Chef'sChoice Diamond Hone 2100 Mode D'emploi page 4

GENERAL DESCRIPTION - MODEL 2100 SHARPENER
The standard Model 2100 sharpener is equipped with the novel 3-Stage EdgeSelect
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Sharpening Module that sequentially sharpens, hones and strops your knife edge to
perfection. The knife is sharpened in the 1st Stage with 100% diamond-surfaced abrasives
and then honed in the 2nd Stage with finer diamond particles. In the 3rd Stage the edge
is stropped and polished to hair splitting sharpness. This proprietary 3-Stage sharpening
system creates an essentially burr-free triple beveled Trizor knife edge that will stay sharp
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longer than conventionally sharpened knives. The Sharpening Module, incorporating all
three stages, is a self-contained unit that can be removed for washing and sanitizing in a
dishwasher or at the sink. It is removed simply by depressing the release button (Figure 2)
and sliding the module off the motor-drive housing.
A rugged and powerful motor is enclosed in the motor housing. Splined drive couplings
attached to the shafts of the motor drive and the Sharpening Module permit its rapid
removal or engagement.
In all three stages, the edge is sharpened with alternating strokes in the right and left slots.
Plastic hold-down springs stabilize the knife blade against precise angle guides (Figure 3)
in each stage as the blade edge is precisely aligned against the sharpening, honing and
stropping disks. The downward movement of the blade in each of the slots is controlled
by an Edge Stop Plate, made of a durable polymer that positions the edge optimally and
securely as it contacts each disk, without damaging the sharp edge being formed. For best
results, the knife edge should only just touch or lightly rest on the front Edge Stop Plate.
Excessive downward pressure does not hasten the sharpening process and it will result in
unnecessary cutting into the Stop Plate.
Motor-drive Section Release Button Knife Blade Guides
(in back)
On/Off Switch
Sharpening Module
Figure 2. Sharpening module is inserted on rails and slid toward the motor-drive section until it engages
motor- drive. To disengage press release button and slide away from the motor-drive, see Figure 16.
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