POWERSHOT® STAPLE
AND NAIL
SELECTION
GUIDE
For best results the POWERSHOT
Heavy Duty
Staple
and Nail
Gun
has
been
designed
to use
POWERSHOT
Brand Heavy
Duty
.05"
crown
width
staples and type
13
nails,
9/16”
in
length. It
will also
accept
other standard
.05”
crown width heavy duty
staples,
including
Arrow® T-50®*
brand
staples.
As a general
guideline,
when stapling or
nailing
into wood, allow for leg
penetration
of
approximately
3/16"—
1/4”.
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COMMON APPLICATIONS
FOR
STAPLE
AND
NAIL LENGTH:
1/4”
Display Signs;
Window
Shades;
Window
Screens;
Draperies;
Shelf Paper;
Light
Upholstery;
Plastic
Film;
Decorations.
5/16”
Insulation;
Upholstery;
Weatherstripping;
Wall
Decorations;
Crafts;
Covering
Cornices,
Leatherettes.
3/8”
Insulation;
Carpeting; Wire
Mesh;
Plastic
or Canvas
Coverings;
Roofing
Paper; Felt
Stripping;
Low
Voltage
Wiring (Telephone,
Telecommunications.)
1/2”
Insulation;
Carpet
Underlayment; Low
Voltage
Wiring
(Telephone/Telecommunications);
Porch
Screens;
Picture
Frames; Wire Mesh;
Netting;
Roofing
Paper.
9/16”
Heavy
Insulation;
Insulation
Board; Fencing;
Trellises;
Roofing;
Carpeting;
Metal
Lath;
Cornerite;
Heavy
Wire
Mesh.
9/16”
Ceiling
Tile
Ceiling
Tile; Carpeting
Picture Frames,
Screening
Cover
Strips,
Small
Moldings
1.
Loading
Staples or Nails
Make sure
there
are
no staples or nails
jammed from previous usage
by checking the
handle
operation.
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CAUTION:
IF A STAPLE OR
NAIL
IS
JAMMED,
POINT
THE
GUN
AWAY
FROM
YOURSELF
AND OTHERS
BEFORE
OPENING THE
TRACK
AS
THE JAMMED
STAPLE
OR NAIL MAY BE FIRED
OUT UPON
OPENING
i) Point the bottom of the gun away from
you
and turn gun sideways.
ii) Turn
gun
up, grip
track
release buttons and push away to
release, then
slide the track out,
as
shown
(fig.
1
).
iii)
Insert
a
strip
of
staples
in the chamber
with
the legs
pointing up
(fig.la). If nails are
required,
turn
gun upside
down and
tilt the gun
away from yourself and load
on
the right
hand side (as
indicated
on
graphics
at
the
staple
and
nail
exit) with
point facing upwards (fig.la)
THE GUN MAY
JAM
IF NAILS
ARE
INSERTED
IN
THE
WRONG SIDE.
*
Arrow® and T-50® are registered
trademarks
of the
Arrow Fastener
Company.
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