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GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING: When using pneumatic tools, basic safety precautions
should always be followed to reduce the risk of personal injury, including the
following:
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
There are certain applications for which this tool was designed. Porter-Cable
strongly recommends that this tool NOT be modified and/or used for any
application other than for which it was designed. If you have any questions
relative to its application DO NOT use the tool until you have written Porter-
Cable and we have advised you.
Technical Service Manager
Porter-Cable Corporation
4825 Highway 45 North
Jackson, TN 38305
1. USE SAFETY GLASSES. To prevent
eye injuries, the tool operator and all
persons in the work area must wear safety
glasses with permanently attached, rigid,
plastic side shields. These safety glasses
must conform to ANSI Z87.1 requirements
(approved glasses have “Z87” printed or
stamped on them). Fig. 1.
2. WEAR EAR PROTECTION to safe-
guard against possible hearing loss. Fig. 1.
3. OPERATOR AND BYSTANDERS WEAR
HARD HAT to safeguard against possible
injuries. Fig. 1.
4. USE CLEAN, DRY, REGULATED com-
pressed air at 70 to 120 PSI, (4.8 to 8.3 BAR).
Fig. 2.
5. DO NOT CONNECT TOOL to pressure
which potentially exceeds 200 PSI (13.7
BAR).
6. ONLY USE AIR HOSE THAT IS RATED
for a maximum working pressure of at least
150 PSI (10.3 BAR) or 150% of the maximum
system pressure, which ever is greater.
7. NEVER USE OXYGEN, CARBON
DIOXIDE, combustible gases or any other
bottled gas as a power source for this tool:
explosion and serious personal injury could
result. Fig. 3.
8. CONNECT TOOL TO AIR SUPPLY
HOSE with a coupling that automatically
removes all pressure from the tool when the
coupling is disconnected. Fig. 4.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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