Clearing Jammed Nails
The most frequent situation with any type of nailer is a nail jam. A jammed nail must be cleared before using the nailer again. The two places where a nail can get jammed are the magazine and the dis- charge area.
Always disconnect air from nailer whenever clearing a jammed nail!
To clear a jammed nail from the magazine:
1.Disconnect the nailer from the air supply!
2. Open the magazine cover and pull the magazine all the way back.
3.Locate and remove the jammed brad nail with a pair of needle nose pliers. Close the magazine cover so it latch- es.
To clear a jammed nail from the discharge area with the Model G6048:
1.Disconnect the nailer from the air supply!
2.Remove all of the brad nails from the magazine.
3.Flip up the quick release latch that is located on top of the nailer nose assembly as shown in Figure 5.
4.Remove the driver guide cover.
5.The jammed nail should now be visi- ble; remove it from the discharge area with needle nose pliers.
6.Replace the driver guide cover and snap the quick release latch back into operating position.
Quick Release Latch |
Driver Guide Cover |
Figure 5. Removing guide cover.
G6048 15/16 Gauge Nailer |