Grizzly G6045 instruction manual Operation, Loading Nailer Operating Nailer

OPERATION

Loading Nailer	Operating Nailer
To load your nailer:	If you have not read the safety instruc-
	tions in this manual, do not operate the
1. Disconnect the air supply from the	nailer.
nailer!
2. Flip the magazine latch in the direc-	Before you operate your nailer, place one
tion shown in Figure 1.	drop of the included oil into the quick con-
	nect fitting where the nailer connects to the
	air supply. Fire the EMPTY nailer 3-4 times
	before beginning, so oil does not come out
	onto the project during regular operation.
	To operate your nailer:
	1. Connect the air supply to the quick
	connect fitting.
	2. Test the loaded nailer for proper brad
	penetration. Hold the nailer perpen-
Figure 1. Releasing magazine latch.	dicular to the surface of a piece of
	clean scrap wood that is thick enough
3. Pull back the magazine cover until it	for the length of brad nails you have
stops.	loaded. Depress the safety yoke
4. Point the nailer down and insert a	mechanism on your workpiece.
stick of brad nails into the magazine	3. Before pressing the trigger, make
as shown in Figure 2. Make sure that	sure your free hand is positioned out
the pointed ends of the nails rest in	of the way of a potential path of a brad
the slot at the bottom of the magazine.	nail in case of deflection. (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 as
	shown in Figure 3.)

Figure 2. Loading brad nails into nailer.

5. Push the magazine cover forward until the magazine latch locks in place.

Figure 3. Example of brad nail deflection.

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