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March 22 2021
Fastening tools play an integral role in the overall integrity and durability of your structure. Investing in good quality fastening tools ensures that they’ll provide you a long time of service and a trouble-free operation for many years. It’s not rocket science to take care of your fastening tools, and with a handful of caring tips, you can easily get the most out of your tool. In this article, you’ll know about several tips and tricks for your fastening tools that allow you to keep your production areas faster, more efficient, and produce less downtime.
When it comes to the maintenance of your fastening tools, it’s almost like maintaining a car. Consider getting scheduled servicing from a trained expert who can tweak your tool without making any kind of fuss. The servicing may include activities like cleaning the parts, changing the oil seals, and removing the dust from the tool and makes it work with its full potential.
If you’re looking to make sure that your fasteners are always positioned correctly, you need to ensure that the Jaws and Rivets are cleaned properly and maintained regularly. Moreover, it’s also a good practice to change the rivet nut mandrel of your fastening tools after every 200,000 rivet nuts to make sure that the thread bearing area provides you a consistent grip while inserting the nuts. In case you feel that the rivet jaws of your fastening tools are sticking, you need to use a small amount of jaw lube to remove the friction and prevent them from sticking in the nosepiece.
For the maximum benefits, make sure you clean your fastening tools regularly. Moreover, you don’t need any special abrasive or equipment to clean these tools, all you need to do is take a cloth and quickly wipe down the dust and rag collected on the body of your tools. This accumulation can become even worse if not cleaned earlier. The cleaning may also reveal any potential oil leaks that might take place with time. As soon as you detect the oil being leaked, you should know that it’s time for a complete service.
If you don’t use fastening tools much and keep them idle most of the time, you need to ensure that they’re stored properly in a safe place. Keep in mind that you should never leave your tools lying around in the open or attached to the air pipe while the vacuum button is turned on. The failure to store your tools properly can lead to debris and dirt being attached and sucked into the tool. While the majority of tools will offer you a case to store it safely, you need to purchase one separately in case it isn’t available.
Nearly every fastening tool used operates between 5-7 bars of air pressure. The main difference lies in the way the air is delivered to your tool and determines the efficiency of your tool as well. Keeping that in mind, it’s surely a necessary thing to regular the air supply of your fastening tools. While airflow is a comparatively overlooked parameter, you can significantly increase the air intake of your tool to gain even more efficiency by using a large fitting and bore air hose, such as the one with a 320 series fitting.
Fastening tools are available in different variations of size, shape, and efficiency. With that said, the maintenance cycle i.e., the time required for the next maintenance period is different for varying tools. Therefore, you need to choose tools that have a higher maintenance cycle and don’t require to be serviced very often.
The Takeaway
So, these were some of the handiest tips that’ll allow you to keep your fastening tools working for you efficiently. Make sure you follow these tips next time when you use fastening tools and enjoy a unique experience.
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