CRAIN 290 Instructions

Seam cutter

CRAIN No. 290 SEAM CUTTER PLUS INSTRUCTIONS

SEAM CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

Adjusting the row guide:

Loosen the three screws which allow the row guide to move up or down.

LOOSEN ROW GUIDE SCREWS (3)

Part the nap of the carpet to be trimmed with a row finder or separator.

Set the base of the Seam Cutter on the carpet with the extended row

guide dropping into the parted row. With some downward pressure on

the handle of the tool, press the row guide down to the bottom of the row.

Once the row guide depth is set, retighten the three screws.

PRESS DOWN ON ROW GUIDE

TO BOTTOM OF ROW

NOTE: A properly adjusted row guide will ride on the bottom of the row

and the base will be flat on the face of the carpet. The base should not

teeter back and forth on the row guide. If it does, shorten the depth of the

guide until there is no rocking, yet the row guide still contacts the bottom

of the row.

ROW

GUIDE

PRESS

BASE

FLAT ON

FACE OF

CARPET

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Page 1 CRAIN No. 290 SEAM CUTTER PLUS INSTRUCTIONS SEAM CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS Adjusting the row guide: Loosen the three screws which allow the row guide to move up or down. GUIDE LOOSEN ROW GUIDE SCREWS (3) Part the nap of the carpet to be trimmed with a row finder or separator.
Page 2 Adjusting the cutting blade: Remove the thumbscrew that holds the slotted razor blade and the blade clamp. Insert a slotted razor blade as shown. Replace the blade clamp and thumbscrew in the lowest hole marked “BLADE CUTTING HOLE”. SLOTTED RAZOR BLADE BLADE INSTALLATION CUTTING...
Page 3 TRIMMING CARPET TO Z-BAR Reposition the row guide inside the base. Retighten the three screws. GUIDE PRESS UP LOOSEN ROW GUIDE SCREWS (3) Loosen the two thumb screws on the opposite side of the handle, which loosens the blade clamps. Drop two utility blades to the lower position. UTILITY BLADE INSTALLATION BLADE...
Page 4 TRIMMING CARPET TO VINYL MOLDING Remove the two screws from the bottom of the base in order to remove the “close trim side” of the cutter. Loosen the two thumbscrews, which loosens the blade clamps. Drop the two utility blades into their lower position. UTILITY BLADE INSTALLATION BLADE...