Craftsman 142.18894 Operation Manual

LoadNails:Placenailstripso thatthechiselpointsrestonthebottomofthemagazine.(SeeFigure5)Figure5-LoadingNails* LoadingStaples:Positionstaplessothatthestaplestripstraddlesandrestsontheinnerwallofthemagazine.(SeeFigure6).NAILINGANDSTAPLINGOPERATIONSeeFigures8-10(Pages5 &6)WARNING:Readandfollowallsafetyrulesandoperatinginstructionsinthismanualandonwarninglabeloftoolbeforeusingtool.Keepthismanualwiththetool.WARNING:Donotusethistoolwithoutsafetywarn-inglabel.If labelis missing,damagedor unreadable,contact1-800-469-4663toobtaina newlabel.WARNING:Neveroperatetoolunlesscontacttripis incontactwithworkpiece.Donotoperatetoolwithoutfastenersor damagetotoolmayresult.Nev-erfirefastenersintotheairbecausefastenersmayinjureoperatoror othersanddamagetotoolmayresult.• Perform"SafetyMechanismCheck"asdescribedintheMaintenancesection(SeePage7) priortofirstuseoftoolandona dailybasisthereafter.• Thetoolisequippedwitha rotatingswitchthatcanbesetto rapid-fireor single-firemode(SeeFigure8). Whentheswitchis settosingle-firemode,thetoolwill notdrivea secondfasteneruntilthetriggerisfullyreleasedandpulledagain.• Whentheswitchis rotatedto rapid-firemode,thetoolcandrivefastenerscontinuously.Afastenerwillbefiredeachtimethecontacttripis pressedagainsttheworkpiece,aslongasthetriggerismaintainedinthe pulledposition.Figure6-LoadingStaples* Slidemagazinecoverforwardovermagazineuntillatchsnapsintoplace,lockingmagazinecover.(SeeFigure7).Figure7-CloseMagazine5Figure8-PushandRotateSwitch(pushingfromthebackside)toSelectOperationModeSINGLE-FIREOPERATION:* Forsingle-fireoperation,pushintheroundsideoftheredspringloadedtriggerswitch,androtatetheteardropshapedsidesothatit dropsintotheswitchrecessfacingtheonenailicon.Theairtoolis equippedwitha contacttripsafetymechanismthatdisablestoolsunlesscontacttripis pushedagainstwork. Todrivea fastener,holdtoolfirmlyandpresscontacttriponworkpiecewherefasten-er isto beapplied.Pulltriggertodrivefastenerintoworkpiece.Tofirea secondfastenerliftthetoolfromtheworkpiece,releasethetriggerandthenrepeattheabovesequence.RAPID-FIREOPERATION:* Forrapid-fireoperation,pushintheroundsideoftheredspringloadedtriggerswitch,androtatetheteardropshapedsidesothatit dropsintotheswitch