Smith's Diamond Edge 3000 Guide De L'utilisateur page 3

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 areas for mechanical sharpening. Select the sharpening
area you would like to use.
NOTE: A reasonably sharp blade may only require light honing in the FINE sharpening slot.
The COARSE slot is intended for dull blades that require more maintenance.
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.
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.
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.
Fig. 1
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 two inches of blade. For example, if sharpening a knife with a 6 inch blade, you should
take approximately three 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 at the recommended speed, through either the COARSE or
FINE sharpening slots, 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.
7.Pull through manual finishing slot 3 or 4 times. (See Manual finishing/honing
instructions below.)
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 wheels 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 wheels, 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 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 wheels. 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 wheels, 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
wheels.
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. 2).
3. Repeat this process until your blade is sharp.
Fig. 2