ADJUSTING THE TRIMMER:
BLADE SELECTION:
Top loading blade holders allows fast blade change.
Simple shim adjustment for height of cut. Shims do not
need to be removed to adjust cutting height. Built-in
lifter points on the wall runner make it easy to separate
the shims and re-insert the blade holder.
Four position adjustable throat to accommodate varying
pile height and density.
Ratchet handle folds down for trimming under toe-space
areas.
Trims in both directions.
Stainless steel base plate and wall runner with plastic
protective coating are both non-marking and will not rust.
FEATURES:
FIG. 1
BEVELED EDGE
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Unlike utility blades, trimmer blades are beveled on one side
only, the top side. (See gure 1.) It is important always to
install blades with the beveled edge of the trimmer blade
facing up.
If blades are installed with the beveled edge down, this
produces a wedging action that will cause the trimmer to
rise, and produces a longer cut than desired.
USE ONLY TRIMMER BLADES!
ONLY ONE BEVELED EDGE
FACING UP!
#4
#3
#2#1
The best multi-purpose setting for trimming most of today’s
carpets is:
THROAT OPENING: AT #2 HOLE
BLADE HEIGHT: 4 SPACERS
OPTIMIZING BLADE HEIGHT AND THROAT ADJUSTMENT:
The amount of carpet remaining after trimming is deter-
mined by BOTH the blade height AND the throat opening.
The THROAT OPENING holds carpet in proper position.
(See gure 8.)
The BLADE HEIGHT determines where the blade will cut.
(See gure 9.)
For example: A wide opening (throat position at #4 hole)
used on a thin carpet will give you a shorter cut, because
the carpet is not held upright, but allowed to lay at an angle.
(See gures 8 and 9.)
#1 IS NARROWEST THROAT
#4 IS WIDEST THROAT
INSERTING THE NEW BLADE:
Place a new blade bevel side up in the blade pocket, and
push it forward as far as possible until it contacts the inner
edge of the wall runner. After pressing the blade forward,
a rectangular hole in the blade pocket becomes visible.
Place the blade clamp back in the blade pocket with the
indent in the back edge of the blade clamp seated in the
rectangular hole.
Throat adjustment adjusts the throat of the trimmer for
specic thickness of carpet to be trimmed. As you are
re-inserting the wall runner, you can seat it into one of the
four sockets which are visible from the top of the shim deck.
(See gure 7.) The four "throat adjustment lines" inscribed
on the top of the wall runner provide a visual reference.
Make sure that the throat adjustment line which is selected
is set parallel to the front edge of the shim deck for proper
operation.
THROAT ADJUSTMENT:
NARROW
THROAT
OPENING
WALL
WALL
WIDE
THROAT
OPENING
FIG. 8 FIG. 9
Wide throat opening allows carpet to
lay at an angle, making a shorter cut.
Narrow throat opening holds carpet
upright, allowing a longer cut.
WALL RUNNER
TRIMMER
BLADE
WALL RUNNER
BLADE
CLAMPS
FIG. 3
FIG. 2
Insert the lifter point of the wall runner into a lifter socket in
the shim deck that provides the desired height of cut. (See
gure 6.) Lifting at the corner allows the rest of the wall
runner to be easily reinserted.
WALL RUNNER REINSERTION AND BLADE HEIGHT:
FIG. 6
3.
SLIDE IN
2.
LIFT
1.
INSERT
BLADE CHANGING - REMOVING THE WALL RUNNER:
Loosen both three-arm knobs on the top of the shim deck.
Lift the wall runner slightly and then pull out to remove it
from the shim deck.
THREE ARM
KNOBS
BLADE REMOVAL:
Lift the blade clamp out of the blade pocket area. You may
now remove the blade.
FIG. 4 - Blade Removed
BLADE POCKET
1. LOOSEN THREE
ARM KNOBS
2. LIFT SLIGHTLY,
THEN PULL OUT
FIG. 5 - Blade Inserted
BLADE
CLAMP
RECTANGULAR
HOLE
OPEN BLADE
POCKET
BLADE
CLAMP
RECTANGULAR
HOLE (SEAT
INDENT HERE)
INDENT
INDENT
INSERT BLADE &
PUSH FORWARD
SHIM
DECK
THROAT
THROAT ADJUSTMENT
LINES - MUST BE SET
PARALLEL TO FRONT
EDGE OF SHIM DECK
FIG. 7
THROAT
ADJUSTMENT
SOCKETS
(4X)
(SEE BACK FOR MORE INSTRUCTIONS.)
LIFTER
POINTS
