Operation; Loading Nailer - Makita AN901 Instruction Manual

Loading nailer

Select nails suitable for your work. Depress the latch
lever and open the door and magazine cap.
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Lift and turn the coil support plate to set it to the correct
step. When loading 90 mm long nails, use the bottom
step. When loading 65 or 75 mm long nails, use the
middle step. When loading 45 or 50 or 57 mm long nails,
use the top step. If the tool is operated with the coil
support plate set to the wrong step, poor nail feed or
malfunction of the tool may result.
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Place the nail coil over the coil support plate. Uncoil
enough nails to reach the feed claw. Place the first nail in
the driver channel and the second nail in the feed claw.
The nail heads must be in the slot in the feeder body.
Place other uncoiled nails on feeder body. Close the
magazine cap and door after checking to see that the nail
coil is set properly in the magazine.
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Connecting air hose
Lock the trigger. Slip the air socket of the air hose onto
the air fitting on the nailer. Be sure that the air socket
locks firmly into position when installed onto the air fitting.
A hose coupling must be installed on or near the tool in
such a way that the pressure reservoir will discharge at
the time the air supply coupling is disconnected.
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OPERATION

CAUTION:
Make sure all safety systems are in working order
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before operation.
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1. To drive a nail, you may place the contact element
against the workpiece and pull the trigger, or
2. Pull the trigger first and then place the contact
element against the workpiece.
No. 1 method is for intermittent nailing, when you wish to
drive a nail carefully and very accurately.
No. 2 method is for continuous nailing.
CAUTION:
However when the tool is set to the "Intermittent
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Nailing" mode, WITH THE TRIGGER HELD IN A
HALF-PULLED POSITION, an unexpected nailing
could occur, if contact element is allowed to
re-contact against the workpiece or the other
surface under the influence of recoil.
In order to avoid this unexpected nailing, perform
as follows;
A. Do not place the contact element against the
workpiece with excessive force.
B. Pull the trigger fully and hold it on for 1-2 seconds
after nailing.
For No. 1 method, set the change lever to the
"Intermittent Nailing" position. For No. 2 method, set the
change lever to the "Continuous Nailing" position. After
using the change lever to change the nailing method,
always make sure that the change lever is properly set to
the position for the desired nailing method.
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CAUTION:
Operating the tool without nails shortens the life of
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the tool and should be avoided.
Air exhaust
Air exhaust direction can be changed easily by rotaiting
the exhaust cover. Change it when necessary.
Jammed nailer
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CAUTION:
Always lock the trigger, disconnect the hose and
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remove the nails from the magazine before
cleaning a jam.
When the nailer becomes jammed, do as follows:
Open the door and magazine cap and remove the nail
coil. Insert a small rod or the like into the ejection port and
tap it with a hammer to drive out the nail jamming from
the ejection port. Reset the nail coil and close the
magazine cap and door.
Hook
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The hook is convenient for hanging the tool temporarily.
This hook can be installed on either side of the tool.
CAUTION:
Always lock the trigger and disconnect the hose
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when hanging the tool using the hook.
Always tighten the hook securing bolt firmly. Loose
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bolt may cause air leakage from the tool.
Never hang the tool on a waist belt or like.
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Dangerous accidental firing may result.
Nails
Nail
004310
Handle nail coils and their box carefully. If the nail coils
have been handled roughly, they may be out of shape or
their connector breaks, causing poor nail feed.
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