vinyl carpet tool::Luckily i found one which made good sense vinyl carpet tool

vinyl carpet tool

vinyl carpet tool

vinyl carpet tool::Luckily i found one which made good sense.
The grey handle has screws to the left and right, and screws underneath.
The plate underneath should be considered a guide it allows the device to glide smoothly over the carpet as the blade cuts.
So far, beyond my initial investigation, i have not had another reason to unscrew the two screws holding the guide in.
The blade itself is actually fitted to one of the sides.
Consider where you will be working, and the direction of the cut.
Unscrew one side, and the panel should come off.
There is an internal nut the other side of the bolt here, and it should be clipped in place.
If it wanders, then you will need to remove the glide plate, reseat the nut and replace the guide plate.
Under the side panel, you will see there are standard stanley blade style notches the blade will sit in these, with one hook protruding from under the tool.
Now get yourself a blade from the dispenser.
Handle it carefully as noted many times, it is fiercely sharp, and hooked.
Without gloves or due care, it is quite capable of burying itself in a finger and slicing other skin on the way back out!
Place the blade into the slot and over the two notches, and screw it down well.
Make sure it is well held, but not overtightened.
The trimmer is now ready to use.