Beforeinstallinganydeckingboards,checkalldeckingmanufacturerrequirements,spacingbetweenboard
widthandlength,ifyouareusingwooddecking,itmayneedtohaveasealercoatonallsurfacesandends
beforeinstalling.304stainlesssteelfastenersarenotcoveredbyanywarrantyforcoastal,oroceanprojects.
304candevelopbrownpittingoraredtarnishinthisenvironment.
InstallingGapSpacerPlates
Installthepropergapplateintothetoolbase,toachieveyourrequiredgapbetweendeckingboards.Placethe
gapplateatthebaseofthetool,aligntheplaterecessededgewiththegrooveinthebase.Pushinthesmall
roundpinstickingoutfromthebase.
Slidetheplatein,andthepinshoulddropbackdownbyspringpressure.Thepinwillholdthegapplateinplace
whilethetoolisbeingused.Pushthepinin,andslidetheplateoutwhenyouwishtochangeplategapsize.
Loadingfasteners
Loadfastenersintotheendofthetoolmagazine(max4clipsof25pcs). EDGEfastfastenershavecollatingtape
ononeflatside,sofastenerstripsshouldbeheldwiththetapesideuptowardsthesky(seepicture).Ifthe
fastenerstripisheldlayingflatwiththetapefacingdown,thefastenerstripcouldcurl,makingithardertoload
intotheendofthemagazine.
Oncefastenersareloaded,thenyouarereadytoengagethespringfeedcarriage.
Pushthesmallbuttondownonthefastenerfeedcarriage,thenpullbackonthecarriageasitridesoverthe
fastenersuntilitreachestheendofthemagazine,andrelease.
Fastenersarenowbeingpushedtowardsthetoolbaseanddriver.
Oilthetooleachdaybeforeconnectingairsupply,andagainafterevery1000shots(3to5drops).
WARNING!
Tool should beonaworksurfacewhenconnectingtheairsupply. Donothold anddepressthebase
towardsthetoolwhileconnectedtoairsupply. Donotpointthetoolatyourself,anyoneelse,oranythingof
valuewhenairsupplyisconnected.Makesurethattherearenopeople,orvaluablesunderthedeckthatyou
areworkingon.
Alwayscheckairpressurebeforeconnectingairsupplytothetool,toolhasamaxoperatingpressureof120psi.
InstallingFirstDeckboard
Makesureyourfirstboardisperfectlystraightwhenfastening,andinstallscrews
inthestartingedge.
Placeascrewateveryjoist.300seriesstainlessscrewsarerecommended.
PlacementandInstallingofFasteners
Placethetoolgapspaceragainsttheloose
edgeofthedeckingthatisyourstartingboard.
Slidethenextboarduptotheothersideofthe
gapspacer.Nowthespacershouldbe
betweenthetwoboards.Pivotthetooldown
sothatthemagazineisparalleloveryour
startingboard.Whilepullingthelooseboard
tighttothespacer,pushthetooldown
towardsthebaseandoncomingboard.The
safetyisnowunlocked,holdboard
firmlyandpullthetrigger.Seephotofor
holdingboardandstabilizingthebase
withyourthumb.
Nowpivotthetoolup,sothattheend
ofthemagazineispointinguptothesky.Youarenowreadytopushdown
towardsthebaseandthelooseedgeofthestartingboard.Nowfastenthis
edge.
Alwayspivotthetooltotheendofitsarch,thiswillinsurethatthedeckingis
installwiththebestpossibleangleofthefastener.Makecertainthatthe
baseofthetoolissettingflatonthedeckingsurfacewheninstallinga
fastener.Installafastenerateveryjoistalongthedeckingedge.
UseofClampsandSpacingJigs
Anyclampcanbeusedwith
EDGEfast,asseeninphoto.
Pipeclampscanbeusedto
straightenandholdmultipleboards
atonce,butmakesurethatyou
placeclampsbetweenjoist.Thiswill
allowyoutodrivefastenersinevery
joistbeforeremovingclamps.
Otherspacersorspacingjigsmay
beusedaswell,butagaindon t
placethesejigsoverthejoist.
§Alwaysfastenfromonesidetotheother.
§Drivefastenersintothecenterofthejoistwheneverpossible.
§Donotfirethetoolmorethanonceinthesamelocation.
§Alwaysstartwithalowairpressuresettingandworkthepsiup
untilyougetthepropersetofthefastener.Thiswillsaveonair
consumptionwhenyouuseonlytheminimumneeded.
§Aproperlydrivenfastenershouldbeflushwiththeboardedge,
ordrivenslightlyintotheedge(countersunkby1/16”).Ifthe
fastenerisstickingoutoftheboardedgewhendriven,usea
nail-settofinish.Placethenailsetonthedriveheadofthe
fastenerandstrikewithahammeruntilthecorrectsetis
reached.
