Hose Management
Mark uses a spring clamp to help manage his unruly pneumatic nailer hoses and maintain safety.
Stepping on a pneumatic nailer hose while working on a roof can spell disaster. Luckily, I’ve never had a serious fall because of this, but I have come too close for comfort on more than one occasion. I use a spring clamp to help manage my unruly hoses.
I bend one of the handles up to form a hook of sorts and just clamp it to one of the shingles near where I’m working. This way I have enough hose to work with, but the rest of it isn’t in my way or constantly falling over the edge of the roof and pulling on my nailer.
I move it to where I need it as I shingle my way up the roof. This also works well as a small hand tool or fastener holder, but don’t try to use it to secure anything too heavy or you could damage a shingle. Also, be careful using this technique on either really cold or really hot days, when shingles are more susceptible to breaking or tearing.
— Mark Petersen; Waco, Ky. Edited by Charles Miller.
From Fine Homebuilding #307
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