Maintenance
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x
Grind until a slight cutting ridge is formed.
x
Switch off the machine with the red Off button.
x
Slide a sharpened pencil slowly to the cutting edge as
illustrated.
x
Do you feel any resistance at the blade cutting edge?
That is the cutting ridge produced from sharpening.
x
If no edge has been formed, repeat the steps described
above.
x
If a cutting ridge has formed on the blade edge, turn the
adjusting knob to the deburring position 2.
x
Allow the machine to run for a few revolutions
(2-3 seconds) until the ridge is removed.
x
After deburring, switch off the machine with the red Off
button.
Taking off the blade sharpener:
x
Turn the adjusting knob of the blade sharpener to
position “0”.
!
IMPORTANT!
The blade sharpener may only be taken off in this
position. Otherwise the blade and the sharpener
could be damaged!
x
Undo the knurled screw on the blade sharpener and
carefully lift it off.
x
Turn the slice thickness control as far as it will go in a
clockwise direction.
x
Clean the blade and the machine.
x
Put the detached last slice clamp, guide rail, feed carriage
(VA 802 only), beater and chain frame back on the
machine.