To operate your stapler:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick connect fitting.
2.Test the loaded stapler for proper penetration. Hold the stapler perpen- dicular to the surface of a piece of clean scrap wood that is thick enough for the length of staples you have loaded. Depress the safety yoke mechanism on your workpiece.
3.Before pressing the trigger, make sure your free hand is positioned out of the way of a potential path of a sta- ple in case of deflection. (Deflection is caused when the staple changes its path, resulting in the staple puncturing the surface of the workpiece as shown in Figure 4.)
Figure 4. Example of staple deflection.
Besides damaging your workpiece, deflection can cause injury if your free hand is securing the workpiece in the location that the staple deflects.
4.Press the trigger. If the staple drove into the wood far enough, continue with your intended operations. If the staple either went too far or not far enough, then adjust the air pressure. More air pressure will make the staple go deeper and less air pressure will decrease the staple penetration.
Clearing Jammed Staples
The most frequent situation with any type of stapler is a staple jam. A jammed staple must be cleared before using the stapler again. The two places where a staple can get jammed are the magazine and the dis- charge area.
Always disconnect air from stapler whenever clearing a jammed staple!
To clear a jammed staple from the maga- zine:
1.Disconnect the stapler from the air supply!
2.Open the magazine cover and pull the magazine all the way back.
3.Locate and remove the jammed sta- ple with a pair of needle nose pliers. Close the magazine cover so it latch- es.
To clear a jammed staple from the dis- charge area:
1.Disconnect the stapler from the air supply!
2.Remove all of the staples from the magazine.
3.The jammed staple should now be visible; remove it from the discharge area with needle nose pliers.
4.Replace the staples. Push the maga- zine closed and snap the quick release latch back into operating posi- tion.
H2909 18 Gauge Stapler Kit
