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KNIFE GUARD
Warning:
The knife guard (Fig. 1 [3D covers the knife completely except the forward edge where slicing will be
performed. This forward edge is covered by the edge of the fence, but only when the slice adjustment is completely
closed. The knife guard can be removed for cleaning by unscrewing the knife guard knob (Fig. 3 [64]). For safety, keep
the knife guard on at all times except when cleaning. Never operate the slicer with the knife guard removed.
SHARPENING INSTRUCTIONS
This slicer is equipped with a knife having a concave or hollowed rear surface for superior slicing quality. Of course,
any knife, however superior, must be sharpened regularly and properly in order to produce not only the highest quality
slices, but also to allow it to maintain its productivity. The knife sharpener (Fig. 1 [2]) on this machine is a top
mounted built-in design for simplicity and ease of use. It even has an automatic aligning feature.
Warning:
The following sharpening procedure will provide high quality sharpening results and should also be
followed for safety considerations:
1.
Warning:
Keep away from the knife edge.
2. Completely close the slice adjustment (beyond "0") so that the knife-edge is not exposed.
3. The knife's cutting area should b e clean and free from food, especially grease. Grease will ruin the ability
of a grinding stone to sharpen an edge. The stone simply will not cut. If cleaning is necessary, follow the
procedure outlined on Page 7. Remember to unplug the electrical supply cord.
4. Loosen sharpener lock pin (Fig. 3 [4|) which bears against sharpener post. then lift sharpener assembly
(Fig. 1 [2]) and rotate it 1/2 turn (or 180 ). Then seat it down over the knife.
5. Tighten sharpener lock pin (Fig. 3 [4]). As the lock p in is tightened, it bears on the sharpener post and
automatically aligns the grinding and deburring stones to the precise orientations which are preset at our
factory.
6. Turn slicer ON. Depress the sharpener button on the back side of blade and hold in . which will start the
grinding wheel rotating. Run until the beveled cutting surface cleans up. This can take from 30 seconds to
several minutes depending on how dull the blade was allowed to become. Release sharpener button.
7. Turn slicer OFF and check for the formation of a very slight burr on the side of knife opposite the bevel
which indicates complete grinding of the bevel. This slight burr can be detected either visually or by
picking with a small piece of stiff paper.
8. Turn slicer ON. Lightly press deburring (honing) button on the front side of blade and hold for 1 to 2
seconds while you turn OFF the slicer. Blade should now be completely sharpened and honed.
Caution:
It is very important for best slicing results not to deburr the knife too long or the keen edge will
be destroyed due to the formation of an undesirable second bevel
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