Contact Trip Adjustment; Contact Trip Pad And Belt Hook; Contact Trip Pad Storage; Cleaning A Jammed Fastener - Craftsman 351.181790 Operator's Manual

WARNING: All air power fastening tools recoil when operat-
ed. This recoil is caused by rapid driving of the fastener. Tool
may bounce from recoil causing a second unwanted fastener
to be driven. Reduce tool bounce by holding tool firmly in
hand and pressing tool gent)y against workpiece. Let the tool
do the work This will allow recoil of tool to bounce tool away
from workpiece preventing the ddving of second fastene[
CONTACT TRIP ADJUSTMENT
The contact trip may be adjusted up or down to vary the
depth of the fastener in the workpiece. To adjust, rotate depth
control knob {see Figure 6) to raise or lower contract trip to
desired setllng.
Depth
Control ..........
Knob
Figure 6 - Setting Depth Control
CONTACT TRIP PAD AND BELT HOOK
The tool is equipped with a contact trip pad (see Figure 7)
that prevents marring of finished surfaces by the contact trip
during normal operation. A belt hcok Is supplied for eonve-
nienl transportation of tool.
Pad
Figure 7 - Contact Trip Pad and Belt Hook
CONTACT TRIP PAD STORAGE
Pad can be removed and stored on the storage sleeve Iocat
ed on the pad brevet of the body. Hex wrench is stored on
the magazine (see Figure 8)
Hex .-,"
Wrench
Pad
Figure 8 - Storing Contact Trip Pad and Wrench
CLEARING A JAMMED FASTENER
Refer to Figures 9 and 10 (pages 5 and 6).
WARNING: Disconnect tool from air supply before attempt-
ing to clear jammed fasteners.
• Pull pusher housing back until pusher is clear of nails.
Then depress latch and allow housing to slide to the front
of the magazine (see Figure 9).
• Slide nail strip back and remove from magazine.
WARNING: Fasteners are under sprmg pressure and may
shoot out of magazine.
Figure 9 - Release Tension frora Nail Strip
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