National Flooring Equipment 5000, Operating & Service Manual

Operation

APPLICATION SETUP

Ceramic (Figure 20)

The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor.  Use a shank 

blade or a shank blade with a carbide tip. 

Wood

The slide plate should be adjusted to a low setting 1” (2.5 cm) off the floor. Use shank 

blades, shank blades with carbide tips, or a 6” or 8” (15-20 cm) cutting head with heavy 

duty blades. 

Note:

Run machine 45° to the grain of the wood.

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 cut-

ting 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 (Figure 21). 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. 

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FIG. 20

FIG. 21

Slide Plate 1” Off Floor

Slide Plate 1” Off Floor

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