Operating Nailer | Besides damaging your workpiece, |
| deflection can cause injury if your free |
If you have not read the safety instruc- | hand is securing the workpiece in the |
tions in this manual, do not operate the | location that the nail deflects. |
nailer. | 4. Press the trigger. If the nail drove into |
| the wood far enough, continue with |
Periodically, place one drop of the included | your intended operations. If the nail |
oil into the quick connect fitting where the | either went too far or not far enough, |
nailer connects to the air supply. After oil- | then adjust the air pressure. More air |
ing, wipe off any excess oil near the nailer | pressure will make the nail go deeper |
exhaust to avoid dust | and less air pressure will decrease |
| the nail penetration. |
To operate your nailer: |
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1.Connect the air supply to the quick connect fitting.
2.Test the loaded nailer for proper pen- etration. Hold the nailer perpendicular
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scrap wood that is thick enough for |
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the length of nails you have loaded. |
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Depress the safety yoke mechanism |
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on your workpiece. |
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3. Before pressing the trigger, make | Figure 4. Example of nail deflection. | ||
sure your free hand is positioned out |
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of the way of a potential path of a nail |
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in case of deflection. (Deflection is |
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caused when the nail changes its |
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path, resulting in the nail puncturing |
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the surface of the workpiece as |
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shown in Figure 4.) |
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G6048 15/16 Gauge Nailer |
