Machine Operation
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DIALING IN THE MACHINE
Dialing in the machine is matching the correct cutting head, blade size, blade angle and
blade width to the machine to make the material removal as easy as possible. For every
material being removed, there is an optimum blade width, thickness, sharpness, angle
and bevel (bevel up or bevel down).
ADJUSTING THE DUAL LIFT SLIDE PLATE AND CUTTING HEAD
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For safety prior to adjusting the dual lift hydraulic slide plate make sure the channel
guide is free of any debris and the machine is safely positioned on a
fl
at surface.
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Be properly seated in the operator’s seat.
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Twist the Red Emergency Stop switch located on the right side of the operator, the
spring-loaded switch will pop up when twisted.
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Push the Green ‘ON’ button to start the machine.
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Adjacent to the left hand steering lever is a straight and narrow handle rod, this
handle rod raises and lowers the front cylinder and is referred to as the ‘cutting
head lever’. To set the height of the hydraulic slide plate start by
fi
rst adjusting the
angle or pitch of the cutting head holder.
•
Pull back on the cutting head lever and raise the cutting head holder to an angle
higher than the bottom of the slide plate.
•
Using the lever adjacent to the right hand steering lever raises and lowers the
hydraulic slide plate and is referred to as the ‘slide plate lever’. To lower the slide
plate the operator must push forward on the slide plate lever. Reversely, to raise
the slide plate the operator must pull back on the slide plate lever.
While the hydraulic slide plate can be adjusted to multiple positions there are two basic
slide plate settings.
• Low
Setting:
the hydraulic slide plate is positioned 2.5 cm (1”) off the
fl
oor. This
setting is most commonly used during initial scraping or removal applications; such
as carpet, VCT, ceramic tile and wood
fl
ooring. (Note: The “low” setting on older
model hydraulic slide plates may stop the plate within one to two inches of the
fl
oors surface.)
• High
Setting:
the hydraulic slide plate is positioned 15 cm (6”) off the
fl
oor or in
most cases
fl
ush with the bottom of the slide plate channel guide. This setting is
most often used for re-scraping glues, mastics, thin sets and soft coating.
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