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Before installing any decking boards, check all decking manufacturer requirements, spacing between board
width and length, if you are using wood decking, it may need to have a sealer coat on all surfaces and ends
before installing. 304 stainless steel fasteners are not covered by any warranty for coastal, or ocean projects.
304 can develop brown pitting or a red tarnish in this environment.
Installing Gap Spacer Plates
Install the proper gap plate into the tool base, to achieve your required gap between decking boards. Place the
gap plate at the base of the tool, align the plate recessed edge with the groove in the base. Push in the small
round pin sticking out from the base.
Slide the plate in, and the pin should drop back down by spring pressure. The pin will hold the gap plate in place
while the tool is being used. Push the pin in, and slide the plate out when you wish to change plate gap size.
Loading fasteners
Load fasteners into the end of the tool magazine (max 4 clips of 25pcs).
EDGEfast fasteners have collating tape
on one flat side, so fastener strips should be held with the tape side up towards the sky (see picture). If the
fastener strip is held laying flat with the tape facing down, the fastener strip could curl, making it harder to load
into the end of the magazine.
Once fasteners are loaded, then you are ready to engage the spring feed carriage.
Push the small button down on the fastener feed carriage, then pull back on the carriage as it rides over the
fasteners until it reaches the end of the magazine, and release.
Fasteners are now being pushed towards the tool base and driver.
Oil the tool each day before connecting air supply, and again after every 1000 shots (3 to 5 drops).
WARNING!
Tool
should
be on a work surface when connecting the air supply.
Do not hold and depress the base
towards the tool while connected to air supply.
Do not point the tool at yourself, anyone else, or anything of
value when air supply is connected. Make sure that there are no people, or valuables under the deck that you
are working on.
Always check air pressure before connecting air supply to the tool, tool has a max operating pressure of 120 psi.
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Installing First Deck board
Make sure your first board is perfectly straight when fastening, and install screws
in the starting edge.
Place a screw at every joist. 300 series stainless screws are recommended.
Placement and Installing of Fasteners
Place the tool gap spacer against the loose
edge of the decking that is your starting board.
Slide the next board up to the other side of the
gap spacer. Now the spacer should be
between the two boards. Pivot the tool down
so that the magazine is parallel over your
starting board. While pulling the loose board
tight to the spacer, push the tool down
towards the base and oncoming board. The
safety is now unlocked, hold board
firmly and pull the trigger. See photo for
holding board and stabilizing the base
with your thumb.
Now pivot the tool up, so that the end
of the magazine is pointing up to the sky. You are now ready to push down
towards the base and the loose edge of the starting board. Now fasten this
edge.
Always pivot the tool to the end of its arch, this will insure that the decking is
install with the best possible angle of the fastener. Make certain that the
base of the tool is setting flat on the decking surface when installing a
fastener. Install a fastener at every joist along the decking edge.
Use of Clamps and Spacing Jigs
Any
clamp
can
be
used
with
EDGEfast, as seen in photo.
Pipe
clamps
can
be
used
to
straighten and hold multiple boards
at once, but make sure that you
place clamps between joist. This will
allow you to drive fasteners in every
joist before removing clamps.
Other spacers or spacing jigs may
be used as well, but again don
’
t
place these jigs over the joist.
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Always fasten from one side to the other.
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Drive fasteners into the center of the joist whenever possible.
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Do not fire the tool more than once in the same location.
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Always start with a low air pressure setting and work the psi up
until you get the proper set of the fastener. This will save on air
consumption when you use only the minimum needed.
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A properly driven fastener should be flush with the board edge,
or driven slightly into the edge (counter sunk by 1/16
”
). If the
fastener is sticking out of the board edge when driven, use a
nail-set to finish. Place the nail set on the drive head of the
fastener and strike with a hammer until the correct set is
reached.
