3.Insert a strip of staples into the maga- zine, as shown in Figure 6, and slide the magazine pusher all the way for- ward.
Figure 6. Loading staples.
4.Release the magazine latch lever to lock the magazine pusher in place.
Operating
4.Before pulling the trigger, make sure your free hand and other body parts are positioned out of the way of a potential path of a nail in case of deflec- tion.
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 7.
Besides damaging your workpiece, deflection can cause injury if your free hand is in the path of the deflecting nail.
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nailer/stapler. |
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Figure 7. Example of nail deflection. | ||
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Brad Nailer
To operate your brad nailer:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick con- nect fitting.
2.To test for proper nail penetration, hold the nailer perpendicular to the surface of a piece of clean scrap wood that is thick enough for the length of nails you have loaded.
3.Depress the safety nose mechanism against your workpiece.
Stapler
To operate your stapler:
1.Connect the air supply to the quick con- nect fitting.
2.Place the nose of the stapler firmly against the workpiece.
3.Before pulling the trigger, make sure your free hand and other body parts are positioned out of the way of a potential path of a staple in case of deflection.
4.Pull the trigger.
