Operator's Care Of Slicer - Cleaning Instructions - Univex Max series 8512 Instruction Manual

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3. The knife cutting area should be clean and free from food, especially grease. Grease
will ruin the ability of a grinding stone to sharpen an edge. The stone simply will not
cut. If cleaning is necessary, follow the procedure outlined on Page 6. Remember to
unplug the electrical supply cord.
4. Loosen sharpener lock pin (Figure 7 [30]) which bears against sharpener post, then lift
sharpener assembly (Figure 1 [4]) and rotate it 1/2 turn (180°). Then seat it down over
the knife.
5. Tighten sharpener lock pin (Figure 7 [30]). As the lock pin is tightened, it bears on the
sharpener post and automatically aligns the grinding and deburring stones to the
precise orientations which are preset at our factory.
6. Turn slicer ON. Depress the sharpener button on the back side of blade and hold in,
which will start the grinding wheel rotating. Run until the beveled cutting surface
cleans up. This can take from 30 seconds to several minutes depending on how dull the
blade was allowed to become. Release sharpener button.
7. Turn slicer OFF and check for the formation of a very slight burr on the side of knife
opposite the bevel which indicates complete grinding of the bevel. This slight burr can
be detected either visually or by picking with a small piece of stiff paper.
8. Turn slicer ON. Lightly press deburring (honing) button on the front side of blade and
hold for 1 to 2 seconds while you turn OFF the slicer. Blade should now be completely
sharpened and honed.
Caution: It is important for best slicing results not to deburr the knife too long or the keen
edge will be destroyed due to the formation of an undesirable second bevel on
the opposite side. This condition tends to be the primary cause of unsatisfactory
slicing results.
9. Turn slicer OFF. Loosen lock pin, (Figure 7 [13]) then lift and return sharpener to its
storage position. Tighten lock pin.
10. Clean slicer and knife according to the cleaning procedure on Page 7 in order to
thoroughly remove grinding debris.
CLEANING
Warning: 1. Never touch the knife. Always keep your hands, fingers and arms clear of knife.
2. Turn off slicer and DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL CORD (Figure 1 [10]) before
Warning:
cleaning. Leave protective guard in place.
3. Turn slice adjustment knob (Figure 1 [14]) to the fully closed position (beyond
"0") so that the knife edge is not exposed.
Caution: 4.
Remove carriage assembly (Figure 1 [6]) which may be washed in a sink. Use
care in washing the sharply pointed prongs on the last slice feed grip, (Figure 1
[8]). Wash this area thoroughly. A small bristle br ush is recommended. Use only
warm water and mild soap. Rinse carriage assembly with warm water and dry
thoroughly using a clean soft cloth.
OPERATORS CARE OF SLICER
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