Operating Nailer
If you have not read the safety instruc- tions in this manual, DO NOT operate the nailer.
Before you operate your nailer, place one drop of the included oil into the quick con- nect fitting where the nailer connects to the air supply.
To operate your nailer:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick connect fitting.
2.Test the loaded nailer for proper nail penetration. Hold the nailer perpen- dicular to the surface of a piece of clean scrap wood that is thick enough for the length of finish nails 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 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 4.) Besides damag- ing your workpiece, deflection can cause injury if your free hand is secur- ing the workpiece in the location that the nail deflects.
4.Press the trigger. If the finish nail drove into the wood far enough, con- tinue with your intended operations. If the nail either went too far or not far enough, then adjust the depth adjust- ment knob.
5.Turn the knob clockwise to drive the nail deeper, or counterclockwise if the nail is going too deep. (Figure 5.)
Figure 4. Example of nail deflection. | Figure 5. Depth adjustment knob. |
H5570 18 Gauge Finish Angle Nailer |
