what is the nail starter? I can't imagine having a nail hanging on by magnet and then aiming it for the wall hoping it will make a perfect landing.
596625
the nail starter is a groove made inside the head of the hammer which allows you to place a nail into this grove, which will hold the nail in place while you hammer it. it is not magnetic, it is a slot built into the head of the hammer which literally holds the nail while you get it started into the wall. then once it is securely into the wall, you can hammer it normally. A picture on the item description page shows exactly what it looks like if you want a visual.
596626
yes it has a magnet in the groove to hold it in place as you start to nail.
1246166
You can hang it on a nail. I returned mine because the alert was very inconsistent. Sometimes it worked and other times it didn't.
2217576
Absolutely... The one I bought has a reset issue, but otherwise works great with up to 2inch nails. I load a half rack of nails instead of a full rack and that seems to help. I bought mine for $120. Well worth it!!!
856319
On the back you'll see four crossbars, two short and two long. One of the short crossbars will have a nail tab with two holes. Once you know where you want to place it on the wall, you only need to center the nail on the wall and align the nail tab. If you're hanging it horizontally, you'll have to use the minibars that connect the four crossbars you see in the photo which will require two nails. I hope that helps.
260158
There is a hole close to the end of the handle but I'm not sure it's intended to be a hanger hole. It seems to be angled the wrong way and probably would not hook onto a nail. I have mine lying on top of the file cabinet and plugged into the wall.
1222528
probably not. 2 main reasons. nail head has to be held out from wall so siding can move w/expansion contraction and I don't believe the gun is capable to do that. and the nail head is too small to guarantee it will consistently hold siding in place during windy conditions
227228
It has a string on the top that you can hang it by. I honestly hang it on the closet door knob. My little girl is a toddler so she needs it low to see. It is heavy construction but a regular nail would hang it. Just depends on what heigt u would need
738863
Well this is little tricky as no manual explains clearly. What i did was, marked two spots using the tap measure and put the nails via mount (in an upright position) directly to the wall. I don't want to drill to put the plastic hooks first. The confusion for me was how to set the frame ( the outer frame portion). After having your mount in upright potion hold the frame and make the open portion of mount to sit underneath the frame. Press is gently and it will sit. Hope you understand.
564230
That's a valid point, though you don't need to nail into the center of a stud to hang something. I haven't had any trouble hitting a stud using this. It gives you a very good approximation of where the stud is, more consistently than any other stud finder I've tried.
213237
Not me, clearly a bent nail stuck in there. Im on my second one for misfire issues. I think while handy, this design is not ready for prime time !
2141974
Every stud should have at least 4 screw/nails. Find 2 on the same stud, use a level, and you know the stud from top to bottom. When this stud finder finds metal, it will stick to it. Awesome magnet.
1327916
It comes with mounting screws that you have to directly nail into the wall. Now it also comes with the little plastic insert that you can put into the wall and then just screw the actual nail into it.
2127065
I imagine there might be some variation. Mine came with both -- a plastic hook for general use, and a metal one built to hang from a shower curtain rod. I use neither; a nail in the wall works fine for me.
197743
There are grooves to slide the artificial nail on each fingertip. Although I didn't use adhesive with the nails, I don't see why it wouldn't stayif adhesive was used.
1526302
Use standard nails for nail guns from any hardware supplier... nothing special. I like this gun.
854734
I live in an apartment, too, and I did not use a drill to mount the board. I hammered in two picture hanging nails. I just made sure I chose nails that could support the weight of the board and measured out where to put them. I use my board regularly and have had no problems with this set up.
1474755
Checked the back. It has provision to hang it on something. It has the slide down notch to hold it securely a nail/hook, whatever. It does not have the mating jacks to hang it on a wall plate. I just leave my own my desk.