Grinding Tool Blades; Grinding Knives; Honing The Blades - Westfalia RKS200B Instruction Manual

Operation

Grinding Tool Blades

After the tool support and the angle are set up as described above, all you need
to do is lifting the tip of the tool off the stone and start the machine. When the
stone has reached full speed and is evenly coated with water, place the tool tip
down on the stone and move the tool from side to side on the tool support until
the tip is evenly ground. At least half of the stone width should be covered by the
tool blade to avoid damaging the stone.
After grinding, turn off the machine and allow the wheel to come to a complete
standstill. Then remove the tool from the machine.

Grinding Knives

To grind a knife, it must be placed against the water-saturated rotating stone at an
even angle. This can either be done free-hand by an experienced operator or the
included tool holder can be used as shown below.
To use the tool holder, clamp the knife into the holder and place the holder on the
tool support while the machine is turned off.
Adjust the height of the tool support until the knife blade is placed against the
stone in the desired angle.
Lift the knife off the stone and start the machine. When the stone has reached full
speed and is evenly coated with water, place the knife blade against the stone
and carefully move the knife over the stone until the blade is evenly ground. If the
knife is ground from both sides, turn the knife over and grind the other side of the
blade.
After grinding, turn off the machine and allow the wheel to come to a complete
standstill.

Honing the Blades

After grinding, the tool or knife should be honed
for extra sharpness. The leather honing wheel
should be coated with a thin, even coat of honing
compound.
You should always hone in the rotating direction of
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