CRAIN 245 Instruction Manual
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U.S. PATENT No. 6,421,923 B1
No. 245 Made in USA
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Made in
America
1155 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
TELEPHONE (408) 946-6100
CRAIN CUTTER CO., INC.
Printed by: HF
GUARANTEE
This Carpet Trimmer is guaranteed to be free of defects
in workmanship or quality of materials for a period of
36 months.
Any parts of the tool found to be defective subject
to the guarantee will be replaced at no charge. Credit
in full or part cannot be extended by the distributor, nor
will new tools be given as replacements or loaners.
Tools subject to this warranty must be accompanied
by same, and returned freight PREPAID to Milpitas, CA,
and must be in assembled condition.
No. 245 DELUXE CARPET TRIMMER
CRAIN
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
No. 245 DELUXE CARPET TRIMMER:
REPLACEMENT PARTS:
BLADES INFORMATION:
Use Crain No. 184 or 184C Trimmer Blades
FORM F1245-Rev 10/11
ALL TRIMMERS COVERED BY
U.S. PATENT No. 6,421,923 B1
Order No. Description Order No. Description
1245-A Mounting Bracket
1245-B Ratchet Handle
1245-D 3 Arm Knob Set (3)
1245-E Base Only
1245-F Base & Mt. Bracket
Assembly
1245-H False Bottom
1245-S Carriage Bolt
1245-T1 NEW Wall Runner
1245-U NEW Runner Pad
1245-V1 NEW Blade Clamp,
Right
1245-X1 NEW Blade Clamp,
Left
1246-D Universal Shim
Set (6)
The best multi-purpose setting for trimming most of today’s
carpets is:
THROAT OPENING: AT #2 HOLE
BLADE HEIGHT: 4 SPACERS
USING THE TRIMMER:
HANDLE ADJUSTMENT:
The handle on the No. 245 Deluxe Trimmer is designed
to fold down for trimming under toe spaces. To adjust,
loosen the 3-Arm Knob at the handle, press the top of the
handle down. The downward pressure spreads the arms
of the handle. Rotate the handle up or down, and retighten
the knob.
BLADE CHANGING:
REMOVING: It is best to change blades one at a time (see
gure 4). Loosen one of the knobs, then lift and turn the
blade holder out of the way. Next, push the blade back
towards the handle as far as possible, then turn the tool
BLADE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT:
Adjusting the blade height is accomplished by adding or
removing the ve spacers (or shims) located underneath
the wall runner (see gure 7). One spacer gives the shortest
cut, and ve spacers gives the longest cut.
The actual cut is determined by both the THROAT OPENING
and the BLADE HEIGHT.
The THROAT OPENING holds carpet in proper position.
The BLADE HEIGHT determines where the blade will cut.
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 on an angle
(see gures 8 and 9).
Upright handle position
for normal use
Fold down handle position
for using under toe space.
FIG. 1 FIG. 2
Blade height adjustment:
1 spacer = Shortest cut
5 spacers = Longest cut
FIG. 7
SPACERS (5)
FIG. 5
Loosen and press down on both
knobs to disengage the lock pins
Throat adjustment:
#1 hole = Thin carpet
#4 hole = Thick carpet
FIG. 6
LOCK
PIN
THROAT
OPENING
upside down and tap on the backside. Blade should fall
out easily.
INSERTING: To insert blade, place blade at in the holder
slot, and push it forward as far as possible so that the front
edge contacts the wall runner. A rectangular hole near the
handle becomes visible. Replace the blade holder over the
slot, making sure its back depression seats in the rectangular hole. Re-tighten the knob.
There are 4 width adjustments for the throat opening to
accommodate various thicknesses of carpet (see gure 5).
First, loosen and then press down on both 3-Arm Knobs to
disengage the positive lock pins in the bottom plate. Now
you can move the wall runner from the rst (#1 hole) for
thin carpet through the fourth (#4 hole) for thicker carpets
(see gure 6).
FIG. 4
RECTANGULAR HOLE: When
replacing blade holder make
sure back depression seats
here.
When moving the blade clamp
to change blades, it is best to
do this one at a time.
THROAT ADJUSTMENT:
FIG. 8
Wide throat opening allows carpet to lay at an angle, making a
shorter cut.
Narrow throat opening holds carpet
upright, allowing a longer cut.
OPERATING:
1. Two or three feet from the corner, make a starter cut
three to four inches long, leaving excess carpet running
up the wall.
2. Place the trimmer into
the cut. Keep the bot-
tom of the trimmer at
against the carpet, and
the bottom edge of the
wall runner at the junc-
tion of the oor and the
wall (see g. 10).
3. Push the trimmer along
the wall with your outside hand. Using your
inside, or wall-side hand,
pull the carpet being
trimmed (see fig. 11).
The pulling tension on
the cut-off piece makes
trimming easier.
4. For a clean, smooth, nished edge, the excess
is tucked into the gully
between the wall and
tackless with a stair tool.
Easy top-loading blade holders and a simple shim height
adjustment system.
Four-position adjustable throat opening to accommodate
varying pile height and density.
Designed to trim in both directions.
Vinyl-coated ratchet handle can fold down for trimming
under toe spaces (see gs.1 and 2).
The wall runner has a plastic protective pad and is angled
away from the wall to help reduce marking of the base-
boards (see g. 10).
FIG. 3
BEVELED EDGE
ADJUSTING THE TRIMMER:
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FEATURES:
USE ONLY TRIMMER BLADES:
Unlike utility blades, trimmer blades are beveled on one side
only (see gure 3). It is important to keep the beveled edge
of the trimmer blade up. This causes the nap of the carpet
being cut to be deected up and away from the trimmer.
With the beveled edge of the
blade down, the cut nap will be
pushed down, underneath the
blade holder, causing the tool
to rise and giving you a longer
cut than desired.
FIG. 9
WALL
WIDE
THROAT
OPENING
NARROW
THROAT
OPENING
DEPRESSION
WALL
FIG. 11
WALL
FIG. 10
ANGLED
WALL
RUNNER
WALL RUNNER
EDGE MUST
FOLLOW
WALL
WALL
INSIDE OR
WALL SIDE
HAND
OUTSIDE
HAND
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