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2. Position the knife and start sharpening
Make sure the knife is clean before you start sharpening. Press the power switch to start the
machine. Insert the knife into the guide and lower it towards the grinding wheel. Slide the knife
back and forth at a steady pace across the grinding wheel applying a light pressure. Guide the
knife so that it is in contact against the whole width of the grinding wheel. Follow the shape of the
edge right up to the tip. Allow the guide to control the angle. Repeating an existing angle on a knife
that you have sharpened before does not take long. This process may take a little longer if you are
sharpening the knife for the first time, or if the knife is very blunt. Feel that a "burr" is formed along
the entire edge. The burr forms on the opposite side of the blade that was just sharpened on the
grinding wheel.
Turn the knife around and
sharpen the opposite side in
the same way.
The guide has a magnet on the
underside that collects steel
particles while sharpening.
It helps to keep the grinding
wheel clean.
Note: The plastic part of the guide that is closest to the
diamond grinding wheel may get slightly worn during the
first few sharpenings. This is completely normal and a part
of the run-in process.
On knives where the handle catches the guide – loosen and move
the guide on the shaft so that the entire knife blade can move
across the grinding wheel.
If you experience that the
magnet interferes with the
sharpening (some knives have a
tendency to attach themselves
to it) you can easily remove it.
Tip! Clean the magnet us-
ing a dry cloth or kitchen
paper towel.
Tip! To repeat an existing
edge angle, you can
use the Marker Method.
Color the bevel with a
permanent marker. With
the machine switched off,
slide the knife through
the guide as if you were
sharpening it and see
where the marker is
rubbed away. Adjust the
angle and repeat until the
color is removed from the
entire height of the bevel.
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