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FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
4) The wide variety of potential covering materials
along with the corresponding variety of job site
environments, makes it impossible to develop a
standardized operating procedure for the Bon Floor
Stripper . Use of the Bon Floor Stripper will require
constant trial and error testing until satisfactory results
are achieved. Experience, gained over time, along
with good common sense will help minimize the
amount of necessary testing. Many factors will directly
affect the operating parameters and/or techniques
utilized for a specialized job application. Some of
these factors include:
a) Work surface material yield and tensile values. As
a general rule, these values will determine material
removal rate per unit of time. Materials with high yield
and tensile values will characteristically resist/limit
penetration. For such materials, the accepted
procedure is to decrease blade width and determine
optimum blade angle relative to the floor surface. This
will require increasing or decreasing the blade angle
with the Blade Control System. Other added benefits
to this technique are decreased vibration, less opera-
tor fatigue and increased component service life.
b) Higher material removal rates can sometimes be
achieved by making a series of passes 90 degrees to
each other to form a waffle like pattern. This tech-
nique is especially useful when removing deeper
accumulations of rubber type materials, material
residues and dirt debris from industrial floors.
c) The covering removal process can be extremely
abrasive to the blade cutting edge. Blades can be
sharpened in the field by the use of the metal file
stored on the fixed section of the operator handle.
Use of the file in the field will not duplicate the original
blade manufacturing process, but can significantly
increase overall productivity rates versus the contin-
ued use of a dull blade. Remove the blade from the
Bon Floor Stripper per the procedures outlined in this
manual. Clamp the blade in a suitable vice. Use the
file to sharpen the blade with a procedure similar to
that of sharpening a rotary lawnmower blade.
FIGURE 28.
FIGURE 28
E X E R C I S E E X T R E M E C A U T I O N W H E N
S H A R P E N I N G T H E B L A D E . C L A M P T H E
B L A D E F I R M LY I N T H E V I C E . R E M A I N
CLEAR OF THE CUTTING EDGE DURING
THE S H A R P E N I N G P R O C E S S . I M P R O P E R
CONTACT WITH THE BLADE CAN RESULT
I N P R O P E R T Y D A M A G E A N D / O R
PERSONAL INJURY.
