*311400*

311400

DX450

Operating instructions

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DX450 fastening tool

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DX

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Technical data
Weight:
Tool length:
Nail length:
Cartridges:

Spare parts
3.2 kg
350 mm
max. 72 mm
6.8/11M black, red, yellow, green







Designation

Item no.

Baseplate 45/S1
Fastener guide 45/F1
Stop ring
Piston 45/NK
Piston guide

731/0
729/4
855/7
748/4
728/6

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Technical description
The Hilti DX450 is a powder-actuated tool designed for driving nails (see Fastening Technology
Manual). The DX450 employs the well-proven piston principle, thus providing an optimum of
working and fastening safety.
As with all powder-actuated tools, the tool, magazine, fastener programme and cartridge programme form a technical unit. This means that troublefree fastening with this system can
only be assured if the fasteners and cartridges specially manufactured for it, or products of
equivalent quality, are used. The fastening and application recommendations given by Hilti are
only applicable if this condition is observed. The recommended maximum fastening rate is 500
fastenings per hour.
Spare parts

The user/owner of the tool may replace the parts listed on page 2 (parts 15). Only the procedures described in these operating instructions (disassembly/assembly/operation/care and
maintenance) should be used. Any other unauthorised manipulations may negatively affect
functional safety of the tool.

Safety precautions
Failure to follow these precautions may result in personal injury.

! Warnings
1. Never attempt to use the tool without first having received proper instruction on its use and
associated safety precautions. Contact your local Hilti sales representative for assistance.
2. Always use the tool strictly in accordance with the operating instructions. The operating
instructions should always be kept with the tool.
3. Never point the tool at yourself or any bystander.
4. Never press the muzzle of the tool against your hand or other part of your body.
5. The operator, and any other persons in the immediate vicinity, must wear suitable protective goggles and a helmet while the tool is in use.
Safety precautions
6. Use the stabiliser/guard whenever possible.
7. Never leave a loaded tool unattended. Always unload the tool before beginning cleaning
and servicing, before putting the tool away at the end of the day, before work breaks, and
before changing parts.
8. Wear ear protectors when using the tool indoors or in confined areas.
9. Always check that the tool is undamaged and fully functional before it is used. Never
attempt to use an incomplete or malfunctioning tool.

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10. Keep the arms flexed when the tool is fired (do not straighten the arms). Stop working with
the tool if you feel unwell.
11. Always hold the tool perpendicular to the working surface and material in which the fastener is to be driven.
12. Always use genuine Hilti fasteners, cartridges and spare parts, or those of equivalent quality.
13. Never attempt to pry a cartridge from magazine strip or tool.
14. If a cartridge misfires or fails to ignite, proceed as follows:
Keep the tool against the working surface for 30 seconds.
If the cartridge still fails to fire, withdraw the tool from the working surface, taking care
that it is not pointed towards your body or bystanders.
Cycle the tool so that the magazine strip is transported to the next cartridge. Use up the
remaining cartridges on the strip. Remove the used cartridge strip and dispose of it in
such a way that it can be neither reused nor misused.
15. Never attempt to drive a fastener in an existing hole, except where recommended by Hilti,
e. g. when using the DX-Kwik system.
16. Always keep the tool and cartridges in a closed container in a safe place when not in use.
17. Do not make fastenings in an explosive or flammable atmosphere, except when tool is
approved for such use.
18. Application recommendations must always be observed.
19. Before using the tool, make sure that no one is standing behind or below the point where
fasteners are to be driven.
20. Do not disassemble the tool while it is hot.
21. Never exceed the recommended maximum fastener driving rate (number of fastenings per
hour). The tool may otherwise overheat.
General notes
22. Never attempt to redrive the same fastener.
23. The applicable national regulations must always be observed, particularly those relating to
accident prevention.
Through-shot and ricochet prevention
The piston principle employed results in low fastener velocity and dissipation of excess driving
power.
Contact pressure safety device
This safety device prevents the loaded tool from being fired unless it is pressed against a firm
working surface. The tool can only be fired after it has been cocked by pressing it against the
working surface, overcoming a cocking force of at least 90 N and cocking movement of 18 mm.

Disassembly
1

Pivot cocking lever forward. Press forward

connector in housing while lifting catch (link)
to disengage.

Let piston guide slide out of housing.

Screw off baseplate.

Pull fastener guide off piston guide.

Pull stop ring off fastener guide to one side.

Push piston out of piston guide using supplied rod.

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Assembly
1

Insert piston in its guide.

Insert piston guide in housing. (Slot in piston

guide must align with silencer).

Press stop ring on fastener guide.

Insert fastener guide in piston guide.

Screw on baseplate as far as it goes, then

screw back until it snaps in place. Swing over
cocking lever to resting position. Connector
and link will automatically latch again.

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Slide over baseplate.

(Recess in baseplate must align with raised
part of fastener guide.)

Operation
1

Hold tool with muzzle upwards. Insert fastener point first in cocking lever and let it slide
down.

Check power regulation.

Indicator in rear position means max. power.

Pull firmly to release and swing over cocking

lever till aligned with muzzle.

Caution!
Never use the palm of the hand to push
back the fastener guide and never attempt
to pull it back by way of the nail / washer.
This could present a risk of injury to the
operator!

Pull back loading grip on cocking lever as far

as it goes. This positions fastener correctly in
guide. Return grip and pivet cocking lever
back to original position.

Insert cartridge magazine in base of grip.

Caution!
Do not insert magazine until fastener has
been loaded.
If this sequence is not observed the first cartridge will be missed (not fired).

Hold the tool at right angles to the material in

which the fastener is to be driven, press the
muzzle against the surface and pull the trigger.

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Cleaning and servicing

1

Inside housing

Piston

Inside of baseplate

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The surfaces should be cleaned with the supplied brushes.

2

Inside of cartridge chamber

Outside of fastener guide

Inside of piston guide

Inside of fastener guide

Outside of piston guide

Outside of baseplate

Before reassembling, lubricate all parts sparingly with Hilti spray.

The tool should be cleaned once a week or

after a large number of fasteners have been
driven (approx. 2500 fasteners).

Malfunctioning and remedies

Equipment

Malfunction

Remedies

Misfire:

See Cartridge misfire.

(See paragraph 14 on page 12).
Service the tool
Service the tool
Cycle the tool fully, i.e. pull out the assembly all
the way. It may be necessary to lubricate the
baseplate and piston guide slightly using Hilti
spray.
Use Hilti spray to lubricate the piston guide and
baseplate.

Repeated misfires:
Very significant drop in driving power:
Widely varying depth of penetration:

Stiff cycling action:

Replacing a deformed stop ring

Spall stop
Prevents concrete spalling, reduces failures,
increases holding power.

Standard equipment





Ordering designation

Item no.

 45/S1 Baseplate
 45/F1 Fastener guide
 45/NK Piston

00731/0
00729/4
00748/4

L equipment
For long fasteners and for fastening in sections / flutes up to 65 mm deep.

Ordering designation

 45/S4 Spall stop

 45/F1 Fastener guide
 45/NK Piston

Item no.

00733/6
00729/4
00748/4

Stabilizer




Ordering designation

Item no.

Stabilizer

00885/4

A deformed stop ring may jam on the piston.

The fastener guide and piston bind together
and have to be separated.
Procedure
Strike protruding piston sharply against a
hard surface. This will separate piston and
stop ring. Remove piston completely from
fastener guide. Pull stop ring off fastener
guide to one side and press in a new one.






Ordering designation

Item no.

L Piston guide
45/SL1 Baseplate
45/FL1 Fastener guide
45/NKL Piston

00787/2
00732/8
00730/2
00757/5

Note: All short NK fasteners can also be driven using this

equipment.

Special cartridges, 6.8/11M in magazine strips of 10

Colour code

Power level (power regulation possible on the tool)

Ordering designation

Item no.

Green
Yellow
Red
Black

light
medium
heavy
magnum

6.8/11M green
6.8/11M yellow
6.8/11M red
6.8/11M black

50351/6
50352/4
50353/2
50354/0

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Threaded studs and nails

X-M8 studs

X-M6 studs

Shank length mm

Thread length mm

Ordering designation

Item no.

22
27
32
42
Piston used

11
11
11
11

X-M6-11-22 D12
X-M6-11-27 D12
X-M6-11-32 D12
X-M6-11-42 D12
45/M6-11 Piston

306054/8
306055/5
306056/3
306057/1
00751/8

Shank length mm

Thread length mm

Ordering designation

Item no.

22
27
32
42
52
Piston used

20
20
20
20
20

X-M6-20-22 D12
X-M6-20-27 D12
X-M6-20-32 D12
X-M6-20-42 D12
X-M6-20-52 D12
45/M6-20 Piston

306059/7
306060/5
306061/3
306062/1
306063/9
00752/6

X-EM6 studs

Thread length
(mm

9
11
12
11
12
20
* Piston used
** Piston used

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Thread length mm

Ordering designation

Item no.

27
32
52
Piston used

15
15
15

X-M8-15-27 D12
X-M8-15-32 D12
X-M8-15-52 D12
45/NK Piston

306097/7
306098/5
306099/3
00748/4

Shank length mm

For use on

Ordering designation

Item no.

22
27
32
37
42
47
54
62
72
82
97
Piston used

concrete (steel using ENK)

concrete / steel
concrete / steel
concrete / steel
concrete / steel
concrete / steel
concrete / steel
only to concrete
only on concrete
only on concrete (L equipment or predriving)
only on concrete (L equipment or predriving)

NK22 S12
NK27 S12
NK32 S12
NK37 S12
NK42 S12
NK47 S12
NK54 S12
NK62 S12
NK72 S12
NK82 S12
NK97 S12
45/NK Piston

41057/1
41058/9
41059/5
41060/5
41061/3
41062/1
41070/4
41064/7
41065/4
41270/0
41271/8
00748/4

NK nails

X-M6 studs

Shank length
mm

Shank length mm

Steel thickness
mm

Piston used

Ordering
designation

Item no.

410
4 to solid steel
4 to solid steel

45/M6-11
45/M6-11
45/M6-20

X-EM 6-11- 9 P12 *

X-EM 6-11-12 P12 *
X-EM 6-20-12 P12 **
45/M6-11 Piston
45/M6-20 Piston

21509/5
21516/0
21522/8
00751/8
00752/6

ENK nails for steel of UTS up to 45 kgf/mm2.

For steel of higher UTS and for vibratory loading ask for technical advice.

Shank length mm

Ordering designation

Item no.

16
19
Piston used

ENK16 S12
ENK19 S12
45/NK Piston

41503/4
41505/9
00748/4

Warranty
Hilti warrants that the tool supplied is free of defects in material and workmanship. This warranty is valid so long as the tool is operated and handled correctly, cleaned and serviced properly and in accordance with the Hilti Operating Instructions, all warranty claims are made within
5 years for the tool from the date of the sale (invoice date), and the technical system is maintained. This means that only original Hilti consumables, components and spare parts, or other
products of equivalent quality, may be used in the tool.
This warranty provides the free-of-charge repair or replacement of defective parts only. Parts
requiring repair or replacement as a result of normal wear and tear are not covered by this warranty.
Additional claims are excluded, unless stringent national rules prohibit such exclusion.
In particular, Hilti is not obligated for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses in connection with, or by reason of, the use of, or inability to
use the tool for any purpose. Implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are specifically excluded.
For repair or replacement, send tool and/or related parts immediately upon discovery of the
defect to the address of the local Hilti marketing organization provided.
This constitutes Hilti's entire obligation with regard to warranty and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous comments and oral or written agreements concerning warranties.

Confirmation of CIP testing

The Hilti DX 450 has been system and type tested. As a result, the tool bears the PTB approval
mark of square shape showing approval number S 805.
In this way, Hilti guarantees compliance with the approved type.
Unacceptable/inadmissible defects, deficiencies, etc. that are determined during use of the tool
must be reported to the manager responsible at the approval authority (PTB) and to the Office of
the Permanent International Commission (C.I.P.).

Noise information as per 3. GSGV dated January 18, 1991

The noise (power) level LWA, 1S as per 1 (2) 1b) applicable to the tool and, due to different workplaces depending on the application for which the tool is used, also the noise (pressure) level
LpA, Imax at the measurement surface of 1 metre as per 1 (2) 1e), are given in addition to the workplace related noise emission value in accordance with the noise measurement standard. Operating
conditions and circumstances of use: most powerful cartridge power load in accordance with
instructions for use with suitable nail or stud fired vertically downwards into a steel plate and in
accordance with the means of measurement DIN 45635, part 34 Measurement of the noise emitted by powder-actuated fastening tools.
Noise information With black cartridge and maximum power setting
1b) Noise (power) level
LWA
= 117 dB (A)
workplace relevant emission value
LpA, Imax = 108 dB (A)
(measured at operator ear level)
1e) Noise (pressure) level
LpA, Imax = 104 dB (A)
Variations in operating conditions may cause deviations from these noise emission values.

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