Marshalltown FCS86 SURFACE SHARK Floor Stripper - Manual (Page 11)

FCS86 SuRFACE ShARK™ FLooR STRIPPER PAgE 11
I M P R O P E R K N O B T E N S I O N A N D / O R
IMPROPERLY SECURING THE OPERATOR
HANDLE TO THE MAIN FRAME CAN
RESULT IN AN UNSTABLE PLATFORM
C O N F I G U R A T I O N . A N U N S T A B L E
P L A T F O R M C O N F I G U R A T I O N C A N
RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR
PERSONAL INJURY.
BEFORE STARTING THE
MOTOR
THEORY OF OPERATION
The FCS86 Floor Stripper is designed to operate on
the principle of various blades and/or attachments
oscillating with a random orbital movement to remove
a wide variety of covering materials from work surfaces.
various types of multi-accessory blades and/or
accessory attachments are secured to the exciter plate
located on the bottom of the machine. The specific
type of blade and/or accessory attachment utilized
directly affects the type of material removed, the
material removal rate and the resulting smoothness of
the work surface.
The coverings removal process is directly controlled by
these conditions:
1) The use of a suitable mechanism (blade or
accessory attachment) of proper design and
configuration to scrape against the work surface and
remove material while delivering an acceptable service
life.
2) Sufficient static weight supporting the blade
or accessory attachment to allow it to effectively
penetrate and remove the covering material.
3) Adequate force exerted against the Floor Stripper
by the operator that pushes the blade or accessory
attachment against the covering material to deliver
acceptable productivity rates.
4) Since no two covering materials are exactly alike,
no two covering materials can be removed by the exact
same method. The nature of the covering removal
process, along with operator experience, skill and
common sense, would suggest that efficient and
productive material removal is a matter of trial and
error.
Combinations of blade or accessory attachment type,
job site conditions, and feed rates are direct factors
that will also determine the overall success of the job
application.
BLADE CONFIGURATIONS, ACCESSORY
ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
Floor Stripper blades are fabricated from high
carbon steel, precision machined and heat treated for
extended service life. blades are marked to depict use
on either concrete or wood surfaces. When utilized
on concrete, the cutting edge is positioned facing up.
FIguRE 3. on wood flooring surfaces, the cutting
edge faces down against the surface. FIguRE 4.
This configuration allows the blade to skim over the
surface and minimize any tendency to gouge or dig into
the wood. A slotted blade configuration is employed
to lower installation and removal time. The slotted
configuration is also intended to help minimize direct
exposure of hands, arms and other body parts to the
blade during the installation or removal process.
FIguRE 3
FIguRE 4