Pneumatic nailer (nail gun)
Clavadora neumática (pistola de clavos)
- Date
- c. 1950 · confidence low
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Credited to
- Morris Pynoos (Fastener Corporation)
- Field
- Tools
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
A tool that drives a nail with a compressed-air-powered piston, replacing hundreds of hammer blows. It was developed in the United States around 1950 for laying floors and timber frames.
Authorship and date are uncertain: Morris Pynoos and his company are cited around 1950, but other sources mention earlier compressed-air nailers, and the original patent has not been checked.
What it led to
- serial light-timber-frame construction
- very fast laying of flooring, roofs and site carpentry
- pneumatic staplers and gas-actuated nailers