Nailing Operation; Single-Fire Operation; Rapid-Fire Operation - Craftsman 351.181790 Operator's Manual

• Insert one or two nail strips into the slot located on the end
of the magazine. Feed stnp(s) past nail stop {see Figure 2)
Figure 2 - Insert Nail Strip
• Slide nail stfib towards the front of the magazine until the
nail strip is In the nose (see Figure 37.
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Figure 3 - Slide Nail Strip Forward
• Grasp pusher housing, depress latch and pull the pusher
housing back until the pusher is completely behind the nail
strip. Then release the latch and housing The housing will
travel forward and the pusher will apply pressure to the
nail strip, pushing it into the driving mechanism (see
Figure 47.
Figure 4 - Pull Pusher Housing Back and Release
NAILING OPERATION
Refer to Figures 5-11 (pages 4, 5 and 6).
WARNING: Read and follow all safety rules and operating
instructions in this manual and on warning label of tool before
using this tool. Keep this manual with the tool
WARNING: Do not use this tool without safety warning
label. If label Ismissing, damaged or unreadable, contact
Sears to obtain a new label.
WARNING: Never operate tool unless contact trip is in con=
tact with workplece. Do not operate tool without fasteners or
damage to tool may result. Never fire fasteners into the air
because fasteners may injure operator or others and damage
to tool may result
Perform "safety Mechanism CheCk" as deschbed In the
Maintenance section (see page 6) prior to first use of tool
and on a daily basis thereafter.
• The fool Is equipped with a rotating switch that can be set
to rapid-fire or single-fire mode (see Figure 5). When the
switch Is set to single-lira mode, the tool will not drive a
second fastener until the _rlgger is fully released and
pulled again.
• When the switch is rotated to rapid-fire mode, the tool can
drive fasteners cantinuousl_ A fastener will be fired each
time the contact tdp is pressed against the workbiece, as
long as _e trigger is maintained in the pulled position
Figure 5 - Push and Rotate Switch to Select
Operation Mode
SINGLE-FIRE OPERATION:
• The air tool Is equipped with a contact trip safety mecha-
nism that disables tOOl unless contact _p is pushed
against work. To ddve a fastener hold body firmly and
press contact trip on workplace where fastener is to be
applied. Pull trigger to drive fastener into workplace. To fire
a second fastener littthe tool from the workplace, release
the trigger and then repeat the above sequence.
RAPID-FIRE OPERATION:
• The _ can also be operated by holding trigger
depressed and pushing contact trip against workplace. A
fastener will be driven each time the contact trip is pushed
against the workpiece. This operalthg procedure pro_qdes
rapid-fire fastener ddving. Never operate tool unless con-
tact trip is in contact with workplace.
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