Makita AN451 Instruction Manual page 13

Operation
1 ) To
drive a nail, you may place the contact element
against the workpiece and pull the trigger, or
2) Pull the
trigger
first and
then place
the
contact
element against the workpiece.
No. 1 method is for intermittent nailing, when you
wish to drive a nail carefully and very accurately.
No. 2 method is for continuous nailing.
CAUTION :
Operating the tool without nails shortens the life of the tool and should be avoided.
Jammed nailer
CAUTION :
Always disconnect the air hose before clearing a jam.
When the nailer becomes jammed, proceed as follows:
Open the magazine cap and remove the nail coil. Insert
a small rod or the like into the ejection port and tap it
with
a
hammer to drive out the nail jamming the ejec-
tion port. Reset the nail coil and close the magazine
cap.
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rEjection port
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Small
Nails
Handle nail coils and their box carefully. If the nail
coils have been handled roughly, they may be out of
shape or their connector breaks, causing poor nail feed.
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