Smith's Diamond Edge 50376 Guide De L'utilisateur page 5

Q: Sometimes the sharpening wheel stalls when I am drawing the knife through the blade guides.
What causes this?
A: The knife sharpener is designed so that very little effort is needed to draw the blade through the
sharpening slots. If excessive downward pressure is applied to the knife as it is being pulled through
the sharpening slots, the sharpening wheel will stall.
Q: How do I get an even edge on my blade?
A: Always do an equal number of strokes on both sides of the blade for best results. Always sharpen
from heel to tip, never back and forth. Remember to lift up slightly on the handle as the curved por-
tion of the blade is drawn through the sharpening slots.
Q: Occasionally I see sparks when sharpening my knives. What causes this?
A: At a professional knife sharpening service, certain blades with high carbon content (usually higher
quality knives) sometimes will spark or produce a stream of sparks when they come in contact with
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the sharpening wheel. Your Smith's Electric Knife Sharpener uses the same type of sharpening wheel
that the professionals use. Therefore, you can expect to see similar sparking when you sharpen MODEL 50376
blades with high carbon content. This is normal.
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Q: Can I sharpen serrated blades, scissors, or other blades with my Smith's Electric Knife Sharpener?
A: Your Smith's electric knife sharpener will sharpen straight edge blades of alloy, carbon, or stainless
steel in either the mechanical or manual sharpening slots. It will also sharpen serrated edge blades,
but only in the manual sharpening slot. Do not attempt to sharpen scissors or any blade that does not
fit freely into the sharpening slots.
Q: My sharpener produces a loud vibrating sound. Why is this?
A: Your Smith's Electric Knife Sharpener uses a rapidly rotating diamond coated sharpening wheel to
sharpen knives. Because of the speed of rotation, a vibrating sound may be heard. This is normal
and to be expected.
About Smith's
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The Smith's ® brand offers consumers high performance edge sharpeners for the most discerning
tastes. Synonymous with exceptional value, Smith's is a brand marketed towards the retail market.
Founded in 1886 in Hot Springs, Arkansas and widely regarded as a world leader for sharpening
tools, Smith's lays claim to the design and manufacture of the broadest line of knife and scissors
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sharpeners currently available. The company has over 125 years of experience providing innovative
edge related products for the Housewares, Sporting Goods and Hardware markets. Their current
products include an expanding line of Kitchen Tools, and full line of Manual as well as Electrical
Knife Sharpeners ranging from the very simple to the sophisticated incorporating a wide variety of
abrasive materials including diamond, carbide, ceramic, bonded synthetic abrasives and natural
Arkansas stones.