aldi nail gun manual /help ?

[steveo3002]

i have a aldi nail gun with no manual

it has the pins/nails in it and working , but also has some U shaped staples , what /how do i swap over to staples ?

and when would you require staples over pins?

thanks

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I think I have the manual for the Lidl one, but imagine they'd be the same?

 

[Cobbler]

I taken a picture of a Lidl one, as Slim says I think their the same, you just slide the staples along the bar, nothing else. Some of the staples are called divergent point I think it is, the two halves of the staple separate rather like dovetail nailing to hold better.

 

[zx9]

it has the pins/nails in it and working , but also has some U shaped staples , what /how do i swap over to staples ?

The air nailer / stapler? If so there is nothing to swap over. If you open the cover to load the stapler the brads sit on the side of the guide, the staples ride 'over' the central guide.

Edit: As shown in Cobber's picture.

 

[steveo3002]

thanks both...i see now , i hadnt noticed the gap at the top

theres a knob on the back that turns...whats that about?

 

[zx9]

theres a knob on the back that turns...whats that about?

Sorry Steve I don't know, mine is an old Clarke one and is knobless.

 

[Cobbler]

theres a knob on the back that turns...whats that about?

I think your talking about the exhaust, you can turn it away from yourself.

 

[Cobbler]

old Clarke one and is knobless.

Aren't Clarkes generally known as Nobby, no idea why

 

[steveo3002]

Aren't Clarkes generally known as Nobby, no idea why

 

[Cobbler]

Steve that's the exhaust

 

[steveo3002]

haha okay...kept turning it to see what altered lol

is there any control over how deep the nails go other than air pressure?

thanks

 

[Cobbler]

On mine, the safety thingy at the tip that has to be pressed down to operate it is adjustable, that will regulate how far the head of the nail is driven in. If you give it full pressure & adjust it right back, it would bury a pin deep in. When I've used mine I've found somewhere about 70-75 psi is all that's needed for most things.