MAINTENANCE and TROUBLESHOOTING
Your MICRO-BLASTER has been designed to provide
many years of service with a minimum of care. Routine
disassembly, cleaning and lubrication with a light oil will keep
your MICRO-BLASTER fully functional. Special attention should
be paid to maintaining free movement of the firing pin which
extends from the tip of the MICRO-BLASTER. Always check for
free movement before each use and remedy any conditions that
might inhibit this free movement before using.
CAUTION! NEVER USE YOUR MICRO-BLASTER IF THE
FIRING PIN DOES NOT MOVE FREELY! SERIOUS INJURY
MAY RESULT!
Other than problems with drilled holes mentioned above
we have encountered relatively few problems using this device.
When cracking masonry in a hole or ditch the pulling action on
the release cord may tend to lift the MICRO-BLASTER out of
the drilled hole. If this happens the Firing pin will not be able to
make proper contact with the metal primer in the end of the
cartridge and will not initiate. To solve this problem redirect the
release cord so that the pulling action does not lift the MICRO-
BLASTER out of the hole when the Release Cord is pulled. A
weight with a small pulley positioned below the level of the
Release Plate with the Release Cord passed through the
pulley has worked well to solve this problem. Also drilling a
shallow second hole adjacent to the first hole in which an
anchor/pulley assembly is installed can also provide the
required redirect of the Release Cord. We are working on a
simple device to do this which when finished will be available
through our dealers or online.
When cracking rocks in situations where gravity does not
hold the MICRO-BLASTER in place the user will be required to
use their ingenuity to hold the device in place. The use of
secondary holes to mount anchors which hold the MICRO-
BLASTER by means of bungee cords has been used with good
success in these situations.
