Woodstock W1774 - Manual (Page 11)

Model W1774 18 Gauge Brad Nailer
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5. Pull the trigger.
— If the nail drove into the wood
far enough, continue with your
intended operations.
— If the nail either went too far or
not far enough, then adjust the
air pressure. More air pressure will
increase nail depth, and less air
pressure will decrease nail depth.
3. Depress the safety nose mechanism
against your workpiece.
4. Before pulling the trigger, make sure
your free hand and other body parts
are positioned out of the way of a
potential path of a nail in case of
deflection.
Deflection is caused when grain
irregularities, knots or foreign objects
inside the wood cause the nail to
change its path, resulting in the
nail puncturing the surface of the
workpiece, as shown in
Figure 4.
Besides damaging your workpiece,
deflection can cause injury if your
free hand is securing the workpiece in
the location that the nail deflects.
Figure 4. Example of nail deflection.
DO NOT place your hands near the
nail point of entry. A nail can deflect
and tear through the surface of the
workpiece, puncturing your hand or
fingers.