Ooooh, I could never operate a brad nailer. That is what my Husband uses and the compression and sound hurts my ears to bad, and I mean really bad. I have such sensitive ears. Even when he is using a skill saw, I have to cover my ears, as when the compressor builds up compression and the nailing, ouch. Sometimes I wish I could deaden my ears, but then I couldn't hear other things that are so important. That is a part of my genes, my entire family (siblings) are the same, and it carries on to my Daughters, we hear things, we see things, ooh, ohh, sounds like I am heading to that dark side. Hee, hee, have a wonderful, most beautiful day, on this beauty of an earth we share. Cindi