s very difficult to get a gun licence you can buy the gun version of that unit with auto loading cartridges. I only use it once in a blue moon but it’d nearly take down a wall!
I’m looking to attach treated 2x4 to the basement floor. Would Tapcons be better and what do you think of putting sill foam under the 2x4 in case of water?
HELLO,, thanks for teaching me crucial information. I am about to put together several 2x4 to create my door front. The 2x4 height is eight feet high. No room for square frame. I may create two unequal doors in my attempt to balance the weight against one side because the frame will stand alone without top horizontal support. Two things. Hurricane strong winds. And stand alone frame. I am hoping your technique of attaching two by four to cinder block will work. I am doing some research to make sure that the side wood (stand alone - frame for the door: row of 2 x 4) attached to cinder block would be strong enough to withstand hurricane winds. Suggestions welcomed. I am woman. 😢
Well, the green one you put in the center, where there is a full section of cinder block, then shot the yellow throught the side of the cinder block where it can create a blow shot. Don't understand why this is a thing. Either one would work perfectly in the center of the block... Anyway, thanks for the demonstration.
@@pinkypooky5779 Lmao 🤣 OK, you shot the weakest green nail in the strongest part of the block and the strongest yellow nail in the weakest part of the bock so what was we supposed to learn ? Not being a smart ass just pointing out the obvious .
Wonder if youd want to use the bigger more powerful one if you poured concrete in the centers, would it still compromise the structure or sink into the concrete behind the cinderblock?
Hey, I was wondering if you had an inside scoop as to whether or not there will be an m18 snowblower in the works? I know they have the leaf blower but a snow blower would be nice.
''I cut it 3 x and its still to short??? !!!! Hey for real, good job conforming to the almighty RUclips Guidelines when explaining the function of that device !!👍👍👍👍
Hi! The first shot was in the rib of the block. The second one was in the cell. I was wondering if the first one would have had some blow out if it was in the cell too? Thanks 🙏
So I really enjoyed your video. I’m throwing you. Crazy curveball question here…,I live in South Florida and I have a cane toad problem. I have wood fencing, they can crawl and hide between and I have dogs thy would die if they licked one. We are obliged to kill these things as they are invasive and lay 20,000 eggs per year. That being said, what would you use to barrier proof about 450 ft of wooden fence from floor to a loud 2 ft up? These things are bigger than a double whopper but can squeeze and morph like a pancake….they can only jump about 2 feet high. I’ve got one I can’t catch between my wooden fence post now. I’d like to create a cost effective yet toad proof barrier to protect my dogs and regain my sanity. What would you do? Please help!
Do you load one nail at a time? Surely I've missed something, this would take a lot of time. Want to attach 2 x 6's to the perimeter of an 18 x 20 addition built up to add a room on back of house cinder block all around. Right now this is a lot of wasted space. Would put a wood floor down to use for storage, "thinking this is a good idea?" It would have support obviously..
What a cool tool! Would be fun to have even if you don't have a real job for it. Like having a zero turn mower for a tiny back yard. Reminds me of my favorite scene in the Lethal Weapon series where Danny Glover offed that guy with a nail gun to the forehead. Real nas like!!! Thanks Clint!!!
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I’d NEVER EVEN HEARD nor seen one until now. So I learned some today .
You really nailed this one. Great shots as well. Completely concrete information here.
Hahaha, Dan The Man 😆👊👊👊
I still have the old craftsman one my dad used. He nailed 2x four to the garage floor so my mom wouldn't blast her towncar through the living room, again. It still comes in handy and I use it at least twice a year on jobsites.
The Towncar into living room may have been the beginning of a stuntwoman career, but Dad had to ruin momma's hopes, again.
🤣
I used a concrete drill bit and used an extra thick nail to hold 2x4 to floor keeping it from moving. I could pull out the nail and move the 2x4 out of the way when needed.
Use the green in the same area not on the the solid row in the center
I would like to see how the 1st round looked if it wasn’t shot into the center rib of the block. There wasn’t any reinforcement behind the 2nd one, so of course it blew some concrete out of the back side. I have used many of those to hold different materials to block, sometimes even using a washer with the nail to prevent the items being nailed from pulling over the nail head.
It was shot left of the middle
@@ToolReviewZone My bad. surely wasn't taking from the awesomeness of the video or the attachment abilities, because they are both great.
I've watched this guy before like allot of youtube there full of shit and you are right
@@ToolReviewZoneit was still in a thicker part. How about let’s see it in the middle( the weakest point?
It's going to blow the back out if not in the reinforcing sections....even a rotary hammer craters out the back a bit.
Ramsets are awesome and time saving, I have used them many years. Sure beats the days when I was pounding masonry nails with a 20 oz. Framing hammer.
Hell yeah Rick 👊👊👊
I tried that masonry nail into block thing on a basement once. Never again.
Love the Louisiana accent. And sound effects!!!
Ramsets are good for blowing the block apart. Get a good hammer drill, use a 5/16 concrete bit. after you drill through the 2x4 & concrete, take two pieces of bailing wire, place in the hole leaving an inch out, take a 16PD framing nail & drive it home. This will hold a lot better than a ram set.
why not use a tapcon? Who uses nails, anymore?
And that's what makes America great! Merica! 👍
Ma...ma....mer....Merica! Fuck ya! (eagles and F22s fly above)
I was in construction for years, took the hilti powder actuated fastener course, and said no to the use of these tools. I have seen too many ricochets, shrapnel, failures and injuries from them. We switched to drilling, common duplex nails and a loop of rebar wire instead. Took a few seconds longer, but was a LOT cheaper, safer, and you could extract them without blowing/pulling big chunks out of the concrete. Shooting into steel is akin to Russian roulette.
LOL. You ain't lying. I would NEVER consider using this on ANY metal...
I agree. The cost and risk alone of making a crator instead of connection, make it not worth the possible time saving.
I have shot 1000’s of pins with the hilti dx450 with none of the described issues. Must be the difference between an electrician and A wood tick.
@@PeterFisher-qf8ni I have been around thousands being shot by wood ticks and electricians (I have a red seal in both). I have seen enough incidents, and poor results to justify the alternative. Some don't learn, some think living on the edge is part of the job, some just cannot figure it out.
Dumb people will always find a way to hurt themself
I used that exact same tool to nail my brothers head to the coffee table. Worked great 👍
Danny Glover Lethal Weapon style
Hahaha
Well, some people ARE pretty hardheaded.
I’ve even attached 2x10 to a metal I-beam to wrap it and finish it for a non load bearing wall for a room. Works really really fast for that top and bottom plate.
Thx for vid Clint, & know you liked making this vid, I mean….who wouldn’t like shooting nails w/ a .22😉
Cheers✌🏻
Hahaha, I definitely enjoyed theis one brother 👊👊👊
I don't even know how I ended up on this video but I found you to be funny and I learned something. I've never heard of that tool but I might find some use for it.
Glad it helped 👊👊👊
I have one. I love it!! Used it to attach the frame to the floor for a bar build in the basement.
😎👊👊👊
I've used them quite a bit including putting counter flashing on an old chimney. I did a job outside Sacramento (H.P. building) where they had a young kid that weighed in around a buck twenty using the gun with 44 blanks in it shooting red iron (with holes already punched in it) into 12" of concrete. It was fun to watch! That kid would fire it off and come a foot off the ground every time!
Crushing Ramset fears around the world. Nicely done. For cinder block applications I’m usually gluing as well, which makes a Brad nail good enough. Turn the air up to about 130 and go machine gun on it.
Go back about two centuries, air rifles were outperforming their gunpowder competitors.Shooting brad nails with an air compressor makes more sense to me. You can even fine-tune the air pressure to get the depth just right. Oh, and, no frightened activists, at least not until they figure out the air tax.
This is my go to when framing basements, you're right though sometimes it doesn't work. You hit a soft spot it blows right through or a crumbly spot where it doesn't hold as well. Easy fix, move it 6" in either direction and repeat, it is why I prefer the .27 with the stripper clip. Important tip, along with eye also wear ear protection! In an enclosed basement these things are extremely loud.
Dude I like all the sounds effect!
I saw a guy build a bridge using two I-beams with planks laying across them. He used a Ramset to attach the planks to the beams. It drove the nails through the planks and into the steel I-beams... real Nass Like! :-)
Have a Remington single shot with triggered handle. Have had it since the 90s. Got a lot of use out of it.
LOVE YOUR HUMOR BRO.
Love the swagger man and the knowledge, mounting a wall punching 🥊 Bag.
In all fairness you shot the first one into the webbing of the block. Makes a huge difference
You are very entertaining! I love your humor
The green cartridge shot the nail through "Solid Center Section" of the block and the yellow cartridge only shot through the side section which created the blowout hole.. look where he placed the nail for the green shot and the nail that he placed for the yellow shot you'll see what I'm saying..
thanks, trying to figure out how im gonna build and addition on a cottage that half made of blocks. this is the solution. now i just gotta figure out how to cut a door in the block safely
Can you nail into the cinder block from any orientation?
Like button SMEESHED! "Measure once, cut twice." Words to live by. 🤣💯👍
When I was 14 I helped build bedrooms in our basement. We didn't have a ramset and Tapcons didn't exist. We used a broad head hammer with a long handle and a waffle profile on the head and straight smashed nails through the wall frames directly into the concrete foundation. I was a typical skinny 14yo boy and I didn't have an issue do it. This Ramset is cool and so are Tapcons but the brute force of a big hammer works too LOL
Funny! And enjoyable! And educational.
You have good physical comedy...made me laugh
Awsome vid! I want to partially put nail into a block so I can hang things on the nail. Is it possible to do the above with this tool?
That looks like a lot of fun. I'm going to to home Depot right now to get my one of those tools.
I think you’re doing a really great job and you answered my question how do you hook a piece of wood to some cinderblocks. What about a 4 x 4 piece of wood? I guess you could get longer nails do you have to use a heavier Bullet for that thanks for your video
Great demonstration rightch hera!!💪🏻Thanks.
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LOL.👍🏻
I enjoyed your presentation! Awesome video!
I agree. It is a fun and useful tool. It made my life easier when I was finishing my basement. Throw the tapcons away.
Wow, I didn't know this tool existed! Thanks! You're funny!! This might be the first video I've watched about a power tool that made me laugh so much! Good job
Shot a few hilti rounds in my day. Very ok video.
Used a belt fed one years ago to attach lath to concrete for some rock work.
I’ve been using a T nailer for a month now and it’s pretty nice compared to the time consumption of tapcons and the cost of a ram set. Tapcons get expensive in the thousands too lol
When shooting into a concrete wall and it breaks the concrete does that mean I'm using too strong or not strong enough load. And depending on the age of the concrete how can you judge what to use. Thanks.
Probably to strong. Sometimes you just get one of those stubborn blocks. I just use a tapcon of o have that issue
I would use some glue as well on those studs . And anything that's ground contact /concrete slab should be Treade lumber.
I used to attach the bottom plate of a framing wall to the concrete basement floor. My home was built in 62. So the floor has had plenty of time to cure! I used the yellow blanks with 2-1/2" concrete nails. I could not get them to attach because the concrete was so hard. I tried to drill with the M18 hammer drill with no luck either. The bit just wouldn't drill through it. It was a new carbide concrete bit. So... I ended up using a construction adhesive, and it worked.
That's some hard concrete 😕
Sorry for the amateur question but does this work with attaching wooden slats to outdoor concrete walls for landscaping?
Any luck
I know this was posted awhile ago, but I have a question. As a fellow Ohioan, I’m wanting to hang a flagpole off the house. The material on the house is an uneven stone veneer. So I’m thinking of taking a wood block to attach to the stone so that the surface is smoother. and flatter. Then I can anchor the pole to the wood. Q: what kind of wood and how thick? Will this idea work? I don’t have wood or brick to accomplish this task, so I have to mount the wood block first. Thank you!
New homes in Florida have poured (filled) cement blocks . Which one would you use ?
This is a great video right heyar!
Very helpful video
Is this Ramset system good for setting a wood door frame to cinder block or is tapcon screws a better option? Cinder block are from the 60s.
It would work. I ha e a video on this attaching to cinder block, but forbade door, I would use tap cons to be honest
Can you use this to attach 2x4 on an upright cement block
Great review Clint! We used the exact same Ramset when we Reno’d our basement.
Smeeeeshed! Thanks for a great video! Is the model you're using the same as the $99 one -- is the handle the only difference?
I think I only paid $50 for this one. The one with the grip I believe is $100
So this would work on a piece of plywood?
You are cool and this is cool. Thank you!!
Hi, enjoyed your vid. I'm a girly girl and am trying to put a padlock on my crawlspace door and wanted to know if I could use this tool to attach lumber to brick? Thanks for any help you can give, I'm in the middle Tennessee area.
I live in florida. I want to add shelfing outside in my patio . Where the screener fance is at, i dont know whats behind the wall or how the cinder block is placed. If that makes sense. Great..
Great Video, Just subbed!
Ironically in Ireland where it’s very difficult to get a gun licence you can buy the gun version of that unit with auto loading cartridges. I only use it once in a blue moon but it’d nearly take down a wall!
Can you use this to fasten a 2x4 to stucco over cmu? Or will it damage the stucco??
May need to Google since no one is answering you.
Thank you!
Can you use this for the purpose of fastening a sill to the floor without building the wall to the ceiling?
PermaNails are where it’s at!!!
Can you do a review of the new 56 volt Echo mower and ope tools ?
Dude’s funny 😂
Could this be used for 4x4 gate post onto cinderblock ?
So I’m putting in a new crawlspace door frame and am wondering if this will also work and the long end of the cinder block the same way?
Love those!! 🎊 Used to have to smack it with a hammer. 😳
Yeah buddy 💪👊
I’m looking to attach treated 2x4 to the basement floor. Would Tapcons be better and what do you think of putting sill foam under the 2x4 in case of water?
Awesome video bro! Thank you for this gem
Good stuff as usual. Funny thing, my name is Clint also and I too am from Ohio
Hell yeah brother man Clint 👊👊👊
HELLO,, thanks for teaching me crucial information. I am about to put together several 2x4 to create my door front. The 2x4 height is eight feet high. No room for square frame. I may create two unequal doors in my attempt to balance the weight against one side because the frame will stand alone without top horizontal support.
Two things. Hurricane strong winds. And stand alone frame.
I am hoping your technique of attaching two by four to cinder block will work.
I am doing some research to make sure that the side wood (stand alone - frame for the door: row of 2 x 4) attached to cinder block would be strong enough to withstand hurricane winds.
Suggestions welcomed.
I am woman. 😢
Would this work on brick?
$1,500.99 cents to be exact. Wood is way out of control. 👍🇺🇸💯 keep up the great videos brother
It was on sale for $1,499 a piece here today 😆😆👊👊
@@ToolReviewZone Hi Clint
Could you turn the cinderblock on its side and still do this?
Well, the green one you put in the center, where there is a full section of cinder block, then shot the yellow throught the side of the cinder block where it can create a blow shot. Don't understand why this is a thing. Either one would work perfectly in the center of the block... Anyway, thanks for the demonstration.
The triggered ones are awesome. The one ive used the most you have to hit the top with a hammer. Trigger makes it much better
Only problem I saw with your demo is you put the green in the center block and the yellow in the hollow part of the block . Hum lol 😆
Did you notice it was deliberate to show what happens when you use wrong size duh
@@pinkypooky5779
Lmao 🤣 OK, you shot the weakest green nail in the strongest part of the block and the strongest yellow nail in the weakest part of the bock so what was we supposed to learn ? Not being a smart ass just pointing out the obvious .
Wonder if youd want to use the bigger more powerful one if you poured concrete in the centers, would it still compromise the structure or sink into the concrete behind the cinderblock?
Is there an easy and fast way to attach the 2 X 4 lengthwise? Meaning, the "2" side to the block?
Hey, I was wondering if you had an inside scoop as to whether or not there will be an m18 snowblower in the works? I know they have the leaf blower but a snow blower would be nice.
Hi Clint
Hope you are well my mate…. Great content Brother I’ll have to get myself one of these bad boys. Real Nass Like 👍 👍
Interesting. Thanks. And I'm view number 7 - woohoo - top ten
Haha, awesomeness 😆👊👊👊
thanks for making it fun heaaarrr.... lol
My new got to have tool!
Your first shot looks like the rubber tip is showing above the board. Does this mean the nail didn’t go in completely flush?
I'm very surprised here in CA these are still legal to own.
I prefer the one with the pistol grip shoots alot better in my opinion plus its quieter
I'm thinking the examples aren't the same , the green one is in line with the center supprt and yellow not ??
also put the green one in the center more stable part of the block
Thx ❤
I definitely don't like the way it destroys the cement block. I wouldn't want anyone doing that to my home. I know times have changed.
''I cut it 3 x and its still to short??? !!!! Hey for real, good job conforming to the almighty RUclips Guidelines when explaining the function of that device !!👍👍👍👍
Hahaha, definitely have to be careful with the tubage 😆👊👊
This is great!!! Thanks so much. Love your personality. Stay blessed.
Thank you!!!!
He shot the first one in the middle of the block, that’s where it has a support, the second shot was at the bridge no support below.
Hi! The first shot was in the rib of the block. The second one was in the cell. I was wondering if the first one would have had some blow out if it was in the cell too? Thanks 🙏
It was actually left of the middle brace, just looked that way on camera
So I really enjoyed your video. I’m throwing you. Crazy curveball question here…,I live in South Florida and I have a cane toad problem. I have wood fencing, they can crawl and hide between and I have dogs thy would die if they licked one. We are obliged to kill these things as they are invasive and lay 20,000 eggs per year. That being said, what would you use to barrier proof about 450 ft of wooden fence from floor to a loud 2 ft up? These things are bigger than a double whopper but can squeeze and morph like a pancake….they can only jump about 2 feet high. I’ve got one I can’t catch between my wooden fence post now. I’d like to create a cost effective yet toad proof barrier to protect my dogs and regain my sanity. What would you do? Please help!
I can't believe the amount of money you waste on lumber all of use thank you and great info
Haha, anything for you guys 😆👊😎
Do you load one nail at a time? Surely I've missed something, this would take a lot of time. Want to attach 2 x 6's to the perimeter of an 18 x 20 addition built up to add a room on back of house cinder block all around. Right now this is a lot of wasted space. Would put a wood floor down to use
for storage, "thinking this is a good idea?" It would have support obviously..
What a cool tool! Would be fun to have even if you don't have a real job for it. Like having a zero turn mower for a tiny back yard. Reminds me of my favorite scene in the Lethal Weapon series where Danny Glover offed that guy with a nail gun to the forehead. Real nas like!!! Thanks Clint!!!
Hahahaha, lethal weapon 👊🤟🤟🤟💪💪💪
@@ToolReviewZone whats the name of this tool?
Ramset
😂so true bout zero turn comment. I worked at the plant.
I often measure once and cut twice. I have to do that today as a matter of fact.