Nail Set

[BRZED]

Will a nail set work for a round head nail, or does that work only with a finishing nail? I need to drive a couple hundred 1x12 mm round head brass nails home until flush.

 

[tstep]

Starrett, I believe, makes a set of brass punches of varying radius heads. Been a while, but I think it was around $50 for 6 or 8 different punches in a pouch.

 

[RedOakRanch]

A larger steel set will have a concave tip so it work but may damage the finish of the brass nails.

 

[Clevy]

You'll damage the nail heads. I'd use a ball peen hammer. Place it over the nail then hit it with another hammer til sunk flush. Or something along those lines

 

[HangFire]

Make your own radiused nail set tool. It's not that hard. If you can't find a suitable sacrificial punch or set, use an old round shaft screwdriver. Cut or grind off the Philips driver. Bring the tip radius down on a grinding wheel. Get a Dremel mounted stone and do a little grinding. You can adjust it for a perfect fit that you can't buy at the hardware store.

 

[BRZED]

I want the concave tip so the tool doesn't slip off the nail head. I should be able to grind my own tool. i have small spherical milling bits.

 

[BRZED]

Here is the tool I made by cutting the tip off a screwdriver and grinding a concavity into the new tip.

 

[HangFire]

Good job. Great photo.