1. Face nail the first two courses, tongue toward the opposite wall.

2. Set face nails and hide with matching putty stick.
 

3. Nail down the field with the user friendly Porta-Nailer.

4. At the opposite wall, face nail the remaining six strips.
 
 

BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF THE PORTA-NAILER SYSTEM
Always wear safety glasses AND safety shoes.

OPERATION OF THE PORTA-NAILER AND FACE NAILER These tools are
designed to properly seat the nail with one or SEVERAL blows of the hammer.
Strike the rubber cap of the nailer with the iron side of the hammer.
Tap the flooring into place with the non-marring rubber side of the hammer.

The first two strips of flooring and the last six MUST be nailed with the Face Nailer
or by hand, if the Face Nailer is not available. The nailer MUST be held firmly, but not
over-tightly in the hand so that the nailer rests perfectly flat on the floor with the lip of
the shoe hanging over and against the edge of the strip being nailed. As an aid to holding
it flat against the floor, rest the toe of your shoeon the rear of the nailer shoe.

DO NOT OVERPOWER THE NAILER - Strike it firmly but NOT HARD,
and then strike it again until the ram returns. The ram does not return until the nail is
properly seated.

Do not attempt to nail the last six strips of flooring down with the Porta-Nailer.
Use the Face Nailer or do it by hand. The Porta-Nailer system is user-friendly and
following these simple instructions, will insure a perfect hardwood flooring installation.

USE OF THE Porta-Nail

The Porta-Nail is 2" long and the Porta-Nailer with the standard shoe drives the nail
into tongue and groove flooring at a 45 degree angle. The orientation of the nail is as
depicted in wood floor joist construction

In applications where tongue and groove flooring is laid over concrete,
the accessory 42626 shoe base is used to increase the angle so that the nail will not
protrude through 3/4" plywood underlayment.

NAILING TONGUE AND GROOVE FLOORING Your 401 Porta-Nailer is
furnished with two shoe bases (5). When nailing 25/32" thick flooring, both of
these bases are used. When nailing 33/32" thick flooring, only use one shoe base.

1. Butt the grooved edge of the first board against the wall and nail in place
with the 501 Face Nailer, Figure 6.

2. Place the groove of the second board over the tongue of the first board and
drive snug using the rubber knob end of the Porta-Nailer Hammer and nail in
place with the 501. (Steps 5 thru 9).

3. Place the groove of the third board over the tongue of the second board
and drive snug using the rubber knob end of the Porta-Nailer hammer.

4. Position 401  Porta-Nailer on the tongue of the third board in the manner
shown in figure 7. See note below.

5. Strike ram head of 401 & 501 with metal end of hammer head to drive nail.

6. Continue to strike the ram head until the ram returns to its original position.
It usually takes two blows to drive a nail.

7. If, after striking the ram head, the ram does not return to its original position,
it is a warning that the nail has not been completely driven.

8. When the nail has been completely driven, the ram will return to its original position.

9. Be careful not to drive one nail on top of another. Damage to the nailer
might result if this should occur.

10. Slide the nailer along the tongue of the board to the location at which
you desire to drive the next nail.

11. Continue Steps 5 thru 9 until you have completely nailed the board.

12. Repeat Steps 3 thru 11 until all but the last six boards have been nailed in place.

13. Install and nail the last six boards with the 501 Face Nailer as shown

NOTE:

   THE FIELD SHOULD BE NAILED ONLY THRU THE TONGUE.