Raptor Nails And Staples

Insdustry Leading Technology

1-800-460-6933

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solution
Staples break; don't hold

Staple driven too deeply so corners are stressed/broken

File/grind driver about 1mm to 1.5mm
Staples rip paper or plastic wrap

1. Staple driven too deeply
2. Staple profile too small

1. File/grind driver by about 1 mm to 1.5mm
2. Use heavy gauge staple
Staples break w/ hammer tacker

1. User hitting hammer tacker too hard
2. User not hitting tacker squarely
3. Driver blade worn

1. Choke up on tacker & use only force required to drive staple
2. Use straight steady swing
3. Re-dress to square or replace with new driver
Staples shear in compression tacker

1. Rail loose
2. Rail not square
3. Pusher flared

1. Re-rivet
2. Leverage with screwdriver to square
3. Squeeze pusher to parallel

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solution
Nails break

1. Tool is not one that is recommended
2. Wood too dense/hard
3. Driver blade worn/not flat

1. Use recommended tool
2. Use shorter RAPTOR nail- if still doesn't work, wood too hard
3. Redress or replace driver
Nails follow wood grain

Wood bands very hard

Nail perpendicular to hard band
Rotate nailer 45°
Nails drive too deep

Driver blade too long for soft wood

Redress driver by appropriate amount-(do not try to fix by lowering air pressure-not reliable & tool does not function properly)
Nail heads stick up

1. Driver is jumping off of nail before complete driving (indentation in wood)
2. Air pressure too low

1. Redress driver
Hold tool steady
2. Increase air pressure to 90 psi
Nailer drives nail then skips nail (blank shot)

1. Driver blade not retracting fully
2. Pusher spring worn/damaged

1. Increase air pressure to 90 psi
2. Replace pusher spring

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