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Connecting your A97 to the proper power doesn’t only gets your the results you’re looking for, but keeps your machine healthy.

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Prep Concrete with Helix

Ready to prep concrete with your Helix? Don’t get ahead of yourself, there’s plenty to consider before you start. Planetary or Direct? Brazed or Metal Bond Diamonds? Weights or no weights? There’s a lot to decide so it can be tough to be confident in your choice. We hope to help you make those decisions with confidence by helping you understand which situation is right for each set of tooling.

The Tooling

Get the most bang for your buck with Metal Bond Diamonds.

On really tough concrete, use the 9504-25 Super Soft, Single Bar Diamond to break open the concrete.

9508-16 Medium Bond, 16 Grit Full Bar Diamond, or the Soft Bond Version on hard concrete

9508-30 Medium Bond, 30 Grit Full Bar Diamond, or the Soft Bond Version on hard concrete

9507-16 Medium Bond, 16 Grit Half Bar Diamond, or the Hard Bond Version on soft concrete

9507-30 Medium Bond, 30 Grit Half Bar Diamond, or the Hard Bond Version on soft concrete

A complete setup of this tooling consists of 6 pieces of tooling – 2 pieces per satellite.

If you are using the satellites, we recommend installing six (6) 9500 Blanks. Blanks protect the concrete from unwanted scratching. Install these on any open magnets on your satellites.

For a more aggressive profile, attach the tooling directly to the grind and scrape plate.

Brazed Diamonds expose all diamonds at once, creating a more aggressive profile in a shorter amount of time. These pieces of tooling are about speed, saving time, and getting the job done.

Brazed Trapezoid Diamonds have increased head pressure and get into highs and lows more efficiently.

9522-16 16 Grit Brazed Trapezoid Diamond

9522-30 30 Grit Brazed Trapezoid Diamond

9522-50 50 Grit Brazed Trapezoid Diamond

9522-100 100 Grit Brazed Trapezoid Diamond

5-Inch Brazed Diamonds are better suited for very flat concrete because they don’t get into the highs and lows like the trapezoids.

9235-16 16 Grit 5-Inch Brazed Diamond

9235-30 30 Grit 5-Inch Brazed Diamond

9235-50 50 Grit 5-Inch Brazed Diamond

9235-100 100 Grit 5-Inch Brazed Diamond

Machine Setup

Machine Speed: Start by setting your machine to high and decreasing to low if the diamonds glaze.

Weights: Install all weights to add head pressure and force the tooling into the concrete.

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Helix Adhesive Removal

When it comes to using the Helix for adhesive removal, there’s plenty to consider. What tooling should I use? Should I remove my weights? Should I use high or low speed? Don’t worry, we’ve got answers for you!

The Tooling

Install two (2) 7268-2 Carbide Chips on a single 9521 Tooling Holder. Install six (6) of these setups directly to your grind and scrape plate on The Helix®. A complete set of tooling includes twelve (12) 7268-2 Carbide Chips, twelve (12) 9550 Screws, and six (6) 9521 Tooling Holders.

Because of how tough an adhesive removal can be, we suggest bolting the tooling to the grind and scrape plate; the magnets that hold the tooling on are very strong, but they’re still only magnets. To bolt your tooling to the machine, you will need to add six (6) 73081 Helix Safety Screws to your tooling order.

Machine Setup

Machine Speed: Low

Weights: Removed

When it comes to using your Helix for adhesive removal, heat is your enemy. Two ways to decrease the amount of heat generated by the removal are to decrease the weight and decrease the machine speed.

Tip

A small amount of cement mix, thin set, or silica sand on the adhesive will make clean-up easier and prevent too much build-up on your machine. Sprinkling one of these materials lightly across your adhesive will cause the removed adhesive to clump together. This prevents too much glue from sticking to your machine and makes clean-up quicker and easier.

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