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Operation
Secondary Backing Carpet
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use a cutting head from 10”-27” (25-68 cm) with heavy duty blades
or a cutting head from 10”-14” (25-35 cm) with a self-scoring blade.
Foam Back Carpet
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use cutting heads from 10”-14” (25-35 cm) with self-scoring blades.
If it is not stuck tight, use a cutting head from 14”-27” (35-68 cm) with a standard blade.
Double Stick Carpet
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. It is best to test to see which is the easiest way to remove double
stick. Start with a cutting head from 10”-14” (25-35 cm) with self-scoring blades. Use self-scoring blades with 4” wings, 6” or 12” wide for best
results. In some cases, carpet might pull off the pad and then scrape up the pad separately. Usually leaving carpet connected to the pad works
the best. Sharp blades are necessary for proper operation.
Note:
When removing carpet from over VCT tile and the tile needs to be saved, run the machine at a 45° angle over the tile. This should help to
save the tile.
Vct Tile
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. If goods come up easily, change to a larger cutting head. If goods
come up harder, use a cutting head from 6”-8” (15-20 cm) with a premium high-tempered blade (.062) to match cutting head size. Sometimes a
.094 blade may work better. 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
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use a cutting head from 6”-14” (15-35 cm) with self-scoring blades or
use ditching method with a flat blade.
Re-Scraping
Slide plate should be set high, 6’’-8’’ (15-20 cm) off the floor. Use a cutting head from 8”-27” (20-68 cm) with scraper blades to match cutting
head size. A 15” (38 cm) scraper blade would use a 14” (34 cm) cutting head. Razor blades are faster but a cutting head from 8”-14” (20-35 cm)
can be used with a standard blade. Flip head regularly.
Thin Coating and Glues
Slide plate could be set high, 6’’-8’’ (15-20 cm) or low 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Test to see which works best. Use a cutting head from 8”-27” (20-
68 cm) with razor blades to match cutting head size.
Concrete
Blade should be bevel up when working over concrete. Pretty much anything over concrete works. Try different setups to see which works best.
If goods come up difficult, the slide plate should be at a low setting, 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use a smaller size blade. If goods come up easily, a
wider blade can be used.
Wood Sub-Floor
A heavy machine cannot be used on wood subfloors or raised panel computer floors. Keep machine light; remove all weights. A weighted
machine could break through the floor. The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting, 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Blades should be as flat of
an angle as possible. Use a heavy duty blade (these blades have a bend to them) or a regular blade bevel down. When using a regular blade,
bending up the corners of the blade will help from the blade digging into the floor. Sometimes a shank blade or a shank blade with a carbide tip
will work. Allow blade to shear material from the floor. The trick on wood floors is to run the blade flat. Approach should be at a 45° angle to the
board. This keeps from digging into the board and hanging up at the seams.
Soft Sub-Floor
The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Blades should be as flat of an angle as possible. Use a heavy duty
blade (these blades have a bend to them) or a regular blade bevel down. When using a regular blade, bending up the corners of the blade will
help from the blade digging into the floor. Sometimes a shank blade or a shank blade with a carbide tip will work.
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