Stanley Bostitch Nail Gun and Staple Gun Safety Information
IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY
You and others working around you can be seriously
injured by fastener driving tools if you do not follow the instructions provided
on the tool and in the operations manual. Used properly, these tools provide
easy, safe, and efficient methods for driving nails and staples and closing
rings and clips.
REFER to your Operations Manual, Parts List, or call
DS Manco™ Customer Service at (800)
841-8569 – if any of the terms used below are unfamiliar to you.
THE TRIP
Bostitch offers two types of triggers for pneumatic
tools: Contact Trip (black trigger) and Sequential Trip (silver-gray trigger).
However, some of our fastening tools come with a Trigger Only or an Auto Fire
feature. Each trigger has specific advantages. For example, the Contact Trip
is best suited for high volume rapid nailing or stapling where exact placement
of the fastener is not important. The Sequential Trip is best suited for
applications where rapid nailing is not required or where the exact placement of
the fasteners is important. The Trigger only operation can be used where the
work piece contact is not practical because of the specific operation performed
by the fastener driving tool. The Auto Fire trigger can be used in applications
where multiple fasteners need to be placed as quickly as possible. Your
application should be evaluated to determine which trigger is best.
CONTACT TRIP
A Bostitch tool with the Contact Trip (black
trigger) installed will drive a nail whenever both the trip and the trigger are
depressed at the same time.
The tool can be used to rapidly drive nails by holding the
trigger pulled and repeatedly bumping the trip against the work to be nailed
(Bump Nailing). A nail is driven each time the trip is bumped against the work.
The Contact Trip (black trigger) will not prevent a nail
from being accidentally driven if the trigger is held, pulled and the trip is
bumped against any object or person. Never hold or carry the tool with your
finger on the trigger unless driving fasteners.
The Contact Trip (black trigger) can also be operated by
holding the tool against the work with the trip depressed and then pulling the
trigger (Place Nailing).
When using a Contact Trip for Place Nailing, the tool may
bounce due to recoil and if the tool is allowed to re-contact the work surface
while you are holding the trigger pulled, a second nail will be driven. The
operator should allow the tool to recoil far enough to release the trip and
avoid a second cycle. Don’t push the tool down extra hard, let the tool do the
work.
SEQUENTIAL TRIP
The Sequential Trip (silver-gray trigger) offers a
positive safety advantage since it will not accidentally drive a nail if the
tool is bumped against any surface or anybody while the operator is holding the
tool with the trigger pulled.
It also allows Place Nailing without the possibility of
driving a second nail on recoil as described under “Contact Trip”.
The Sequential Trip (silver-gray trigger) gets its name
from the “sequence” required to operate the tool. To drive a nail, the operator
must first depress the trip against the work and then pull the trigger. To
drive a second nail, the operator must lift the tool from the work, release the
trigger, and then repeat the above sequence.
TRIGGER OPERATED TRIP
Trigger operated tools are operated by trigger
alone and are intended for use only where a sequential or contract trip cannot
be used. Tool operation by Trigger Only is used on some tools which can drive
only small fasteners. Trigger Only operation is also available on some larger
models for use where the contact arm – “work piece contact” – is not practical
because of the specific operations performed by the fastener driving tool.
AUTO FIRE
Some small staplers come with an Auto Fire
feature. Some applications such as attaching fabric to wood require multiple
staples to be applied quickly as possible, the operator makes contact with the work piece, depresses the trigger and moves the tool across the piece. The tool
will fire staples as long as the trigger is depressed. Care must be taken to
only activate the trigger when tool nose is in contact with the work piece.
If further information is required, call
DS Manco™
at (800) 841-8569 or write to: DS Manco™ - P.O. Box 1296,
Westminster, CA 92684.
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