Sinclair Super Stripper - Manual (Page 5)

Changing the driving wheels
Remove the lynch-pins and pull the wheels from the axle. Do not loose the wheel
key under any circumstances.
5.0 Use
The Super
® Stripper removes bonded, flexible floor covering in strips. This
procedure corresponds with the customary method of using a hand floor scraper. The
stripper works with a steel blade at a very high frequency, minimizing vibration and
noise.
The
Super
® Stripper is self propelled. The motor actuates both the blade and the
machine movement. The blade drive starts as soon as the machine is switched on.
Starting
The Super
® Stripper is equipped with an operating switch located at the top of the
handle. This is a safety switch, which must be held down to engage the
Super
® Stripper. There is a current limiting protective device which causes a two
second delay to full power on start.
Before starting work, cut the floor covering
into strips of about 30cm (11 inches).
You cannot work faster if you cut wider strips.
To begin, cut one strip crosswise. Then lift the
flooring slightly in order to get the blade
underneath it. We recommend to cut the
first strip at right angles to the main working
direction. By doing so, access to the adjacent
strips is made easier. Cut the strips smaller if
the floor covering is bonded very securely, e.g.
with an epoxy adhesive.
The blades are sharpened by the floor pavement. Therefore the blade has to be
changed only if it is twisted or becomes worn.
The driving wheels are subject to wear. They have to be changed after approximately
16mm (0.6 inch) of the surface has been worn away. Otherwise the working angle of the
striking apparatus will not be correct especially critical with cork or foam backed carpets.
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