Operation and Safety Manual
™
300IX Gravity-feed Slicer
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To keep the blade working efficiently, wee recommend that you sharpen it at least once every
day.
You should keep in mind the following things when sharpening the blade:
1. The blade should only be sharpened after the slicer has been cleaned as specified in the
previous section; and
2. The sharpener cannot function properly once the blade diameter has been reduced by more
than 10mm. Contact your authorised Brice technician to arrange for a replacement once the
blade wears to this point.
To sharpen the blade:
1. Turn the slicer off at the powerpoint.
2. Follow the instructions in the previous section for disassembling and cleaning the blade.
Replace and secure the centre plate but do not oil the blade at this stage.
The centre plate must be secured to enable the machine to operate.
Raising and positioning the
sharpener
Using the sharpener
3. Loosen the knob (1), raise the sharpening device (2)
(a), turn it 180° clockwise (b), and let it drop back to
the end of its stroke (c).
4. Switch on the slicer at the powerpoint and press the
ON button. Allow the blade to reach its operating
speed.
5. Press the grinding stone button (3) to bring the
grinding stone into contact with the blade. Keep the
grinding stone against the blade until a slight feather-
edge becomes visible on the centre plate side of the
blade.
6. Keeping pressure on the grinding stone button (3),
press the finishing stone button (4) to bring the
finishing stone into contact with the blade. Maintain
this position until the feather-edge has completely
disappeared (about 5 seconds).
7.
AT THE SAME TIME
release pressure on the grinding
stone button (3) and the finishing stone button (4).
8. Turn off the slicer using the OFF button switch off
power at the powerpoint.
9. Return the grinder to its normal position using the
reverse of the procedure outlined in 3, above.
10. Remove the centre plate, clean the blade and apply oil
to it, as explained in the previous section. Also be sure
to remove blade chips and grinding dust with a soft
brush.
11. Once you have cleaned and oiled the blade,
reassemble the slicer.
