Chef's Choice 2100 Manual De Instrucciones página 4

FINISHING THE EDGE IN STAGE 3 POLISH/FINISH
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The Chef'sChoice Ceramic knife module has been developed with an advanced and
proprietary blend of diamonds and other materials to complete the sharpening of ceramic
knives. This final stage of sharpening creates a sharper-than-factory edge unsurpassed by any
other sharpener on the market.
After completion of sharpening in Stage 2, perform 5-7 slow even, alternating pairs of pulls,
(alternating left and right slots) in Stage 3 (Figure 3) of the sharpener (take approximately 1.5- 2
second per inch of blade). We suggest beginning with 5 pairs of slow (about 8 to 10 seconds per
pull for a 5 Inch blade ) alternating pairs of pulls and then testing for sharpness. If the knife is
still not sufficiently sharp, try another 2-3 more pairs of slow alternating pulls. The knife should
be paper-cutting sharp.
Ceramic knives are inherently more brittle at their edge than conventional metal knives. For
the best edge, apply only light pressure on the knife on each pull, just enough to maintain good
contact with the Stage 3 rotating disks.
This final Stage 3 with its unique diamond abrasive composition is critical to obtain razor sharp
edge on ceramic knives.
DRESSING OF STROPPING/SHARPENING DISKS – STAGE 3
The Ceramic knife sharpening module is equipped with a built-in system to manually clean/
dress the stropping/polishing disks in Stage 3. In the event these disks become glazed with
grease, food or sharpening debris, they can be cleaned and reshaped by actuating the man-
ual lever on the rear of the sharpening module. This lever is located as shown in Figure 4 on
the lower left corner as you face the rear of the Sharpener. To actuate the cleaning/dressing
tool, make sure the power is "ON" and simply press the small lever in the recess to the right,
hold about 2-3 seconds and then press to the left and repeat for 2-3 seconds. When the lever
is moved in one direction, the dressing tool cleans and reshapes the active surface of one
stropping/polishing disk. By moving the lever in the opposite direction you clean the other disk.
Use this cleaning/dressssing mechanism only if the Stage 3 disks are seriously darkened and
when Stage 3 no longer appears to be sharpening/polishing well. Using this tool removes material
from the surface of the Stage 3 disks and hence, if used excessively, it will unnecessarily
remove too much of the abrasive surface, wearing the disks out prematurely. If that should
occur, replacement of the module will become necessary. If you clean your knives regularly
before sharpening you may need to clean or dress the Stage 3 disks less than once a year.
Figure 4. Use dressing tool sparingly — see text.
Figure 3. Finishing a ceramic knife in Stage 3.
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