General Equipment RIP-R-STRIPPER FCS10GEN2, Operator'S Manual

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FCS10GEN2 RIP-R-STRIPPER ® FLOOR COVERING STRIPPER
FORM GOM03042001US, VERSION 1.2
English-EN 10
8. Store T-handled blade wrench in storage location provided on right,
inside, side of machine (as viewed from operator position). Remove any
additional adjusting/tightening wrenches BEFORE operating
RIP-R-STRIPPER.
9. If RIP-R-STRIPPER is to be placed back into service immediately, lower
machine so blade rests on floor then reverse procedure in Step 1 under
INSTALLING & REMOVING ACCESSORY BLADES. If not being placed
back into immediate service, refer to STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS section
of this manual.
9 APPLICATION THEORY & TECHNIQUES
The RIP-R-STRIPPER operates on principle of accessory blades attached to
an exciter plate oscillating with random orbital action to remove a variety of
floor covering materials from work surfaces. Accessory blades used will affect
type of materials to be removed, material removal rate(s) and resulting
smoothness of work surface.
Floor covering removal process is directly controlled by:
1. Blade type, cutting edge bevel direction, angle and sharpness.
2. Sufficient machine weight and/or down force as provided by operator to
accessory blade to effectively penetrate and remove floor covering
material.
3. Adequate force exerted against RIP-R-STRIPPER by operator to push
accessory blade against floor covering material to deliver acceptable
productivity rates.
4. Type, density, thickness and adhesion of adhesives, mastics, thinsets
and type of floor covering material.
5. No two floor covering materials are exactly alike, no two floor covering
materials can be removed by exact same method and overall operator
feed rates vary. The floor covering removal process, along with operator
experience, skill and common sense, suggests flooring removal is a
matter of trial and error and directly determines overall success of the job
application.
ACCESSORY BLADE TYPES & APPLICATIONS
RIP-R-STRIPPER blades are fabricated from high carbon steel, precision
machined and marked for use on either cement or wood surfaces. Blade cutting
edge bevel direction is important for floor removal performance and preventing
damage to flooring substrates.
NOTE: On cement surfaces, blade beveled cutting edge is positioned facing
up. FIGURE 11
FIGURE 11
NOTE: On wood surfaces, blade beveled cutting edge is positioned facing
down allowing blade to skim over versus gouging or digging into surface.
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 12
Individual accessory blade design will vary, but basic operational
characteristics are identical: orbital oscillation against floor surface and remove
floor covering material. This common operational characteristic through
extensive testing has led to use of the following popular configurations:
Angled Mastic Removal Blade
Blade removes a wide variety of adhesives, mastics and material residues from
cement surfaces only. Beveled cutting edge faces down. Refer to FIGURE 12.
Use on wood surfaces will damage substrate material. The steeper blade angle
increases penetration to shear and scrape materials from surface. FIGURE 14
FIGURE 14
Straight Beveled Cutting Edge Blade
Blade removes a wide variety of VCT and linoleum tiles along with general
material removal from concrete and wood surfaces. Beveled edge faces up for
cement surfaces. Beveled edge faces down for wood surfaces. Specific blades
are available for removing floor covering materials from either cement or wood
surfaces. FIGURE 15
CAUTION
• Tighten/loosen cap screws with T-handled wrench provided
with machine only.
• T-handled wrench was selected to keep body parts a practical
distance from blade during cap screw loosening/tightening
process.
• DO NOT use another type wrench/device for tightening/
loosening cap screws.
•
DO NOT apply any impact force to cap screws. T-handled
wrench will supply ample seating torque at normal arm
strength levels.
•
Using incorrect wrench, and /or applying excessive impact
force or torque can cause wrench to slip out of cap screw and
result in property damage and/or personal injury.
CAUTION
• DO NOT substitute different fastener for factory supplied cap
screw.
• Cap screw head configuration was selected for operational
considerations during flooring removal.
• Use of other fastener types will reduce operational
performance of machine and can result in property damage
and/or personal injury.