Using the Nailer
Read the manual before operation. Become familiar with these nailers, their safety instructions, and opera- tion before beginning any work. Serious personal injury may result if safety or operational information is not understood or followed.
Before you operate your nailer, place five to six drops of air tool oil into the quick connect fitting where the nailer connects to the air supply.
To operate your nailer:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick connect fitting on your nailer.
2.To test for proper nail penetration, hold the nailer perpendicular to the surface of a piece of clean scrap wood that is thick enough for the length of nails you have loaded.
3.Depress the safety nose mechanism against your workpiece.
4.Before pulling the trigger, make sure your free hand and other body parts are positioned out of the way of a potential path of a nail in case of deflection (illustrated below in Figure 11).
Figure 11. Example of nail deflection.
Note: Deflection is caused when grain irregularities, knots or foreign objects inside the wood cause the nail to change its path, resulting in the nail puncturing the surface of the workpiece.
Besides damaging your workpiece, deflection can cause injury if your free hand is securing the workpiece in the location that the nail deflects.
5.Pull the trigger.
—If the nail penetrates the wood to the depth you want, continue with your intended operations.
—If the nail either went too far or not far enough, adjust the depth of fire by following the procedures listed on Page 12.
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