How To Use - Smith's Diamond Edge 50376 Guide De L'utilisateur

HOW TO USE

Electric Sharpening - Straight Edge Blades Only
1. Clean all food or dirt off your blade. Never sharpen a dirty knife blade as this could
cause the sharpener to malfunction or damage to the sharpening wheel.
2. Insert the plug on the end of the power cord into a standard 120 volt electrical outlet.
3. Place the unit on a flat, sturdy surface and turn the unit ON by pressing the ON/OFF
switch. You will notice two sharpening slots for electric sharpening, one for each side
of your blade. Select the sharpening slot you would like to use first.
4. Hold the knife securely by the handle as you would in normal usage and position the
heel of the blade over the selected sharpening slot. Insert the blade into the upper
portion of the sharpening slot then rotate the handle of the knife down (slightly raising
the tip of the blade) until the heel of the blade contacts the sharpening wheel (Fig. 1).
As soon as contact is made and you hear the distinctive grinding sound, pull the blade
at a consistent speed through the sharpening slot using light, downward pressure. (Fig. 2)
To sharpen all the way out to the tip of the blade, lift up on the knife handle slightly as
the curved portion of the blade is drawn through the blade guides.
NOTE: Due to some handle designs, you may not
be able to sharpen the entire length of the blade
using the mechanical sharpening wheel. Smith's
recommends using the manual sharpening slot in
these limited cases.
Fig. 1
CAUTION: Always sharpen your knife blade from the heel to the
tip of the blade. Never insert the tip of the knife blade into the
blade guide first or push your knife blade through the sharpening
slot. This could damage the knife sharpener and/or your knife.
The speed at which you pull the blade through the sharpening slots will determine the
amount of metal removed from the edge. A very slow pass will remove more metal than a
quick pass. When drawing the blade through the slots, allow approximately one second for
each one inche of blade. For example, if sharpening a knife with a 6 inch blade, you should
take approximately six seconds for each pass.
5. Move to the other sharpening slot and repeat this process to sharpen the other side of
your blade.
6. Continue alternating passes between the two slots at the recommended speed until your
knife blade is sharp. For best results and to reduce excessive wheel wear, do the same
number of pulls on each side of your blade. Normally, 8 to 10 passes on each side will
sharpen a dull knife blade. However, knives made of extremely hard steel may require
additional pulls on both sides of the knife blade to achieve sharpness.
7. Pull through manual finishing slot 3 or 4 times. (See Manual finishing/honing instructions below.)
8. Check the sharpness of your blade by cutting a piece of paper or a fruit or vegetable. If
additional sharpening is needed, repeat process until sharp but make sure to clean your
knife before continuing. If not, turn off power to the unit.
Manual Finishing/Honing - Straight or Serrated Blades
Your Smith's electric knife sharpener includes a manual finishing slot that enhances the
flexibility of the mechanical system. This sharpening element can be used independently
from the mechanical sharpening wheel to achieve a renewed edge or in conjunction with
the mechanical sharpener to speed and refine the results. For example, a blade may
benefit from just a few pulls through the manual finishing slot to touch-up an otherwise
sharp edge.
Smith's recommends using the manual finishing slot to touch-up already sharp knives,
polish the edge of your blade after sharpening with the diamond sharpening wheel, or
sharpen serrated edges. The manual finishing slot has two specially shaped triangular
ceramic stones that are designed to lightly hone both sides of a straight edge blade or
sharpen serrated blades without damaging the serrations. The ceramic stone will follow
Fig. 2
the shape of the serrations on your blade as you pull the knife through the slot. The
characteristic scallops of a serrated blade are usually only ground on one side of the knife
blade. For this reason, it is not recommended that serrated blades be sharpened on both
sides using the mechanical sharpening wheel. This will considerably alter the original
geometry of the blade.
When using the manual finishing slot for a quick touch-up of already sharp blades or to
polish the edge after sharpening on the diamond sharpening wheel, the crossed ceramic
stones will align your edge and lightly hone both sides of your blade with each pull through
the sharpening slot. We recommend always using the manual finishing slot to complete
the sharpening process after sharpening your straight edge blade on the diamond
sharpening wheel.
1. Hold the blade straight up and down and center the
heel of the blade in the bottom of the crossed
ceramic stones.
2. Starting at the heel of the blade, pull the blade
through the crossed ceramic stones while applying
light, downward pressure (never back and forth).
Lift at the end of the stroke to sharpen the tip of
your blade (Fig. 3).
3. Repeat this process 8 to 10 times or until blade is
sharp.
Fig. 3