BLADE SHARPENING PROCEDURE
VA4000 SLICERS
WORK INSTRUCTION
WI-MAINTENANCE-003; BLADE SHARPENING
REVISION:
02
DATE:
09-07-16
AUTHOR
: G. IDE
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12.3. Turn the gray hand wheel of the
sharpener to position # 1. The
sharpening stone will engage the blade.
12.4. Maintain contact for approximately 15
seconds. This is typically sufficient to
redress the edge of the blade.
12.5. Turn the gray hand wheel to zero and
stop the blade by pressing the sharpen
key.
12.6. Check to see if a visible burr has
developed on the edge of the blade.
12.7. If not, start the knife again by pressing
the sharpen key.
12.8. Turn the machine on again and
perform steps 12.3 through12.7.
12.9. Rotate the gray hand wheel to position
# 2 to engage both stones on the blade.
12.10. Approximately 2 seconds is enough
to remove the burr.
12.11. Turn the gray hand wheel to “0” Zero.
12.12. Turn the machine OFF by pressing
the red power off button.
13.
REMOVE SHARPENING DEVICE
13.1. With the machine OFF, pull the pin on top of the sharpener to release it
from the top of the thickness plate.
13.2. Tilt the sharpener to the right and lower it slightly to disengage the bottom
alignment pin.
13.3. Slide the sharpener to the right enough to clear the thickness plate and lift
the sharpener out of the machine.
14.
CLOSE THE THICKNESS PLATE
15.
Re-Engage the carriage for automatic operation.