Porter-Cable PIN138-CA Instruction Manual page 8

The trigger is locked off until the safety trigger is depressed.
LOADING THE TOOL (FIG. 1–3)
Keep the tool pointed away from yourself and others. Serious personal
injury may result.
Never load nails with the trigger activated. Personal injury may result.
1. Read all Safety Warnings before using tool.
2. Connect the tool to air supply.
3. Push magazine release (E) and pull magazine (F) back. Make sure safety trigger has
the trigger locked off.
4. Insert fasteners into the side of the magazine (K). For fasteners with arrows the
direction arrow printed on the fasteners should point down into the bottom of
magazine. If no arrow is printed on the fasteners the nail points should point down
into the bottom of the magazine. NOTE: Make sure fasteners are placed firmly
against lower ledge of magazine.
5. Push magazine closed until it locks in place. Make sure the magazine snaps into
place.
6. Observe low nail indicator window (G) and reload when needed.
NOTE: The tool will not fire when only a few fasteners are left in the magazine, reload
fasteners to begin firing again.
K
ACTUATING TOOL (1, 4)
To reduce the risk of injury, ALWAYS
wear proper eye [ANSI Z87.1 (CAN/CSA Z94.3)] and
hearing protection [ANSI S12.6 (S3.19)] when operating
this tool.
A nail will fire each time the trigger is
depressed which could result in accidental actuation.
1. Place the nosepiece against the work surface.
2. Depress the safety trigger (B) to unlock the trigger (A).
Now depress the trigger (A). A fastener is fired each
time the trigger is depressed.
Each time a fastener is fired, a blast of air will be exhausted from the rear
exhaust (D). Keep your face away from this area.
Fig. 2
E
F
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Fig. 3
G
Fig. 4
B
A