Update on Air Locker AP700
Since I'm talking about salvaging pallet wood nails, I should mention that my new Air Locker AP700 nail puncher/remover not only works great for shooting out nails, but the long nose on the Air Locker lets you straighten out nails while in the wood before you shoot them out. I find I am salvaging maybe 2X-3X more nails than before when I used a hammer or crowbar to pull out nails. Often times, when using a hammer or crowbar, you end up bending the nail as you pull it out. The Air Locker shoots out the nail straight. So, I have a big bucket full of nails to sort through and many more of them will be good to reuse, as is, compared to before when lots were bent from the hammer pulling them out.
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I really like my Air Locker. It de-nails my wood 3X-4X faster than what I could do with a hammer or crowbar. So, it's a big time and labor saver. But it also has the added benefit of salvaging many more nails than before, and that might have some value to you as well. I got my
Air Locker from Amazon in a kit with an extra driver for if/when the original driver needs to be replaced. My purchase was still less than $60.00 for the kit. If you do lots of pallet wood breakdowns, you might want to consider it. It does not do anything that you can't do with a hammer and/or crowbar, but it's a lot faster and easier.
One final thought, the Air Locker has a replaceable piston driver. The Air Locker can be repaired when that piston wears out or breaks. There are less expensive nail punchers that perform like the Air Locker, but none of them had replacement pistons for future repairs. The Air Locker is a little more expensive up front, but if you ever break or wear out that driver piston, you can easily fix the Air Locker. With the less expensive brands, you have to replace the entire tool. Sometimes I am willing to pay more for a better-quality tool. For me, the Air Locker was well worth the extra ~$8.00 compared to the disposable brands.