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Faults that could impair safety must be eliminated immediately.
2.1.5 Malfunctions
If safety-relevant malfunctions occur in the honing machine, or if the processing behavior indi-
cates that such malfunctions may have occurred, the honing machine must be stopped immedi-
ately and until such time as the malfunction has been found and eliminated.
Allow only authorized technical staff to eliminate the malfunctions.
2.2 Use as intended
The honing machine is only meant for sharpening of circular knives with a diameter of 60 to
475 mm.
Before starting work on a circular knife, it must first be checked whether a suitable grinding
device is present. Only then can the circular knife be clamped.
Any other use is considered improper use. KNECHT Maschinenbau GmbH assumes no liability for
damages resulting from improper use. The user alone bears the risk in such cases.
Use as intended includes the observance of all the instructions in the operating instructions.
The honing machine is being used improperly, if, e.g.,
• knives other than those mentioned above are ground.
• knives are ground on grinding devices that do not suit the knives.
• grinding devices are not fastened properly.
2.3 Warranty and Liability
Warranty and liability claims in case of personal injuries or property damage are excluded if such
damage is attributable to one or more of the following causes:
• improper use of the honing machine,
• improper transportation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the honing machine,
• operating the honing machine with defective safety devices, or improperly attached or
malfunctioning safety and protective equipment,
• ignoring the operating instructions with regard to transportation, commissioning, operation,
maintenance and repair of the honing machine,
• unauthorized structural alterations to the honing machine,
2. Safety
