Harbor Freight Tools 68027 Owner's Manual
Air Palm Nailer
Item 68027
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Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
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Manual Revised 11d
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Keep this manual for the safety warnings and
precautions, assembly, operating, inspection,
maintenance and cleaning procedures. Write the
product’s serial number in the back of the manual near
the assembly diagram (or month and year of purchase
if product has no number). Keep this manual and the
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Safety Alert Symbol
and Signal Words
In this manual, on the labeling, and all other
information provided with this product:
This is the safety alert symbol. It is
used to alert you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol
to avoid possible injury or death.
Symbol Property or statement
BPM
Blows per minute
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Eye Injury. Wear ANSI-approved
safety goggles with side shields.
Warning marking concerning
Risk of Puncture Injury. Wear
heavy-duty work gloves.
Read the manual before
set-up and/or use.
WARNING marking concerning Risk of
Hearing Loss. Wear hearing protection.
WARNING marking concerning Risk
of Respiratory Injury. Wear NIOSHapproved dust mask/respirator.
WARNING marking concerning
Risk of Explosion.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol,
indicates a hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE is used to address practices
not related to personal injury.
CAUTION, without the safety alert symbol, is used
to address practices not related to personal injury.
Symbol Denitions
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING
TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC
SHOCK, OR INJURY
TO PERSONS
WARNING – When using tools, basic precautions
should always be followed, including the following:
General
To reduce the risks of electric shock,
re, and injury to persons, read all the
instructions before using the tool.
Work area
Symbol Property or statement
PSI
CFM
SCFM
NPT
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Pounds per square inch of pressure
Cubic Feet per Minute ow
Cubic Feet per Minute ow
at standard conditions
National pipe thread, tapered
Chart continued in next column.
a. Keep the work area clean and well lighted.
Cluttered benches and dark areas increase the
risks of electric shock, re, and injury to persons.
b. Do not operate the tool in explosive atmospheres,
such as in the presence of ammable liquids,
gases, or dust. The tool is able to create sparks
resulting in the ignition of the dust or fumes.
c. Keep bystanders, children, and visitors away
while operating the tool. Distractions are able
to result in the loss of control of the tool.
Personal safety
a. Stay alert. Watch what you are doing and
use common sense when operating the tool.
Do not use the tool while tired or under the
inuence of drugs, alcohol, or medication.
A moment of inattention while operating the
tool increases the risk of injury to persons.
b. Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewelry. Contain long hair. Keep hair, clothing, and
gloves away from moving parts. Loose clothes,
jewelry, or long hair increases the risk of injury to
persons as a result of being caught in moving parts.
c. Do not overreach. Keep proper footing
and balance at all times. Proper footing
and balance enables better control of
the tool in unexpected situations.
d. Use safety equipment. A dust mask,
non-skid safety shoes and a hard hat
must be used for the applicable
conditions. Wear heavy-duty work
gloves during use.
e. Always wear eye protection.
Wear ANSI-approved safety goggles
with side shields.
f.
Always wear hearing protection when
using the tool. Prolonged exposure to
high intensity noise is able to cause
hearing loss.
g. Do not attach the hose or tool to your body.
Attach the hose to the structure to reduce the
risk of loss of balance if the hose shifts.
Tool use and care
a. Use clamps or another practical way to secure
and support the workpiece to a stable platform.
Holding the work by hand or against the body
is unstable and can lead to loss of control.
b. Do not force the tool. Use the correct tool for the
application. The correct tool will do the job better
and safer at the rate for which the tool is designed.
c. Disconnect the tool from the air source
before making adjustments, doing tool
maintenance, clearing jams, touching the
safety nosepiece, leaving work area, loading,
or unloading the tool. Such precautionary
measures reduce the risk of injury to persons.
e. Maintain the tool with care.
A properly maintained tool reduces the risk
of binding and is easier to control.
f. Check for misalignment or binding of moving
parts, breakage of parts, and any other condition
that affects the tool’s operation. If damaged,
have the tool serviced before using. Many accidents
are caused by poorly maintained tools.
There is a risk of bursting if the tool is damaged.
g. Use only accessories that are identied by the
manufacturer for the specic tool model. Use of
an accessory not intended for use with the specic
tool model, increases the risk of injury to persons.
h. Use only those fasteners listed in the
Specications chart of this manual.
Fasteners not identied for use with this tool by
the tool manufacturer run the risk of injury to
persons or tool damage when used in this tool.
Service
a. Tool service must be performed only
by qualied repair personnel.
b. When servicing a tool, use only identical
replacement parts. Use only authorized parts.
c. Use only the lubricants supplied with the
tool or specied by the manufacturer.
Air source
a. Never connect to an air source that is
capable of exceeding 200 PSI.
Over pressurizing the tool may cause
bursting, abnormal operation, breakage
of the tool or serious injury to persons.
Use only clean, dry, regulated compressed air at the
rated pressure or within the rated pressure range as
marked on the tool. Always verify prior to using the
tool that the air source has been adjusted to the rated
air pressure or within the rated air-pressure range.
b. Never use oxygen, carbon dioxide, combustible
gases or any bottled gas as an air source
for the tool. Such gases are capable of
explosion and serious injury to persons.
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Palm Nailer Specic Instructions
d. Store the tool when it is idle out of reach
of children and other untrained persons.
A tool is dangerous in the hands of untrained users.
1. Operators and others in work area MUST
wear ANSI-approved safety goggles with
side shields during use. The employer is
responsible to enforce the use of eye protection
by the operator and others in the work area.
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2. Do not point the tool toward yourself or
anyone whether it contains nails or not.
3. Respect the tool as a working implement.
4. No horseplay. This tool is not a toy and
can be dangerous if misused.
5. Disconnect the tool from the air supply when:
a. Unattended.
b. Performing any maintenance or repair.
c. Moving the tool to a new location.
6. Do not make any modications to this tool.
7. Refer to the tool maintenance instructions for detailed
information on the proper maintenance of the tool.
8. Fire fasteners into an appropriate work surface
only. Do not attempt to re fasteners into surfaces
too hard to penetrate. Do not drive fasteners on
top of other fasteners, or at too steep of an angle.
Fasteners can ricochet causing personal injury.
9. Do not re fasteners too close to the edge of
a workpiece. They may split the workpiece
and y free, causing personal injury.
10. Keep clear of the workpiece near the area being
fastened. Fasteners may bend sideways during
ring, causing them to exit the workpiece at an
unexpected point, causing personal injury.
11. Transport Tool safely. Always disconnect air
supply when moving the tool. Carry the tool by
the handle and avoid contact with the trigger.
12. Hold tool away from head and body. During
operation the Tool may kick back causing injury.
13. Do not re fasteners into a workpiece that has people,
utility lines, or other objects behind or inside it.
14. Keep balance while using this tool. Keep
area below clear if working in an elevated
location, and secure air hose to prevent falls
from bystanders accidentally pulling on it.
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement
or other masonry products
• Arsenic and chromium from
chemically treated lumber
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending
on how often you do this type of work. To reduce
your exposure to these chemicals: work in a well
ventilated area, and work with approved safety
equipment, such as those dust masks that are
specially designed to lter out microscopic particles.
(California Health & Safety Code § 25249.5, et seq.)
19. The warnings and precautions discussed in this
manual cannot cover all possible conditions and
situations that may occur. It must be understood
by the operator that common sense and caution
are factors which cannot be built into this
product, but must be supplied by the operator.
Vibration Precautions
This tool vibrates during use. Repeated or long-term
exposure to vibration may cause temporary or permanent
physical injury, particularly to the hands, arms and
shoulders. To reduce the risk of vibration-related injury:
1. Anyone using vibrating tools regularly or for an
extended period should rst be examined by a
doctor and then have regular medical check-ups to
ensure medical problems are not being caused or
worsened from use. Pregnant women or people
who have impaired blood circulation to the hand,
past hand injuries, nervous system disorders,
diabetes, or Raynaud’s Disease should not use this
tool. If you feel any symptoms related to vibration
(such as tingling, numbness, and white or blue
ngers), seek medical advice as soon as possible.
2. Do not smoke during use. Nicotine reduces
the blood supply to the hands and ngers,
increasing the risk of vibration-related injury.
3. Wear suitable gloves to reduce the
vibration effects on the user.
4. Use tools with the lowest vibration when there
is a choice between different processes.
15. Obey the manual for the air compressor
used to power this tool.
16. Install an in-line shutoff valve to allow
immediate control over the air supply in an
emergency, even if a hose is ruptured.
17. Do not engrave or stamp anything into
the housing to avoid weakening it.
18. WARNING: Some dust created by power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities, contains chemicals
known [to the State of California] to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints
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5. Include vibration-free periods each day of work.
6. Grip tool as lightly as possible (while still keeping
safe control of it). Let the tool do the work.
7. To reduce vibration, maintain tool as
explained in this manual. If abnormal
vibration occurs, stop immediately.
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