INSTRUCTION MANUAL Finishing Nail Gun Kit Fires up to 50mm x 16 Gauge • Melbourne • Perth • Auckland uckland • Hong K Kong • Shanghai • Taipei • New York • Verona • London • Paris ATBR1650K 031216 PR ED08
Contents Warranty Introduction Environmental protection Description of symbols Specifications General safety instructions for air tools Risk of eye or head injury Risk of fire or explosion Risk of loss of hearing Risk to injury Risk of electric shock Risk of entanglement Risk of cut or burns Know your product Preparing the tool Operation Firing mechanism Where to use finishing nailers Checking the safety strike element Loading & unloading the fasteners Adjusting the exhaust direction Adjusting the fastening
Dear Customer Description of symbols If you require any help with your product, whether it is a Warranty claim, spare part or user information, please phone our Help Line for an immediate response. Phone 1300 880 001 in Australia or 0800 445 721 in New Zealand. The rating plate on your tool may show symbols. These represent important information about the product or instructions on its use. Wear hearing protection. Wear eye protection. Wear breathing protection.
1. Keep the work area clean and tidy. Cluttered work areas and benches invite accidents and injury. 2. Consider the environment in which you are working. Do not use air tools in damp or wet locations. Keep the work area well lit. Do not expose air tools to rain. Do not use air tools in the presence of flammable liquids or gases. 3. Keep visitors away from the work area. All visitors and onlookers, especially children and infirm persons, should be kept well away from where you are working.
Important safety instructions Risk of eye or head injury What could happen How to prevent it • Air powered equipment are capable of propelling • Always wear safety glasses with side shields. materials such as fasteners, metal chips, saw dust, and • Never leave operating tool unattended. Disconnect air other debris at high speed, which could result in serious hose when tool is not in use. eye injury. • Wearing hearing protection and helmet during operation is also strongly recommended.
Risk of loss of hearing What could happen How to prevent it • Long term exposure to noise produced from the operation • Always wear hearing protection. of air tools can lead to permanent hearing loss. Risk to injury What could happen How to prevent it • Tools left unattended with the air hose attached, can be activated by unauthorized persons leading to their injury or injury to others.
Risk to injury (cont.) • Air tools can become activated by accident during maintenance or tool changes. • Disconnect the brad nailer from air compressor before changing tools, loading/unloading fasteners or accessories, clearing jams and during non-operation. • Do not depress trigger when connecting the air hose. • Never carry the tool by the hose. • Avoid unintentional starting. Don’t carry an air tool which is connected to an air hose, with your finger on the trigger.
Risk to injury (cont.) • Fasteners could ricochet or be propelled causing serious injury or property damage. • Never point discharge of tool at self or others. • Do not pull trigger unless tool contact safety device is against work surface. • Never attempt to drive fasteners into hard surfaces such as steel, concrete, or tile. • Take care to avoid driving a fastener on top of another fastener. • Position tool carefully so that fasteners will be delivered to the proper location.
Risk of entanglement What could happen How to prevent it • Tools which contain moving elements, or drive other moving tools, can become entangled in hair, clothing, jewellery and other loose objects, resulting in severe injury. • Never wear loose fitting clothes, or apparel which contains loose straps or ties, etc. which could become entangled in moving parts of the tool. • Remove any jewellery, watches, identifications, bracelets, necklaces, etc. which might become caught by the tool.
Know your product 1. Exhaust deflector 2. Trigger 3. Air inlet 4. Latch 5. Nail magazine 6. Safety strike element (Non marking tip) 7. Fastener discharge area 8. Drive safety cover 9. Quick release latch 10.
Preparing the tool Tool lubrication This finish nailer requires lubrication BEFORE initial use and BEFORE and AFTER each additional use throughout its life. 1. Disconnect the air hose, turn the finish nailer so the air inlet (3) is facing up. Place 3-4 drops of non detergent oil into the air inlet. Do not use air tool oil as it contains solvents which will damage the nailer’s internal parts. 2. Lubricate the drive safety cover & slide guide (8), trigger (2) and magazine slide mechanism periodically. 3.
Operation 3. Reconnect air hose to the finish nailer. 4. Push the strike element against the work surface without depressing the trigger. The finish nailer MUST NOT cycle. 5. Remove the finish nailer from the work surface, the strike element should return to its original position. Pull the trigger, the brad nailer MUST NOT cycle. If it cycles DO NOT use it. Operating the tool: Firing mechanism: This tool operates on a single (full sequential actuation) firing system.
Power source Adjusting the exhaust direction: 1. The finish nailer is equipped with an adjustable direction exhaust deflector (1). Simply adjust the directional exhaust deflector so that the exhaust air blast will be directed away from the operator. Grasp the deflector and rotate it to the desired position for the current application. This tool is designed to operate on clean, dry, compressed air at regulated pressures between 75 and 120 PSI.
Troubleshooting Trouble Possible cause Suggested remedy Nailer skips when driving brad nails. Dirt in the nose piece. Drive channel needs to be cleaned. Dirt or damage prevent nails or pusher from moving freely in magazine. Magazine needs to be cleaned. Inadequate air flow to nailer. The fittings, hose or air compressors needs to be checked. Air leaking near the top of the tool or in trigger area. Loose screws. Tighten screws. Nailer runs slow or has loss of power.
Carefully read the entire Instruction Manual before using this product. Before returning this product for a Warranty Claim or any other reason Please Call 1300 880 001 (Australia) or 0800 445 721 (New Zealand) With continuing product development changes may have occurred which render the product received slightly different to that shown in this instruction manual. The manufacturer reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Note: Specifications may differ from country to country.
