unnecessary and will not speed the sharpening process. Avoid cutting into the plastic stop
bar of the Sharpening Module (see Figure 3). However, cutting into the stop bar will not
functionally impact operations of the sharpener or damage the edge.
INSTRUCTIONS
Read This Before You Start To Sharpen
The EdgeSelect Sharpening Module is designed to sharpen either Straight edge or
Serrated edge knife blades.
1.
Sharpen Serrated Blades Only in Stage 3.
Do not sharpen serrated blades in Stages 1
and 2 as that may remove more metal than necessary from the serrations. See Section
titled Procedure for Sharpening Serrated Blades for more details.
2.
Straight Edge
blades can be sharpened in all three stages, however, use of Stage 1 may
be necessary only if the knife is very dull or if you wish to create an edge with extra “bite”.
See following Section for more details.
Procedure for Sharpening Straight Edge Blades
Straight Edge Blades: Sharpening First Time
Before you turn on the power, slip a knife blade smoothly into the slot between the left
angle guide of Stage 1 and the elastomeric spring. Do not twist the knife (Figure 5.)
Move the blade down in the slot until you feel it contact the diamond disk. Pull it toward
you, lifting the handle slightly as you approach the tip. This will give you a feel for the
spring tension. Remove the knife and press the Power Switch. A red “indicator” on the
switch appears when this switch is turned “ON”.
Stage 1:
(If your knife is already reasonably sharp, skip Stage 1 and go directly to Stage
2.) If you are sharpening a knife for the first time or if the knife is very dull, start in Stage
1. Pull the knife once through the
left
slot of Stage 1 (Figure 5) by slipping the blade
between the left angle guide and the plastic knife hold down spring and moving the blade
downward in the slot until it engages the diamond coated disk while pulling the blade. You
will hear it make contact with the disk. Insert the blade as close as possible to its bolster
or handle. If the blade is curved, lift the handle slightly as you sharpen near the tip of the
knife, keeping the blade edge approximately parallel to the table. Sharpen the entire
blade length. For an eight (8) inch blade each pull should take about 4 seconds. Pull
shorter blades through in 2-3 seconds and longer blades in 6 seconds. Next, repeat with
one full length pull in the
right
slot of Stage 1.
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Figure 5. Stage 1. Inserting blade in slot between
guide and knife hold down spring. Alternate left and
right slots.
