Flooring/carpentry help

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  http://www.walmart.com/ip/8-Leng…. Get a pair of those, you roll the nails out using the rounded head as a fulcrum. You may need a shim or a block to protect the corner of your flooring if you don't plan on being slow and steady. Brute strength is not the answer here

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  • https://www.youtube.…yurimon
  • Those are cool Yuri, definitely overkill though, he's only yanking finish nails
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  • Thanks terry_cloth! When you say "roll," you essentially mean pulling the nails out, but like rocking them back & forth what that special pliers tool, right?nocomply
  • Correct, it shouldn't take much back and forth though, mechanical advantage and so forth. Get the smallest pair of those you can find, less surface area of the
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  • Tool means less pressure on the edge of the peice you are working on. Finish nails don't take much convincing to dislodge
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