Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun SAFETY For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating This Equipment The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible hazardous conditions. This manual uses a series of symbols and signal words which are intended to convey the level of importance of the safety messages.
Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Safety Instructions for Pneumatic Tools 10. USE PROPER AIR HOSE for the 17. DISCONNECT TOOLS before tool. Make sure your air hose is in servicing, changing accessories, or good condition and is long enough moving to another location. to reach your work without 18.
Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Additional Safety Instructions for Spray Guns READ THIS MANUAL. This manual PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. Protect contains proper operating exposed skin from overspray by instructions for this spray gun. wearing a protective suit or other approved garment. READ MATERIAL LABELS and MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS INAPPROPRIATE USE.
Material Capacity .... 1L / 33.8 fl oz Maximum Pattern Width ..180–230 mm Woodstock International, Inc. is commit- Small Sprayer ted to customer satisfaction. Our intent with this manual is to include the basic...
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun SETUP Unpacking This tool has been carefully packaged for safe transportation. If you notice the tool has been damaged during shipping, please contact your authorized Shop Fox dealer immediately. Inventory The following is a description of the main components shipped with the Model W1798. Lay the components out to inventory them.
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Assembly Attach the air hose to the spray gun Fluid Control Atomizing Cap with the included male ⁄ " NPT quick Pattern Control connect fitting. Note: You have the option of attach- ing a regulator/guage directly to the gun.
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun OPERATIONS Spraying The Model W1798 spray gun set is designed to spray low to medium viscosity liquids, like lacquers, stains, primers, multi-component paints, acrylics, epoxies etc. It is ideal for auto body touch-ups, woodworking projects, or projects with hard to reach areas.
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun 7. Adjust the fluid control knob to 10. Begin spraying 2-3 inches before the start with a low volume of material workpiece and continue to the end of and keep the atomization as low the workpiece. Continue the motion as possible.
Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Atomizing Cap and Fan Often many spray pattern or spatter problems can be solved by making sure Adjustments that the atomizing cap holes (Figure 8) are kept clean. However, when To help eliminate drips and sagging cleaning, do not use metal tools or you in the painted workpiece surface, the may increase the diameter of the preset...
Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun CLEANING & LUBRICATION Cleaning 3. Remove the reservoir and lid. 4. Disassemble the gun by unscrewing the fluid control knob, then remove the spring and needle (Figure 9). EXPLOSION HAZARD! Chlorinated Solvents like Tricloroethane and Atomizing Cap Fluid Control Knob Methylene Chloride (methyl chloride)
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Lubrication 6. Rinse these parts thoroughly in sol- vent, then dry with compressed air or Lubricate the following areas with let air dry. spray gun lube after cleaning: Note: If the small holes in the atomiz- A.
Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution Fluttering or 1. Dry or worn fluid tip seat 1. Tighten fluid tip or replace Spitting spray. permits air to seep into fluid seat with new one. passage. 2. Material level too low. 2.
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Model W1798 Professional Spray Gun Symptom Possible Cause Possible Solution Excessive over- 1. Fluid pressure too high. 1. Reduce fluid pressure. spray. 2. Gun is too far from surface. 2. Keep gun at recommended distance. 3. Spraying too fast. 3. Slow down and maintain consistent, even parallel stroke.
Woodstock International, Inc. will repair or replace, at its expense and at its option, the Shop Fox machine or machine part which in normal use has proven to be defective,...
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