Harbor Freight Tools 97586 Owner's Manual

FLOOR NAILER

CLEAT & STAPLE TYPE

Model

97586

ASSEMBLY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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Read this material before using this product.

Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
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contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written consent of
Harbor Freight Tools. Diagrams within this manual may not be drawn proportionally. Due to continuing
improvements, actual product may differ slightly from the product described herein. Tools required for
assembly and service may not be included.

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Manual Revised 10g

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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 receipt in a safe and dry place for
future reference.

CAUTION, without the

safety alert symbol, is
used to address practices not
related to personal injury.

Symbol Denitions

Symbol Property or statement

PSI

CFM

Pounds per square inch of pressure

Cubic Feet per Minute ow

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.

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.

SCFM

NPT

NPS

Cubic Feet per Minute ow at standard

conditions

National pipe thread, tapered

National pipe thread, straight

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.

CAUTION, used with

the safety alert
symbol, indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING

TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC

SHOCK, OR INJURY TO

NOTICE is used to

address practices not
related to personal injury.

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PERSONS

WARNING – When using tools, basic

precautions should always be followed,
including the following:

General

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.

a. To reduce the risks of electric shock,

re, and injury to persons, read all the

instructions before using the tool.

Work area

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.

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.

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 inuence

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.

h. Always assume that the tool contains

fasteners. Do not point the tool toward
yourself or anyone whether it contains
fasteners or not.

i. WARNING – Do not re fastener on

top of another fastener. This is able to

cause the fastener to be deected and

hit someone, or cause the tool to react
and result in a risk of injury to persons.

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

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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.

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.

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

identied by the manufacturer for
the specic tool model. Use of an

accessory not intended for use with the

specic tool model, increases the risk of

injury to persons.

h. Use only those fasteners listed in the

Specications chart of this manual.
Fasteners not identied for use with this
tool by the tool manufacturer are able to
result in a risk of injury to persons or tool
damage when used in this tool.

Service

b. When servicing a tool, use only

identical replacement parts. Use only
authorized parts.

c. Use only the lubricants supplied

with the tool or specied 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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INSTRUCTIONS.

SPECIFIC SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

a. Tool service must be performed only

by qualied repair personnel.

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2. Avoid unintentional misring. Always
use caution to avoid accidentally striking
the Head Cap (10). This product does

not feature a safety mechanism to avoid

misres. Do not point the tool towards

yourself or anyone whether it contains
nails/staples or not.

3. Always assume the tool contains
fasteners.

angle. Fasteners can ricochet causing
personal injury.

14. Do not re fasteners too close to the
edge of a workpiece. They may split the

workpiece and y free, causing personal

injury.

4. Do not point the tool toward yourself or
anyone whether it contains fasteners or
not.

5. Do not actuate the tool unless the tool is

placed rmly against the workpiece.

6. Respect the tool as a working implement.

7. No horseplay. This tool is not a toy and
can be deadly if misused.

8. Do not remove, tamper with, or otherwise
cause the tool operating controls to
become inoperable.

9. Do not operate the tool if any portion of
the tool operating controls is inoperable,
disconnected, altered, or not working
properly.

10. Disconnect the tool from the air supply
when:

a. Unattended.

b. Performing any maintenance or repair.

15. 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.

16. Transport tool safely. Always disconnect
air supply when moving the tool. Carry
the tool by the handle and avoid contact
with the head cap.

17. Hold tool away from head and body.
During operation the tool may kick back
causing injury.

18. Do not re fasteners into a workpiece
that has people, utility lines, or other
objects behind or inside it.

19. 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.

c. Clearing a jam.

d. Moving the tool to a new location.

11. Do not make any modications to this
tool.

12. Refer to the tool maintenance
instructions for detailed information on
the proper maintenance of the tool.

13. 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

20. Obey the manual for the air compressor
used to power this tool.

21. Install an in-line shutoff valve to allow
immediate control over the air supply
in an emergency, even if a hose is
ruptured.

22. Do not engrave or stamp anything into
the housing to prevent weakening of the
housing.

23. WARNING: Some dust created by
power sanding, sawing, grinding,
drilling, and other construction activities,
contains chemicals known [to the State

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