to operate your stapler: 1. install the correct base plate for your size of flooring material. 2. Connect the air supply to the quick connect fitting. 3. place the stapler on the pre-positioned flooring as shown in figure 3, making sure the cleat on the bottom of the stapler is lined up with the edge of the groove in the flooring. figure 3. operating stapler. 4. using the included mallet, hit the whack cap with light/medium force to shoot a staple into the wood. 5. Check the staple for proper de