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FASTENING APPLICATIONS
TOOL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TOOL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FASTENING APPLICATIONS
FASTENING APPLICATIONS
Your Ramset tool can be used for a wide
range of fastening needs in a variety of
base materials. Reading and following
these important fastening guidelines will
help you get the best results from your
tool, fasteners, and powder loads, as
well as help you perform these fastening
operations safely and effectively.
Powder actuated fastenings are permanent
fastening so attempting to remove a
fastener from concrete or steel may result in
serious injury.
Fastening to Concrete
When fastening into concrete, always
maintain a minimum spacing of 3" between
fastenings and 3" from any free edge.
Concrete thickness should be at least three
times the intended penetration depth into
the concrete. The primary exception to the
3" edge distance can occur in a sill plate
application where, by necessity, the edge
distance is reduced.
Driving fasteners too close to an edge
or too close to each other can cause the
concrete edge to fail or fasteners to fly free.
Fastening to Concrete Block or to
Masonry Walls
While this application is not recommended,
when used, it is necessary to take care
to observe a 3" edge distance to avoid
cracking the block and over penetration of
the fastener to avoid loss of holding value.
Fastening may be made into the horizontal
joint but not into the vertical joint.
Fastening to Steel
Your Ramset tool can be used for fastening
on the flat surfaces of structural steel. When
fastening into steel, always maintain a mini-
mum spacing of 1-1/2" between fastenings
and 1 /2" from any edge.
SPACING – THIN GAUGE METAL TO
CONCRETE
3"
Min.
SPACING – FURRING STRIP TO
CONCRETE
3"
Min.
SPACING – STEEL TO STEEL
SPACING WOOD TO CONCRETE
3"
Min.
3"
Min.
1-1/2"
Min.
1/2"
Min.
PERFORM THE FUNCTION TEST WITH
EMPTY, UNLOADED TOOL
EMPTY
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1. SELECT AND INSERT THE FASTENER
INSERT
1b. TOOL FITTED WITH FASTENER
MAGAZINE
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TOOL OPERATION
DAILY FUNCTION TEST
Always check the tool first to make sure
that it does not contain a strip load or
fastener.
Test the tool several times by
depressing the muzzle bushing fully on a
hard surface and pulling the trigger. You
should hear an audible click as the firing pin
releases. Let up on the tool and check to be
sure that the barrel has opened to the semi-
open position.
OPERATING THE RAMSET RA54
TOOL
Note:
Refer to safety precautions before
attempting to operate the tool.
1. Select and insert the fastener.
Select
the correct fastener for the application
(see Fastener Selection, page 7). Point
the tool down and away from yourself
and any other person.
1a. Tool fitted with single shot fastener
guide.
Insert a fastener, HEAD FIRST
into the fastener guide at the front end
of the tool, making sure the fastener
guide stays in the forward position.
1b. Tool fitted with fastener magazine.
1 - Press the magazine release button.
2 - Slide the magazine cover down.
3 - Insert Ramset collated drive pins.
4 - Push the magazine cover back into the
closed position.
Note:
Use white/natural color collation
TE_X Series. Do not use orange XT
collation.
