Deck Masters EDGEfast User manual

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The EDGEfast DeckingSystemwasdesigned&builtforProfessionalDeckBuilders.
Thissystemshouldonlybeusedbytraineddeckcontractors.
WARNING:Alloperatorsofthispowertoolshouldreadandunderstandalltoollabels,installation
manuals,owner smanuals,andpackaginginformationbeforeconnectingthetooltoan
airsupply.Itistheoperator sresponsibilitytolearnhowtoworkwithapowertoolbefore
connectingthepowersupply.Ifanoperatorisunsureoruncomfortableusingapower
tool, STOP,donotcontinue.
DANGER:Failuretooperateorworkwithpowertoolsresponsiblycanresultinseriousinjuriestothe
operator,oranyonewithintheworkarea.Keepothersoutoftheworkareawhenever
possible.Nohorseplay.
Operatorandothersnearbymustwear safetyglasses,earprotection andahardhat.
Usethistoolforinstallingdeckboardsonly,donotusethetoolforanythingotherthan
standarddeckingmaterials.
WARNING:Thistoolhasatriggersafetythatisattachedtothetoolbasepivot.Thebasemustbeplaceon
decking,thatisoverajoistorsubstrate.Thebasemustbedepressedinordertodisengage
thesafetyandactivatethetrigger,tofirethetool.
WARNING:Doingthiswilltriggerthetooltofireafastener,dothisonlywhenthetoolisonawork
surfacethatisreadytobefastened.
WARNING: Neverpullthetriggerunlessthetoolisonaworksurfacethatisreadytobefastened.
Keepyourhandsandbodyawayfromthedischargeareaofthetool.Neverpointthetoolat
yourselforothers.
DANGER: Donotuseoxygen,combustiblegases,orbottledgasesasapowersourceforthistoolastool
mayexplode,possiblycausingseriousinjury.
DANGER: Donotuseanairsupplywhichcanpotentiallyexceed200psi.
DANGER: Donotusethetoolnearhighlyflammable,combustible,orexplosivegases,vapors,fumes,
fluidsoranyotherhighlyflammablematerials.
WARNING: Connectthetooltoacleanregulatedairsupplywithacouplingthatremovesallpressure
fromthetoolwhenthecouplingisdisconnected.
WARNING: Alwaysdisconnecttheairsupply,beforemakingadjustments,servicingthetool,clearing
ajam,whentoolisnotinuse,orwhenmovingtoadifferentworkarea.
Neveruseatoolthatisleakingair,hasmissingordamagedparts.Alwaysmakesure
allscrewsandcapsaretight.
Donotusethetoolifthetriggerisinoperable,brokenormissing,donotalterthetool,or
safetiesinanyway.

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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.
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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
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Buttjoint
WhenworkingwithPVCdeckingitispossibletobutt
deckingoveronejoist.Thisisusuallynotpossiblefor
wooddecking,becausemostwoodwillsplitwhena
fastenerisdrivenclosetotheedge.
Installingdeckboardsatanangle
Whendeckingisinstalledatanangletothejoist,the
fastenersshouldbeinstalledonanoffset.Pleasesee
drawing.
Gototherightedgeofthejoisttodrive
afastenerforward,andthenslidethe
tooltotheleftedgeofthesamejoistto
driveafastenerintotheedgeofthe
backdeckboard.
InstallingT&Gdecking
EDGEfastcaninstall ¾”and1”actual
size,tongueandgroovePVC,and
CVGFirboards.YouneedouroptionalT&G ¾”orT&G1”spacerplates.PlaceallofyourT&Gdeckingonthe
deck,andstartasyouwould,asinstructedaboveonstandardinstalls.Separatethestartingboardandthenext
boardbyenoughspacetoglidethegapspaceralongtheedge.Keeptheboardsclosetogethersothatthebase
ofthetoolisrestingonbothboards.Thiswillstabilizethebaseforyou.Keepthegapplatespacertightagainst
thesquareedgeofthedecking,justabovethetongue.AllfastenersthataredrivenintoT&G,shouldbedriven
abovethetongue,andinthecreaseofsquareedge.Drivethegrooveofthenextboardontothetongueofthe
boardyoujustfasten,andfastenthetongueedgeonly.
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DetachNosepieceorTip
Ifafastenerisjammedorthetipneedstobereplaced,pleaseseepictures.Todetachthetipofthetool,grab
thetopofthelatchonthefrontofthetool,itsabovethetip.Holdingthetopofthelatchpulloutawayfromthe
tool,itishinged.Rotateitdowntowardsthetip,keepingthearchedlowerlatchagainstthetip.Keeppushing
downuntilthelatchpushesthetipfreefromthelowerhousingofthetool.Thetipwillonlycomeoutthroughthe
base,attheholeinthegapspacerplate.Reinstallorinstallnewtipinreversesteps.
Factorypre-grooveddecking
AtthistimetheEDGEfastcan tbeusedinstandardpre-grooveddecking.
WPCandotherdeckingwillneedagroovededgethatmeetsthespecificneedsoftheEDGEfastsystem.
Framingtips&other
§Alwaysusethestraightestjoistpossible.Uselumberwithsquareedge,noedgesmissing.
§Framewithyourcarryingbeamunderyourjoistinsteadofattheendofjoist.Beamattheendwillrequire
stainlesssteeljoisthangersateveryjoist,andthisisaslowermethod.Placingyourbeamunderwillallow
youtosetyourjoistontopandoverhangthejoist.Youcaninstalldeckingfromthehouseout.Whenyou
reachtheendofthejoist,measuresothatyouwillfinishwithafullpieceofdecking.Cutjoistendstolength,
addyourrimjoist,andthelastpieceofdecking.
§Alwaysplaceabracetoholdyourdeckframesquareuntilalldeckingisinstalled.Thenyoucanremoveit.
§Installbridgingonlongjoistspans.
§Useachalk-linetosetyourfirstdeckingboardstraight.
§Useastainlesssteeltrimheadscrewtostartatthehousewall,oratanyfixedobstructionin,oratthedeck.
§Checkeveryfewboardstoensurethatdeckingisalwaysstraight,openorclosegaptoregainstraightness.
§Makecertainthatthedeckingisalwaystighttothejoist.
§Wheneverpossiblecutyourfirstboardtothelengthneeded,andthenlettheremainingboardsrunlongso
thatyoumayuseastraightedge,alongguideforyourcircularsaw,andcutallendsatonce.Thisisfast
andstraight.Thenpictureframe,oredgetrimcanbeadded.
§Ifyouuseadeckingboardwithaboworcrookalwaysstartwithoneendin,andlettheotherendhookout.
Youcanworktheotherendinasyougo.Neverinstallwiththetwoendsinandthebowoutinthemiddle.
Youwillnotbeabletopullthemiddlein.

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§Alwayscheckwithdeckingmanufacturerforpropergapingbetweendeckboards,andatends.Composites
andotherplasticswillmovewiththechangeintemperature.Thelongerthepiece,themoreitwillexpand
andcontract.
§Wooddeckingwillexpandandcontractduetomoisture,alwayscheckmanufacturer srequirements.
Tooltips,
Oilthetooldaily,3to5drops.
WARNING!
Neverpointthetoolatanyone,oratanythingotherthanasurfacetobefastened.
Donotleavethetoolunattendedwiththeairconnected.
Thereshouldbenopeopleorvaluablesunderadeckthatyouareworkingon.
WARNING!
ReadOperatingInstructions
Alwaysbecomefamiliarwithalltheinstructionsandwarningsbeforeoperatinganypowertool.
Alwayswearapprovedeyeprotection
ImpactresistanteyeprotectionshouldmeetorexceedthestandardsassetforthintheUnitedStatesANSI
Z87.1,
SafetyInstructions
Theinstructionsarefurnishedasgeneralguidelinesforuseofyourpneumatictool.
Whenoperatingpneumatictoolsitisoftheutmostimportancetothinksafetyfirst.Disconnecttools
fromtheairsupplywhenchangingaccessoriesorwhenthetoolisnotinuse.Useeyeprotection.
Puttingafewdropsofairtooloilinthetoolandrunningforafewsecondsattheendofadaywillhelp
protectinternalparts.FollowalloperatinginstructionsandoperatetoolinaccordancewiththeANSI
B186.1safeoperatingcode.
ToolApplicationandUsage
Portabletoolsshallbeusedonlyforthepurposesintendedintheirdesignandwithinthecapacityfor
w
hichtheywereintendedandrated.Itshallbethetoolowner sand/oremployer sresponsibilityto
instructeachoperatorinthesafeuseofthetool.
ToolMaintenance
Itshallbethetoolowner sand/oremployer sresponsibilitytoassurethattoolsaremaintainedina
safeoperationcondition.Toolmaintenanceandrepairshallbeperformedbyauthorized,trained,
competentpersonnel.
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Quickreferenceforpsisettingsneededindifferentmaterial,
insomecasesmoreorlessmayberequired.
Cedar
Redwood
Cypress
Fir
(70to90)
Mahogany
PVC
PressureTreated
(100to110)
Composite
Notrecommended
unlessgroovedfor
EDGEfast.Ifso,
(100to110)
Hardwood
Notrecommened
Troubleshooting, 12
Fastenernotdrivenfully,raisethepsi,deckingistoohard,
Fastenerissettodeep,lowerpsi
Fastenerangleisnotcorrect,makesurethepivotarchhasfullmotiontostops.
Fastenertolowontheedge,doespivotmovetostop,deckingmaybetoohard.
Fasteneristoohighontheedge,doespivotreachitsstop,gotowidergapspacerplate.
Fastenerdosenotfire,checkmagazineforblockage,checkclipsforflatness
andanglealignment,
arefastenersfreetoadvanceforward,isairsupply
connected,arefastenersloaded,isthedryfirelockout
engaged(ifsoloadmorefasteners).Cantfind
theproblemcallforservice.