Troubleshooting Guide - Edgeware 50381 Manuel De L'utilisateur

adhering to a few basic rules. Cut only on soft surfaces such as wood or poly boards. Hard surfaces like
glass, granite, stainless steel, acrylic, or laminate counter tops will dull knives immediately on contact.
Always avoid cutting frozen food, slicing into bones, or using a knife to pry things open. These uses
may result in severely dulling, bending, or breaking your knife. Sharpen your knife before each use if
you want to maintain a razor sharp edge. After extensive use, if you have honed the knife blade and it
no longer slices food with ease, use the COARSE and FINE sharpening slots to put a new razor sharp
edge on your blade.
How can I tell if my knife is sharp?
Use it to cut paper or slice food. If the knife does not cut smoothly, it needs additional sharpening.
My knife is not sharp and I've gone through the whole knife sharpening process. What am I doing
wrong?
Although unusual, there are times when you have to repeat both sharpening stages more than once
or make more passes through the sharpening slots. This may occur during the first sharpening of a
knife or if a knife was sharpened incorrectly by another process. It may also occur when sharpening
blades made of tempered steel, which are extremely hard, such as some hunting
knives.
You can use the Angle Adjust electric knife sharpener to sharpen these type of
knives, but you may have to repeat the process several times or make numerous
passes through the sharpening slots (in excess of 25 times or more for extreme
cases). This extended process will only be necessary the first time you use the
sharpener for this type of blade. Thereafter, you will be able to sharpen the blade
following the normal sharpening procedures.
Sometimes the sharpening wheel stalls when I am drawing the knife through the
blade guides. What causes this?
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
may stall.
How do I get an even edge on my blade?
It is important that you keep the proper orientation of the knife blade to the wheels.
Always keep the knife blade perpendicular to the counter top and in the center of
the sharpening slot, so that the blade contacts both wheels equally. Make sure the blade does not touch
either side of the sharpening slot. It should be straight up and down in the center of the sharpening slot
at all times. Always sharpen from heel to tip, never back and forth. Remember to lift up slightly on the
handle as the curved portion of the blade is drawn through the sharpening slots.
Occasionally I see sparks when sharpening my knives. What causes this?
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 the
sharpening wheel. Your Angle Adjust 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 blades
with high carbon content. This is normal.
My sharpener produces a loud vibrating sound. Why is this?
Your Angle Adjust Electric Knife Sharpener uses rapidly rotating sharpening wheels to sharpen knives.
Because of the speed of rotation, a vibrating sound may be heard. This is normal and to be expected.
If the noise or vibration becomes excessive, Contact Customer Service at (800) 221-4156 or visit our
website at www.edgewareproducts.com for contact information.
Are there any tolerances for the angles per side when sharpening?
Generally, there can be a minimum average of + or - 1 degree per side difference in the sharpening
angle. This follows closely to what is generally accepted by the knife manufacturers for the initial
sharpening process.
Symptom: Sharpener stops running while in use
Cause: Sharpener has a built in motor thermostat as a safety feature. It protects sharpener from
overheating if left on accidentally for a long period or is being used improperly.
Solution: If the thermostat shuts down the motor, unplug the sharpener and wait about one hour
for the motor to cool down, and the sharpener will restart. If motor still will not re-start, contact
Customer Service at 800-221-4156 or via our website, www.edgewareproducts.com
Symptom: Diamond Wheels stop removing metal.
Cause: Diamond Break-In Period – The initial aggressive cutting speed of the Diamond Sharpening
Wheels will slow with use. At the same time, the abrasive finish will improve. Do not be confused
by this break in process because it is normal and should be expected. The diamond wheels are
breaking in, NOT wearing out.
keep knife centered
Solution: If after extended periods of use you feel like the diamond coated wheels have completely
in the wheels
lost their aggressive cutting ability, the diamond wheels can be replaced.
For replacement wheels, call Customer Service at (800) 221-4156 or visit our website at www.
edgewareproducts.com for contact information.
Symptom: The sharpener will not start when initially plugged into electrical socket.
Cause: Sharpener or electrical cord could be damaged or malfunctioning.
Solution: Contact Customer Service at (800) 221-4156 or visit our website at
www.edgewareproducts.com for contact information.
hold knife perpendicular
to tabletop
Maintenance
There is little maintenance required with your Angle Adjust Electric Knife Sharpener. To
clean the exterior housing, simply unplug from the electrical outlet and clean with a soft,
damp cloth.
• Do not use powdered abrasive cleaners to clean sharpener
• Do not rinse, immerse, or flush the sharpener with water
• Do not use any lubricant or water on the abrasive wheels
Periodically, use a small, nylon brush to scrub the surface of the ceramic stones in the
manual serrated sharpening slot with kitchen cleansing powder and water.
Ceramic Wheels Maintenance
The ceramic wheels will need to be cleaned twice annually, or more often if you sharpen
regularly, to remove the buildup of the metal particles from the surface of the wheels. If
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