Raptor nails

[Fox]

Anyone used these ? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VzekKsbWdA)
stumbled upon them, could be handy ?

[smreish]

Yes, I have used them.
They are fine for special use - the composite plastic nail, doesn't hold stain, but fine if left in a painted product.

The video shows the machine drilling out the nail after the cut....the challenge is how do you perfectly nail down a board with a nail gun, and put that point back in your tool path do at the end?

It's a great special purpose thing...like spoil board to spoilboard or board to sacrificial sled for planing...

...oh, they don't rust and work just dandy on outdoor trim.

[Fox]

Good to know. Let's see if I can find them in Europe.

I don't think the perfect nail position should be a big issue. I would draw it in my tool path, and run it prior to the cutting just touching the surface with a small bit or pen. Run it again after you are done with a deeper cut.

What would be really dandy is adding the nailgun to the z with an offset.

[Gerald D]

Anyone used these ? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VzekKsbWdA)
stumbled upon them, could be handy ?

Some discussion and pictures in this thread: Holding smaller parts on table (http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=711)

[Fox]

Thnx Gerald, you're still a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the mm!