Iron Horse IH-NS1 User manual

Brand: Iron Horse

Model: IH-NS1

Category: Staple guns

Type: User manual

USERSMANUAL

18GA.2-IN-1BradNailer&Stapler

MODEL:IH-HS1

TOPREVENTSERIOUSINJURY,READANDUNDERSTANDALL

WARNINGSANDINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSE.

Noportionofthismanualoranyartworkcontainedhereinmaybereproducedinany

shapeofformwithouttheexpresswrittenconsentofWoodIndustries,Inc.

Fortechnicalquestionsandreplacementparts,pleasecall1-800-551-2406

21FrontStreet,Belmont,MS38827

WoodIndustries,Inc.

IH-N1S

USERSMANUAL

LUBRICATION

ADJUSTINGAIRPRESSURE

CONNECTINGAIRSUPPLY

TOOLTESTING

NAILLOADING

METHODSOFOPERATION

COLDWEATHEROPERATION

ADJUSTABLETHEEXHAUST

NAILINDICATOR

USETHENO-MARTIP

SPECIFICATION

FEATURES

WORKAREA

PERSONALSAFETY

TOOLUSEANDCARE

SERVICE

AIRSOURCE

CONTENTS:

JAMCLEARING

CLEANING

STORAGE

HOOKUPINSTRUCTIONSFORTOOLTOAIRSUPPLY

IMPORTANTINFORMATION

EXPLANATIONOFTHENAILINGACTION

GENERALSAFETYRULES

DESCRIPTIONANDSPECIFICATION

ASSEMBLY/INSTALLATION

OPERATION

MAINTENANCE

RECOMMENDEDHOOKUP

TROUBLESOLVING

LIMITEDWARRANTY

DURATION:Fromthedateofpurchasebytheoriginalpurchaserasfollows:WoodIndustries,Inc(StandardDuty

andUnannounced-OneYear).

WHOGIVESTHISWARRANTY(WARRANTOR):WoodIndustries,Inc.Address:21FrontStreet,Belmont,MS

38827,USA.

WHORECEIVESTHISWARRANTY(PURCHASER):Theoriginalpurchaser(otherthanforpurposesofresale)of

theWoodIndustries,Inc.product.

WHATPRODUCTSARECOVEREDBYTHISWARRANTY:AnyWoodIndustries,Inc.nailer,staplerorair

accessorysuppliedormanufacturedbyWarrantor.

WHATISCOVEREDUNDERTHISWARRANTY:Substantialdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipwhichoccur

withinthedurationofthewarrantyperiod.

WHATISNOTCOVEREDUNDERTHISWARRANTY:

LIMITEDWARRANTY

Impliedwarranties,includingthoseofmerchantabilityandFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEARE

LIMITEDFROMTHEDATEOFORIGINALPURCHASEASSTATEDINTHEDURATION.Ifthisproductisusedfor

commercial,industrialorrentalpurposes,thewarrantywillapplyforninety(90)daysfromthedateofpurchase.

SomeStatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationsmaynot

applytoyou.

ANYINCIDENTAL,INDIRECT,ORCONSEQUENTIALLOSS,DAMAGE,OREXPENSETHATMAYRESULT

FROMANYDEFECT,FAILURE,ORMALFUNCTIONOFWOODINDUSTRIES,INC.PRODUCT.SomeStatesdo

notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusion

maynotapplytoyou.

Anyfailurethatresultsfromanaccident,purchaser'sabuse,neglectorfailuretooperateproductsinaccordance

withinstructionsprovidedintheowner'smanual(s)suppliedwithproduct.Accident,purchaser'sabuse,neglect

orfailuretooperateproductsinaccordancewithinstructionsshallalsoincludetheremovaloralterationofany

safetydevices.Ifsuchsafetydevicesareremovedoraltered,thiswarrantyisvoid.

Normaladjustmentswhichareexplainedintheowner'smanual(s)providedwiththeproduct.

Itemsorservicethatarenormallyrequiredtomaintaintheproduct,i.e.o-ring,springs,bumpers,,

gaskets,seals,,materialhoses,oranyotherexpendablepartnotspecificallylisted.Theseitemswillonly

becoveredforninety(90)daysfromdateoforiginalpurchase.

Cosmeticdefectsthatdonotinterferewiththeproduct'sfunction.

driverblades

nozzles

Underlineditemsarewarrantedfordefectsin

materialandworkmanshiponly

RESPONSIBILITIESOFWARRANTORUNDERTHISWARRANTY:Repairorreplace,atWarrantor'soption,

productsorcomponentswhicharedefective,havemalfunctionedand/orfailedtoconformwithindurationofthe

warrantyperiod.

RESPONSIBILITIESOFPURCHASERUNDERTHISWARRANTY:

Providedatedproofofpurchaseandmaintenancerecords.

Call1-800-551-2406toobtainyourwarrantyserviceoptions.Freightcostsmustbebornebythepurchaser.

Usereasonablecareintheoperationandmaintenanceoftheproductsasdescribedintheowner'smanual(s).

WHENWARRANTORWILLPERFORMREPAIRORREPLACEMENTUNDERTHISWARRANTY:Repairor

replacementwillbescheduledandservicedaccordingtothenormalworkflowattheservicinglocation,and

dependingontheavailabilityofreplacementparts.

ThisLimitedWarrantyappliesintheUnitedStates,CanadaandMexicoonlyandgivesyouspecificlegalrights.You

mayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostateorcountrytocountry.

IMPORTANTINFORMATION

TOAVOIDSERIOUSPERSONALINJURY,ALLUSERSAND

EMPLOYERS/OWNERSMUSTREADANDUNDERSTAND

ALLINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALBEFOREOPERATING

ORMAINTAININGTHISTOOL.

EXPLANATIONOF

THENAILINGACTION

SINGLEACTUATIONMECHANISM:

CONTACTACTUATIONMECHANISM:

FULLSEQUENTIALACTUATIONMECHANISM:

First,pressthesafetyagainstthewood;next,pullthe

triggertodrivethefastener.Afterfasteningonce,

fasteningwillnotbepossibleagainuntilthetriggeris

releasedandpressedagain.

First,pressthesafetyagainstthewood;next,pullthe

triggertodrivethefastener.First.Pullthetrigger;next,

pressthesafetyagainstthewoodtodrivethefastener.If

thetriggerisheldback,afastenerwillbedriveneach

timethesafetyispressedagainstthewood.

First,pressthesafetyagainstthewood;next,pullthe

triggertodrivethefastener.Followthesamesequence

tocontinuedrivingfasteners.

GENERALSAFETYRULES

PERSONALSAFETY

Theemployermustenforcetheuseofsafetyglassesby

thetooloperatorandothersinworkarea.

Always

wearearprotectiontoprotectyourearsfromloudnoise,

Alwayswearheadprotectiontoprotectyourheadfrom

flyingobjects.

Adustmask,non-skidsafety

shoesandahardhatmustbeusedfortheapplicable

conditions.Wearafullfaceshieldifyouareproducing

metalfilingsorwoodchips.

Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Containlonghair.Keepyourhair,clothing,and

glovesawayfrommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,

orlonghaircanbecaughtinmovingpartsandincreases

theriskofinjury.

Donotusetoolwhiletiredorundertheinfluenceof

drugs,alcohol,ormedication.Amomentofinattention

whileoperatingthetoolmaycauseseriousinjury.

Keepfingersawayfrom

triggerwhennotdrivingfasteners,especiallywhen

connectingthetooltotheairsupply.

keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Properfootingandbalanceenablesbetter

controlofthetoolinunexpectedsituations.

Entangledorsnarledhosescan

causealossofbalanceorfootinginadditionto

unintentionaltooloperation.Attachthehosetothe

structuretoreducetheriskoflossofbalanceofthehose

shifts.

ALWAYSWEAREARANDHEADPROTECTION.

USESAFETYEQUIPMENT.

DRESSPROPERLY.

STAYALERT,WATCHWHATYOUAREDOINGANDUSE

COMMONSENSEWHENOPERATINGAPOWERTOOL.

AVOIDUNINTENTIONALFIRING.

DONOTOVERREACH.

MAKESUREAIRHOSEISFREEOFSNAGSAND

OBSTRUCTIONS.DONOTATTACHANAIRHOSEOR

TOOLTOYOURBODY.

WORKAREA

KEEPTHEWORKAREACLEANANDWELLLIGHTED.

Clutteredbenchesanddarkareasincreasetherisksof

accidents.

suchasinthepresenceofflammable

liquids,gases,ordust.Thetoolcreatesasparkwhich

mayigniteflammableliquids,gasesordust.

Donotletvisitorshandlethe

tool.Allvisitorsshouldbekeptsafetyawayfromwork

area.

Respectthetoolasaworkingimplement.

DONOTOPERATETHETOOLINEXPLOSIVE

ATMOSPHERES,

KEEPVISITORSAWAY.

NEVERENGAGEINHORSEPLAYWITHTHETOOL.

WARNING

keepthismanualforthesafetywarningsandprecautions,

operating,inspection,maintenance.Keepthismanualand

thereceiptinasafeanddryplaceforfuturereference.

OPERATORSANDOTHERSINWORKAREAMUSTWEAR

SAFETYGLASSESWITHSIDESHIELDS. Whenoperating

thetool,alwayswearsafetyglasseswithsideshields,

andmakesureothersinworkareawearsafetyglasses,

tool.Safetyglassesmustconformtotherequirements

ofAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,ANSIZ87.1

andprovideprotectionagainstflyingparticlesbothfrom

thefrontandside.

TOOLUSEANDCARE

NEVERPOINTTOOLATYOURSELFOROTHERSIN

WORKAREA.

KEEPFINGERSAWAYFROMTRIGGERWHENNOT

DRIVINGFASTENERSTOAVOIDACCIDENTALFIRING.

NEVERMODIFYORALTERATOOL.

KNOWTHISTOOL.

USEONLYFASTENERSTHATARERECOMMENDEDFOR

YOURMODELS.

CHECKFORMISALIGNMENTORBINDINGOFMOVING

PARTS,BREAKAGEOFPARTS,ANDANYOTHER

Alwaysassumethetoolcontains

fasteners.Neverpointthetoolatyourselforothers,

whetheritcontainsfastenersornot.Iffastenersare

mistakenlydriven,itcanleadtosevereinjuries.Never

engageinhorseplaywiththetool.Respectthetoolasa

workingimplement.

Nevercarrythetoolwithfingerontriggersinceyou

coulddriveafastenerunintentionallyandinjureyourself

orsomeoneelse.Alwayscarrythetoolbythehandle

only.

Doingsomaycause

ittomalfunctionandpersonalinjuriesmayresult.

Readmanualcarefully,learnits

applicationsandlimitations,aswellasthespecific

potentialhazardsrelatedtothistool.

Donotusethewrongfastenersorload

thefastenersincorrectly.

TROUBLESOLVING

PROBLEMS POSSIBLECAUSES SUGGESTEDSOLUTIONS

Airleakingnearthetopof

thetoolorinthetrigger

area.

Airleakingnearthebottom

ofthetool.

Tooldosenothingor

operatessluggishly.

Fastenersarejammedin

thetoolfrequently.

1.Loosescrews.

2.WornordamagedO-ringsorseals.

1.Loosescrews.

2.WornordamagedO-ringsorseals.

1.Inadequateairsupply.

2.Toolistoodry.

3.Exhaustblocked.

4.WornordamagedO-ringsorseals.

1.Driverchannelisworn.

2.Pistonisbrokenorworn.

3.Bentfasteners.

4.Dirtymagazine.

5.Loosemagazine.

6.Wrongfasteners.

1.Tightenscrews.

2.Installoverhaulkit.

1.Tightenscrews.

2.Installoverhaulkit.

1.Makesuretheaircompressorisset

between60PSIand100PSI.

2.Addabout2-3dropsoflubricationinto

theairconnector.

3.Cleanexhaustchannel.

4.Installoverhaulkit.

1.Fixthedrivechannel.

2.Replacethepiston.

3.Removethebentfasteners,replacewith

therightfasteners.

4.Cleanmagazine.

5.Tightenscrews.

6.Verifythatfastenersarethecorrectsize.

RECOMMENDED

HOOKUP

MINIMUMCOMPONENTS

REQUIREDFORHOOKUP

Aircompressor:

Airsupplyhose:

Theaircompressormustbeableto

maintainaminimumof60PSIwhenthenailerisbeing

used.Aninadequateairsupplycancausealossofpower

andinconsistentdriving.

Pressureregulator:Apressureregulatorisrequiredto

controltheoperatingpressureofthenailerbetween60PSI

and100PSI.

Alwaysuseairsupplyhoseswitha

minimumworkingpressureratingequaltoorgreaterthan

thepressurefromthepowersource,or150PSI,whichever

isgreater.Use1/4inchairhoseforrunsupto50feet.Use

3/8inchairhosefor50feet,runorlonger.

WithON/OFFswitchinOFFposition,plugcompressor

intoelectricaloutlet.

Closepressureregulatorbyturningallthewaytothe

left.TurncompressorONandletitpumpallthewayup

toautomaticshut-offpressure.

Attachairhosetoregulatoroutlet.Adjustpressure

regulatorbyturningtotherightsothatoutletpressureis

between60PSIto100PSI.

Loadfastenersintonailer.

Pointthenailerinasafedirectionwhileattachingtoair

hose.

Nailerisreadyforuse.Youmayneedtoadjustoutlet

pressuretoachieveproperfastenerdepth.

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CONDITIONTHATMAYAFFECTTHETOOL'SOPERATION.

CHECKSAFETYBEFOREUSE.

DONOTUSETOOLIFTRIGGERDOESNOTACTUATE

PROPERLY.

NEVERUSETOOLWHICHISDEFECTIVEOROPERATING

ABNORMALLY.

MAINTAINTOOLSWITHCARE.

NEVERCARRYTHETOOLBYAIRHOSE.

STORETOOLSOUTOFTHEREACHOFCHILDRENAND

OTHERUNTRAINEDPEOPLE.

PLACETOOLPROPERLYONWORKPIECE.

DONOTUSETHETOOLASAHAMMER.

KEEPALLSCREWSANDCOVERSTIGHTLYINPLACE.

KEEPFACE,HANDSANDFEETAWAYFROMFIRING

HEADATALLTIMES.

DONOTDISCONNECTAIRHOSEFROMTOOLWITH

FINGERONTRIGGER.

DONOTLOADFASTENERSWITHTRIGGERPULLEDOR

SAFETYDEPRESSED.

NEVERPLACEAHANDORANYPARTOFBODYIN

FASTENERDISCHARGEAREAOFTOOL.

DONOTDRIVEFASTENERSINTOTHINBOARDSOR

NEARCORNERSANDEDGESOFWORKPIECE.

DISCONNECTAIRHOSEFROMTOOLWHEN:

Ifdamaged,havethetoolservicedbeforeusing.Many

accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedtools.

Makesurethesafety

operatesproperly.Neverusethetoolunlessthesafetyis

operatingproperly,otherwisethetoolcoulddrivea

fastenerunexpectedly.Donottamperwithorremove

thesafety,otherwisethesafetybecomesinoperable.

Anytoolthatcannotbecontrolledwiththe

triggerisdangerousandmustberepaired.

Ifthetoolappearstobeoperating

unusually,makingstrangenoises,orotherwiseappears

defective,stopusingitimmediatelyandarrangefor

repairsbyanauthorizedservicecenter.

Keepthetoolcleanand

lubricatedforbetterandsaferperformance.

Toolsaredangerousinthe

handsofuntrainedusers.

Donotdrive

fastenersontopofotherfastenersorwiththetoolattoo

steepofanangle;thefastenerscanricochetandhurt

someone.

Neverplaceyourface,handsor

feetnearthefiringhead.

Thetoolcanfirewhenre-

connectedtoanairsupply.

The

fastenerscanbedrivenorawayfromtheworkpiecehit

someone.

1).Doingmaintenanceandinspection;

2).Loadingfasteners;

3).Turningtheadjusterandtopcover;

4).Attachingorremovingtheno-martip;

5).Clearingajam;

6).Itisnotinuse;

7).Leavingworkarea;

8).Movingittoanotherlocation;

9).Handingittoanotherperson.

Neverattempttoclearajamorrepairthetoolunlessyou

havedisconnectedairhosefromthetoolandremoved

allremainingfastenersfromthetool.Thetoolshould

neverbeleftunattendedsincepeoplewhoarenot

familiarwiththetoolmighthandleitandinjure

themselves.

TOOLSERVICE

USEONLYACCESSORIESTHATAREIDENTIFIEDBYTHE

MANUFACTURERFORTHESPECIFICTOOLMODEL

USEOFUNAUTHORIZEDPARTSORFAILURETOFOLLOW

MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONSMAYCREATEARISKOF

INJURY

USEONLYTHELUBRICANTSSUPPLIEDWITHTHETOOL

ORSPECIFIEDBYTHEMANUFACTURE.

TOOLSERVICEMUSTBEPERFORMEDONLYBY

QUALIFIEDREPAIRPERSONNEL.

AIRSOURCE

NEVERUSEOXYGENOROTHERBOTTLEDGASESASA

POWERSOURCE.

DONOTEXCEEDMAXIMUMRECOMMENDEDAIR

PRESSUREMARKEDONTHETOOL.

DONOTABUSETHEAIRHOSE.

CHECKALLFITTINGS,HOSES,PIPES,CONNECTIONS

ANDCOMPRESSORBEFOREEACHUSEOFTHISTOOL.

Explosionmayoccur.Combustible

gasesandotherbottledgasesaredangerousandmay

causethetooltoexplode.

Useonlyclean,dry,

regulated,compressedairwithintheratedpressure

rangemarkedonthetool.Neverconnectthetoolto

pressureaswhichpotentiallyexceeds200PSIthetool

canburst.

Protectallhosesfrom

kinks,restrictions,solventsorsharpobjects.Keepair

hoseawayfromheat,oil,sharpedgesormovingparts.

Replacedamagedhosesimmediately.Damagedhoses

canburstorwhiparound.

Repairorreplacedamagedorleakinghosesand

connectionsimmediately.Damageto ahoseor

connectioncancauseapressurehosetobreakandwhip

aroundtheworkarea,andcanleadtoinjury.

FIG.11

Whencleaningatoolbecarefulnottodisassemblyany

portionofthetoolsinceinternalcomponentsmaybe

misplacedorsafetycomponentsmaybeimproperly

mounted. Certaincleaningagentssuchasgasoline,carbon

tetrachloride,ammonia.etc.maydamageplasticpartsand

o-rings.

CLEANING

WARNING

Donotattempttocleanbyinsertingpointedobjectsthrough

openings.

Sharpedgesmaydamageinternalcomponents

causingaserioushazard.

Ventilationopenings,theworkcontactelement,andthe

triggermustbekeptcleanandfreeofforeignmatter

Periodicallycleanthetoolwithcompressedair.

Cleanthemagazine.Removemetalorwoodenchipswhich

mayhaveaccumulatedinthemagazine.Periodicallyclean

magazinewithcompressedair.

WARNING

STORAGE

Keepoutofreachofchildrenandpersonnelunfamiliarwith

tooloperation. Lockthestoragearea.Toolsaredangerous

inthehandsofpersonnelunfamiliarwiththetool.

WARNING

NailIndicator

JAMCLEARING

MAINTENANCE

Removeajammednailinthefollowingorder:

Nosescrews(A)

Noseplate(B)

Nose(C)

FIG.9

USINGTHENO-MARTIP

WhenattachingordetachingtheNo-MarTip,besureto

removeyourfingerfromthetriggeranddisconnecttheair

housefromthenailer.

Ifyouliketoprotectthesurfaceofworkpieceagainst

scratchesormarkingsmadebythesafety,attachthe

accessoryNo-MarTiptothesafety.

1).Disconnectairhosefromtool.

2).PuttheNo-MarTiptothetoeofthesafety.

ToreplacetheNo-MarTip:

ToremovetheNo-MarTip:Pullthenomartipdirectly

awayfromtool.

WARNING

No-MarTip

Safety

FIG.10

Disconnectairhose.

Removefastenersfromthetool.Failuretodosowill

causethefastenerstoejectfromthefrontofthetool.

Completelyremovethesmallnosescrews(A)andthe

topnoseplate(B)torevealthejammedfastener.

Usingcautionnotdobendordamagethedriverblade,

usingpliersorascrewdriverifrequiredtoclearthe

jammedfastener.

Putthenoseplate(B)Backonthenose(C),fasteningit

withthescrews(A).

Reconnectthetooltotheairresource.

Reloadthetoolwithfastener.

Whennotinuse,thetoolshouldbedisconnectedand

storedinthestoragecaseinawarmanddryplace.When

toolwillnotbeinuseforanextendedperiod,applyathin

coatofthelubricanttothesteelpartstoavoidrust.

Donotstorethetoolinacouldweatherenvironment.

HOOKUPINSTRUCTIONSFOR

TOOLTOAIRSUPPLY

Forbetterperformance,installa3/8inchquickplug(1/4

inchNPTthreads)withaninsidediameterof0.315inch

(8mm)onthenaileranda3/8inchquickcouplerontheair

hose.

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FUNCTIONALDESCRIPTIONANDSPECIFICATIONS

Disconnectthetoolfromtheairsourcebeforemakinganyadjustments,changingaccessoriesostoringthetool.Such

precautionarysafetymeasuresreducetheriskorunintentionaltooloperation.

FIG.1

AdjustableExhaust

Deflector

Body

NailIndicator

Magazine

Latch

HandGrip

Trigger

AirPlug

WARNING

SPECIFICATIONS

ProductSize:

Weight:

NormalOperatingPressure:

MagazineCapacity:

FiringMode:

FastenerSizeRange:

Length-9.29"(236mm)

Height-7.76"(197mm)

Width-2.20"(56mm)

2.27Ibs(1.03kg)

60-100PSI(0.4-0.7MPa)

100Nails

SequentialFire

18GaugeBrads:3/8"-1-1/4"(10-32mm)

18GaugeStaples:1/2"-1-1/4"(13-32mm)

FastenerType

COLDWEATHEROPERATION

Whenusingthetoolincoldconditionsthetoolwillcycle

slowerthanusualwhiledrivingthefirstnails.Thecyclerate

willincreaseasthetoolwarmsup.Keeptoolwarmtoavoid

reducedcyclerate.

DONOTUSEAFROZENTOOL. Allowtooltothawbefore

using.Moisturefrozeninthetoolmayimpedeinternal

componentsresultingintheriskofinjuryand/ortool

damage.

WARNING

Safety

AirCap

2mm(0.079")

3/8"10mm

1-3/16"30mm

1-1/4"32mm

1"25mm

3/4"20mm

5/8"15mm

1.26x1.05mm

(0.050")(0.041")

18Ga.

No-Martip

1/2"

5/8"

3/4"

1-1/4"

1-1/2"

13mm

16mm

19mm

25mm

32mm

38mm

1.26x1.05mm

(0.050")(0.041")

18Ga.

5.7mm(1/4")

Push

Against

nose

Nailtipscontact

wearrail

"F"Nail

18Ga.

Stapler

18Ga.

KEEPTHETOOLPOINTEDAWAYFROMYOURSELFAND

OTHERSWHENLOADINGFASTENERS.FAILURETODOSO

COULDRESULTINPOSSIBLESERIOUSPERSONALINJURY.

NEVERLOADFASTENERSWITHTHEWORKPIECE

CONTACTORTRIGGERACTIVATED.DOINGSOCOULD

RESULTINPOSSIBLESERIOUSPERSONALINJURY.

REMOVINGTHENAILS:

Disconnectairsupply.

Pushmagazinelatchandpullmagazinetoopen

position(FIG5).

Grasptheheadofthenailstripandremovefrom

magazine.

WARNING

METHODSOFOPERATION

Thistoolisequippedwiththesafetyanddoesnotoperate

unlessthesafetyisdepressed.

Themethodsofoperationtodrivenailswiththistoolis

singleactuationmechanism.

1).Positionthenailoutletontheworkpiecewithfingeroff

Thetrigger.

2).Depressthesafetyfirmlyuntilitiscompletely

depressed.

3).Pullthetriggertodriveanail.

4).Removefingerfromthetrigger.

Alwayshandlenailsandpackagecarefully.Ifnailsare

dropped,collatingbondmaybebroken,whichwill

causemis-feedingandjamming.

Afternailing:

1).Disconnectairhosefromthetool.

2).Removeallnailsfromthetool.

3).Supply5-10dropsofpneumatictoollubricantinto

theairplugonthetool.

4).Openthepetcockontheaircompressortanktodrain

anymoisture.

Tocontinuenailingaseparatelocation,movethetool

alongthewood,repeatingsteps(2-5)asrequired.

ADJUSTINGTHEEXHAUST

Thedirectionoftheexhaustventcanbechangedby

turningthetopcover(FIG8.

FIG.8

NAILINDICATOR

Theredindicatorbarsareusedtoshowwhenthetool

needstobereloaded(FIG11).Whenthetoolisloadedwith

anailstrip,theredindicatorbarswillnolongerbevisiblein

theindicatorwindow.Asthennailsstripiscomsumed,the

redindicatorbarswillstarttobecomevisible.Thetool

shouldbereloadedwhentheredindicatorbarishalfway

exposedintheindicatorwindow.

FIG.6

FIG.7

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LUBRICATION

OPERATION

Ifthetoolisnotusedwithanin-linelubricationsystemon

theairsupplyitisnecessarytoperiodicallylubricatethe

toolwithairtoollubrication.

USEONLYTHEAIRTOOLLUBRICANTSSUPPLIEDWITH

THETOOL. Donotuseotherlubricantsastheymay

damagethetool.

Donotusedetergentoil,WD-40,transmissionfluid,motor

oil,orotherlubricantsnotspecificallydesignatedasairtool

lubricants.Theselubricantswillcauseacceleratedwearto

theseals,o-rings,andbumpersinthetool,resultingin

poortoolperformanceandfrequentmaintenance.

2-3Dropsof

AirToolLubricant

FIG.2

CONNECTINGAIRSUPPLY

Neveruseoxygenorotherbottledgasesasapowersource.

Explosionmayoccur.Combustiblegasesandotherbottled

gasesaredangerousandmaycausethetooltoexplode.

Neverconnectthetooltoanairsourcethatiscapableof

producingairpressureexceeding200PSI. Excessive

pressurecancauseabnormaloperationorcausethetoolto

burst,resultinginpersonalinjury.

Donotexceedmaximumrecommendedairpressure

markedonthetool. Verifypriortousingthetoolthattheair

sourcehasbeenadjustedwithintheratedair-pressure

rang.Besuretheairpressuregaugeisoperatingproperly

andcheckitatleasttwiceaday.Toolsoperatedinexcess

oftheirmaximumpressureratingmayoperateabnormally

orburstresultinginpersonalinjury.

Toconnectthetooltothecompressoronlyusepneumatic

airhosesthatmeetthefollowingcriteria:

FIG.4

Minimumhosepressurerating,200PSI.

Minimumhoseinnerdiameter,1/4in.

Maximumhoselength,100ft.

Connecttheairsupply:

Snaptheairhoseontothequickconnector.

Checkforairleakage.Ifleakageisnoted,ceaseusingthe

toolimmediatelyandperformedbyqualifiedrepair

personnel.

Besuretheairpressuregaugeisoperatingproperlyand

checkitatleasttwiceaday.

TOOLTESTING

OPERATORSANDOTHERSINWORKAREAMUSTWEAR

SAFETYGLASSESWITHSIDESHIELDSWHICHCONFORMS

TOANSIZ87.1SPECIFICATIONS.

NEVERUSETOOLUNLESSSAFETYISOPERATING

PROPERLY.

Beforeactuallybeginningthenailingwork,testthetoolby

usingthechecklistbelow.Conductthetestinthefollowing

order.

Ifabnormaloperationoccurs,stopusingthetooland

performedbyqualifiedrepairpersonnelimmediately.

againstthewood.

Separatethesafetyfromthewood.Next,pointthetool

downward,pullthetriggerandthenwaitinthatposition

for5secondsorlonger.

1).Withouttouchingthetrigger,depressthesafety

againsttheworkpiece.Pullthetrigger.

2).Holdthetriggerbackwhileseparatingthesafety

fromthewood.

Thetoolwillremaininoperatedstatus(thedriverblade

willremainatthebottom).

3).Removethefingerfromthetrigger.

Tooloperationwillend(thedriverbladewillreturntothe

top).

Ifnoabnormaloperationisobserved,youmayload

nailsinthetool.Drivenailsintotheworkpiecethatisthe

sametypetobeusedintheactualapplication.

THETOOLMUSTNOTOPERATE.

THETOOLMUSTOPERATE

THETOOLMUSTOPERATEPROPERLY.

ADJUSTINGAIRPRESSURE

Adjusttheairpressureatrecommendedoperating

pressure60-100PSI

Thecorrectairpressureisthelowestpressurewhichwill

dothejob.Usingthetoolatahigherthanrequiredair

pressureunnecessarilyoverstressesthetool.

accordingtothelengthofnailsand

thehardnessofworkpiece.

Don'texceed

100PSI.

FEATURES

360adjustableexhaust

Comfort-griphandle.

Ergonomicallyengineeredbody.

Allowsusertodirectairawayfromdebris.

Forincreasedcomfortandcontrol.

Ruggedandcomfortableresultinginalightweighttool

greatforextendeduse.

Underlowuse,lubricateonceaday.Underheavyuse,

lubricatetwiceaday.Tolubricate,insert2-3dropsof

lubricantintotheairsupplyfittingattachedtothetool

handle(FIG2).Usingtomuchoilwillcauseittocollectin

thetoolandbenoticeableintheexhaust.

ASSEMBLY/INSTALLATION

Followtheinstructionsbelowtoprepareyourtoolfor

operation.

Alltooloperatorsandtheirimmediatesupervisorsmust

becomefamiliarwiththeoperatorsafetyinstructions

beforeoperatingthetool.

Includedwitheachtoolareonecopyofthese

Operating/SafetyInstructions.Keepthispublicationsfor

futurereference.

Installafilter,regulator,lubricatorunitandmoisturetrap

onyourairdeliverysystemperthemanufacturer's

instructionsforthesedevices.Additionally,installa

pressuregaugeascloseaspracticaltothetool,

preferablywithin10feet.

Selecthoseswithaminimuminnerdiameterof1/4

inchesandamaximumlengthof100feet.

Toreducetheriskofinjuryfromahosebursting,select

hosesthatareratedatleast200PSI.

Selectfittingsthatareappropriatelysizedforthe

selectedhoses.Thetoolandairhosemusthaveahose

couplingsuchthatallpressureisremovedfromthetool

whenthecouplingjointisdisconnected.

Neverusenonrelievingcouplersand/orfemalequick

disconnectcouplingsonthetool. Nonrelievingcouplings

andfemalecouplingswilltraphighpressureairinthetool

whentheairlineisdisconnected.Thiswillleavethetool

chargedwithenoughairafterithasbeendisconnectedto

driveanail.OnlyMALEpneumatictypeairconnectors

shouldbefittedtothetool,sothathighpressureairinthe

toolisventedtoatmosphereassoonastheairlineis

disconnected.

SettheregulatorattheairdeliverysystemtoaPSIthat

fallswithinthetool'soperatingrangeof60-100PSI.The

correctpressureisthelowestpressurethatwilldothe

job.

60PSIMinimum

100PSIMaximum

FIG.3

WARNING

DANGER

Disconnectairhosefromtool.removeallnailsfrom

tool.

Ifanyscrewsare

loose,tightenthem.

Adjusttheairpressureto60PSI,connecttheairhose.

donotloadanynailsinthetool.

Removethefingerfromthetriggerandpressthesafety

ALLSCREWSMUSTBETIGHTENED.

THESAFETYANDTRIGGERMUSTMOVESMOOTHLY.

THETOOLMUSTNOTLEAKAIR.

NAILLOADING

Alwaysloadnailsintothetool'smagazinebeforetheair

supplyisconnected. Connectingtheairsupplyafterloading

nailsreducestheriskofunintentionallydrivinganailand

injuringyourselforsomeoneelse.

Whenloadingthetoolsmagazine,checkthatthenailtips

contactthewearrailandslidesmoothlyagainstthesurface

ofthemagazine. Ifthenailsarenotloadedproperly,the

toolwillmisfireandnailscanbedeflected,causingthetool

toreactinanunexpectedmanner,anddamagethetool.

Disconnectairsupply.

Pushmagazinelatchandpullmagazinetoopenposition

(FIG5).

Seetoolspecificationstodetermineappropriatenail

sizes.Insertappropriatenailstrips,withthenailtips

contactingthewearrail(FIG6/FIG7).

Pushthenailstripagainstthenose.

Pushmagazinefullyclosed.Magazinelatchwillmaintain

fullyclosedposition.

PRESS

PULLOPEN

FIG.5

WARNING

IH-N1SUSERSMANUAL

Iron Horse IH-NS1 User manual

Brand: Iron Horse

Model: IH-NS1

Category: Staple guns

Type: User manual

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