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220E BLADE APPLICATION/SET-UP
CERAMIC SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. Use a Shank Blade or a Shank Blade with a carbide tip.
WOOD SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. Use Shank Blades, Shank Blades with carbide tips
or a 6"or 8" Cutting Head with Shoe Blades, Bent Shoe Blades or Heavy Duty Blades.
Note:
run machine
45° to the grain of the wood.
SECONDARY BACKING CARPET SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. Use a Cutting head from 10" to 27" with Heavy Duty
Blades or a Cutting Head from 10" to 14" with a Self-Scoring Blade.
FOAM BACK CARPET SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. Use Cutting Heads from 10" to 14" with Self-Scoring
Blades. If it is not stuck tight, use a Cutting Head from 14" to 27" with a Standard Blade.
DOUBLE STICK CARPET SET-UP
It is best to test to see which is the easiest way to remove double stick. Start with a Cutting Head from
10" to 14" with Self-Scoring Blades. If Self Scoring blades do not work, score thru the carpet (See Figure
A) the width of the blade (Standard Blade) and scrape up. In some cases, carpet might pull off the pad
and then scrape up the pad separately.
VCT TILE SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. If goods come up easily, try a razor blade with a Cutting
Head from 8" to 14". If goods come up harder, use a Cutting Head from 8" to 27" with a Premium High
Tempered Blade to match cutting head size. If goods remove easily, a Tile Box #7074 can be used. A tile box
also works for wind rowing and assists for a fast clean-up and collection of tile debris for quick removal.
RUBBER TILE SET-UP
Slide plate should be set low, 1/2" to 2" off the floor. Use a Cutting Head from 6" to 14" with self-scoring blades.
RE-SCRAPING SET-UP
Slide plate should be set high, 3'' to 8'' off the floor. Use a Cutting Head from 8" to 14" with Scraper
Blades to match cutting head size. A 15" scrapper blade would use a 14" Cutting Head. Razor Blades are
faster but a Cutting Head from 8" to 14" can be used with a Standard Blade. Sharp blades are imperative
for re-scraping.
Figure A
CAUTION:
Blades are sharp, use extreme caution.
CAUTION:
Never change cutting head or service
blades while machine is running.
WARNING:
Disarm machine when machine is not in
use. Remove the cutting head or drop cutting head to the
floor. Failure to do so could cause severe bodily injury.
