•
Ensure that the correct
combination of piston,
fastener guide, and fasteners
are used.
•
Check the piston, buffer and
fastener guide / magazine and
replace the worn out parts if
necessary.
•
Clean all the parts of the tool.
•
If the problem persists, DO
NOT use the tool . Have the
tool checked / repaired by a
Bluepoint professional.
SAFETY PRECAUTION
•
Never try to pry a cartridge from the
magazine strip or the tool.
•
Do not straighten your arms while
firing the tool. Keep them flexed.
•
Never leave the loaded tool
unattended.
•
Ensure that the tool is not loaded
before servicing, cleaning or
replacing parts and before storing it.
•
Always store cartridges and unused
tools unloaded, in a dry location,
and in a high or locked place, out of
children’s reach.
6.
Temperature
•
Do not dismantle the tool when it is
hot.
•
Never exceed the recommended
maximum fastener driving rate. (700
fastenings / hour).
•
Stop if the plastic cartridge strip
melts. Allow the tool to cool down.
7.
Requirements to be met by users
(Pre-requisites for users)
•
Only authorized, trained
professionals should operate,
service, and repair the tool. The
professional must be informed of
any special hazards that may be
encountered.
•
Operate the tool only if your full
attention is on the job.
•
Do not use the tool if you feel
unwell.
8.
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)
•
The operator and all other
bystanders must always wear eye
and ear protection and a hard hat.
Prior to use
9.
Read the Instruction Manual
carefully.
10. Inspection of tool
•
Ensure that the tool is not loaded.
•
Routinely check the tool for damage
and ensure that all controls operate
properly.
•
Check the buffer and piston for wear
(see table on last page of these
instructions).
11. Selection of the correct fastener
guide / piston / fastener
combination
•
Using the wrong combination may
result in damage to the tool and / or
affect fastening quality.
05
1.
General Safety Instructions
The following points must be
strictly observed at all times, in
addition to the specific safety
precautions listed in the individual
sections.
2.
Use as recommended
The tool is designed for use only by
professionals in the construction
industry for fastening applications
where threaded studs, nails or
composite fasteners are driven into
steel, concrete or sand-lime block
masonry.
3.
Inappropriate use
•
Modification or manipulation of the
tool is not permitted.
•
Unless the tool is approved for such
use, it should not be used in a
flammable or an explosive
environment.
•
Use only BLUEPOINT fasteners,
cartridges, accessories or spare
parts of equivalent quality to avoid
risk of injury.
•
Strictly follow the instructions for
operation, care and maintenance
given in the Instruction Manual.
•
The tool should never be pointed at
self or any bystander.
•
The muzzle of the tool should never
be pressed against a hand or any
body part.
•
The nails are NOT to be driven into
materials such as marble, natural
rock, glass, copper, brass, bonze,
plastic, insulation materials, hollow
brick, glazed tile, thin sheet metal
(<4 mm), grey cast iron, spheroidal
cast iron or gas concrete.
•
The tool and its accessories may be
hazardous if used improperly by an
unauthorized person.
4.
Workplace safety
•
Avoid unergonomic body postures.
•
Hazardous objects should be
removed from the work area.
•
The tool is only for hand-held use.
•
Other bystanders, particularly
children, should not be allowed in
the work area.
•
Make sure nobody is behind or
below the point where the fastener
is to be driven.
•
The tool grip should always be kept
free of oil or grease.
5.
Basic safety precautions
•
Operate the tool only in good
condition and only as directed.
•
Use the spall guard / stabilizer
when required.
•
If the cartridge fails to ignite or
misfires, please do the following:
•
Hold the tool pressed against
the working surface for 30
seconds.
•
If the cartridge still fails to fire,
withdraw the tool from the
working surface making sure it
is not pointed towards
anybody or yourself.
•
Manually advance by one
cartridge and use the
remaining cartridges on the
strip.
•
If 2-3 cartridges misfire in
succession (without making any
audible firing noise and if the
fastener is driven with significantly
less force), do the following:
•
Immediately STOP using the
tool.
•
Dismantle the tool.
SAFETY PRECAUTION
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