Safety sucks. As others have said, it turns on by itself. Wear safety goggles as this device can operate without contacting the surface. An amazing amount in a $49 package. SS staples would be nice. Maybe the gun model HT5014SP says 20 gauge? Staples are 9mm wide and close to 0.030 x 0.022 cross-section. I had an issue where the tongue would not retract far enough to hook the next brace. During disassembly, I decided to fix a more serious problem: the tongue removes 99% of the shots. My big problem was that tongue completely cut through my Artic vinyl that I was covering the ATV seat with. Working pressure says 60-100 psi. The manual says to release the pressure to set the depth. Even at pressures below 60psi it still cut 100% of my fabric. As you go deeper, the tongue doesn't have enough recoil to retract. At least that's what M Engineers thinks. My solution was to remove the front and use a belt sander to trim the tongue a good 3/32 of an inch. I increased the pressure back to 60psi. Oak or harder wood My ATV's seat frame was plastic.