Porter-Cable RN175B Instruction Manual page 9

Read all Safety Warnings before
1.
using tool.
2. Connect the air supply to the tool.
3. Lift the canister door latch (E) to open
the nail guide door (H).
4. Rotate the canister door (I) open.
5. Adjust the nail platform (J) to properly
accommodate the nail length being
used. Pull the nail platform (J) up or
down for desired nail.
platform position
lowest position
center position
upper position
nOTe: 3/4" (19 mm) nails are not available for this tool.
Place the coil on the nail platform (J). nOTe: Observe fastener icon (K) Fig. 4. Insert
6.
fasteners (L) with points down. IMpORTAnT: Fasteners must point in the same
direction as they will be driven.
Fig. 3
J
7. Uncoil enough nails [approximately 3" (76 mm)] to reach the nose of the tool.
8. Insert the first nail into the nose and the second nail (M) between the two rails of
the feed pawl as shown in Fig. 5.
Fig. 5
nOTe: Be careful not to deform the coil of nails during the loading process. Otherwise,
the nail guide door will not close and the nails might not feed consistently.
9. Close the canister door (I) completely.
10. Close the nail guide door (H) making sure the door latch (E) is completely engaged
as shown in Fig. 6.
Fig. 2
e
H
nail length
1-1/2" (38 mm) - 1 3/4" (44.5mm)
1-1/4" (32 mm)
3/4" (19 mm) - 1" (25 mm)
Fig. 4
K
Fig. 6
e
M
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I
l
H