Last week we went through a book on EPT's or Explosive Power Tools. We all got show how to fire them and all got a go at firing a hilti EPT, witch can fire 10 nails one after the other without stopping to reload. When firing an EPT, u must wear safety glasses, ear protection, steel caps and make sure that everyone around you is no less than 6 metres away.
When we got a go at firing one, we shot a piece of timber onto a I beam. In all other states other that WA a licence is needed to own or use a EPT.
Thier are 2 types of EPT's, direct and indirect firing. This refers to wether the gun has a piston between the cartridge and drive pin or not.
EPT's having different coloured charges that vary the strength of the charge, this is easily remembered by
- Beer (brown)
- Gets (green)
- You (yellow)
- Really (red)
- Pissed (purple)
- With (white)
- Bouban (black)
Brown being minimum and Black being maximum
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