Remington 493 - Manual

6 103500 Safety Precautions 7. An operator taking medication should take extra precautions while handling thetool. Never drink alcoholic beverages or take medications which impair yourvision, balance or judgement before using a powder actuated tool. KNOW YOUR FASTENING BASE MATERIAL TOO HARD Pointfl...

8 103500 TOO THIN WELD 482-40 3/16" MIN 1/2" 1" 482-41 Safety Precautions 7. Do not drive power fasteners into steel base material less then 3/16" thick,within 2" of a weld, within 1/2" of the edge or within 1" of another power fastener. 3" 3" 3" 482-39 6. Do ...

9 103500 Safety Precautions 2. Should the tool fail to fire, hold the muzzle firmly against the work surface for30 seconds. Release the trigger and remove pressure on the tool whileholding the muzzle against the work surface. Again press the tool firmlyagainst the work surface and pull the trigger. ...

12 103500 Why A Power Fastener Holds WHY A POWER FASTENER HOLDSIN CONCRETE The compression bond of the concrete to the powerfastener accounts for the majority of the holding power.The fastener displaces the concrete which tries to returnto its original form causing a squeezing effect. Maximum holdin...

13 103500 Selecting Power Fasteners and Power Loads FASTENING INTO CONCRETE The proper power fastener length can be determined byadding the thickness of the material to be fastened and theamount of fastener that will actually penetrate the con-crete. The concrete must be three times as thick as thei...

14 103500 Operation 1. Grasp barrel assembly and slide forward rapidly until it stops. Push barrelassembly back into tool to the closed position. This sets piston into firingposition. 3. Select the proper power level of power load strips. Always insert powder striploads through bottom of handle. Pus...

16 103500 Parts List Key Part No. No. Description Qty. 1 301002 Body 1 2 301034 Trigger Pin 1 3 301906 Advance Bar Assembly (holder,bar,tube) 1 4 301531 Advance Bar Spring 1 5 301533 Trigger 1 6 301015 Screw 2 7 305100 Liner 1 8 301014 Annular Spring 1 9 301013 Ball Bearing 1 10 301012 Stop 1 11 301...

17 103500 1 2 3 18 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 28 30 29 Cleaning and Maintenance Clean tool after each days use. Disassemble and clean the barrel assembly with thewire brush provided with tool. Notice: Do not attempt to clean power load stripchannel with wire br...

18 103500 Tool Disassembly 2. Using thumb, push stop towards rear of tool and remove (see Figure 2). Figure 2 - Removing Stop Stop Figure 3 - Separating Base Plate From Piston Sleeve Piston Sleeve Base Plate 3. Pull barrel assembly out of liner in tool body.4. Remove shear clip from barrel assembly ...

21 103500 Tool Assembly ATTACHING LINER TO TOOL BODY1. Replace two ball bearings and springs into end of liner (see Figure 9, page 20).2. Slide tool body onto liner.3. Insert two screws into front of tool body just under liner. Tighten screws firmly. ATTACHING TRIGGER ASSEMBLY TO TOOL BODY1. Insert ...

23 103500 Troubleshooting Guide Piston hangs outof muzzle. Overdriven fastener. Piston jammed. Power load strip willnot advance. Reduction or lossof power. Tool does notcompletely depress. Tool does not fire. Tool does not fire. Opening and closingof barrel or pushingdown ontool, etc. is notsmooth b...

24 103500 Fasteners 482-80 Wood or Non-Metals To Concrete 482-79 Wood or Non-Metals To Steel 482-78 SP FASTENERS Fasten wood or nonmetals to concrete or steel. Application Chart 482-81a Two by fours Furring strips Electricaljunction boxes Conduit clips Shelf brackets 1/4" Plywood orpegboard For ...

26 103500 Parts Central Contact authorized dealers of this product. If they can’t supply original replace-ment part(s), either contact your nearest Parts Central (see below) or call DESAInternational’s Parts Department at 1-800-972-7879 for referral information. In Canada call 1-905-826-8010. When c...

27 103500 Maintenance Log Date Maintenance Performed

103500-01REV. A10/96 Limited Warranty Agreement DESA International warrants the Remington Powerdriver Model 493 against defectsin materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. If within one (1) year from the purchase date this Powder Actuated Tool fails due toa de...