Bostitch F21PL Operation And Maintenance Manual page 11

OPERATING YOUR F21PL AND F33PT FRAMING NAILER
TOOL WITH METAL CONNECTOR ATTACHMENT
EYE PROTECTION which conforms to ANSI specifications and provides protection against
flying particles both from the FRONT and SIDE should ALWAYS be worn by the operator and
others in the work area when connecting to air supply, loading, operating or servicing this
tool. Eye protection is required to guard against flying fasteners and debris, which could
cause severe eye injury.
The employer and/or user must ensure that proper eye protection is worn. Eye protection
equipment must conform to the requirements of the American National Standards Institute,
ANSI Z87.1 and provide both frontal and side protection. NOTE:
spectacles and face shields alone do not provide adequate protection.
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY!
You and others working around you can be seriously injured by this tool if you do not follow the instructions
provided on the tool and in the operation manual. Used properly, the tool provides an easy, safe, and
efficient method for driving nails for all kinds of construction projects.
NOTE: Refer to your Operation Manual or Parts List if any of the terms used below are unfamiliar to you.
SEQUENTIAL TRIP
Never use contact trigger (black trigger) with metal connector attachment. Only use
sequential trigger (gray trigger) with metal connector attachment. Refer to trigger
conversion instruction included in the kit.
The BOSTITCH F21PL and F33PT tools with Metal Connector Attachment come with the Sequential Trip
(gray trigger) installed. This style of trigger:
1. Offers a positive safety advantage since it will not accidentally drive a nail if the tool is bumped against
any surface or anybody while the operator is holding the tool with the trigger pulled.
2. Allows Place Nailing without the possibility of driving a second nail on recoil.
The Sequential Trip (gray trigger) gets its name from the "sequence" required to operate the tool. To drive a
nail, the operator must first depress the trip against the work surface and then pull the trigger. To drive a
second nail, the operator must lift the tool from the work surface, release the trigger, and then repeat the
above sequence.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY FROM FASTENERS AND FLYING DEBRIS WHEN INSTALLING
METAL CONNECTORS USING THE F21PL AND F33PT WITH METAL CONNECTOR
ATTACHMENT:
• Always use the Metal Connector Attachment. (see installation instructions).
• Only use sequential trip (gray trigger).
• Use only genuine BOSTITCH metal connector nails.
• Use only one stick of metal connector nails at a time.
• Metal connector nails are not designed to penetrate metal. When installing metal connectors,
always place the Metal Connector Attachment Guide in the metal connector's pre-formed hole
before attempting to drive a fastener
When installing Metal Connectors, use ONLY BOSTITCH Heat Treated Metal
Connector Nails
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Non-side shielded