MOdel 480KS instructions Manual Diamond Hone® Knife & Scissors Sharpener Read these instructions before use. It is essential that you follow these instructions to achieve optimum results.
INSTRuCTioNS Congratulations! You have selected the world’s first professional compact knife and scissors sharpener, invented and made in the U.S.A. by EdgeCraft: the world’s leading manufacturer of sharpeners. The EdgeCraft 480KS includes an assortment of accessories to meet a wide range of sharpening needs. To get the most from your new compact sharpener please follow these instructions.
Knife Sharpening The Chef’sChoice® 480 KS Knife and Scissors Sharpener is equipped with a 2-stage knife sharpening section with built-in angle guides that take the guesswork out of sharpening and 100% diamond abrasives that sharpen quickly and efficiently! Knives are sharpened first with medium diamond abrasives in Stage 1 then with fine diamond abrasives in Stage 2. The sharpening angle in both stages is precisely controlled by roller angle guides (Fig. 2).
1 and Stage 2 are designed for only sharpening knives, not for sharpening scissors or other tools. CAUTION! Always keep fingers behind the guard rib. Handle the sharpened knives with care - - they can be extremely sharp! How to Use Specialty diamond Sharpening Pads The Chef’sChoice® Diamond Hone® 480KS come with auxiliary diamond sharpening or honing pads that provide additional sharpening capabilities.
Fine Diamond Pad/Fishhook Sharpener This pad has a long groove in the center to sharpen fishhooks. Push the point of the hook along the bottom of the groove moving away from the point (Fig. 8). This fine grit pad can also presharpen knives before sharpening in the two-stage sharpening section.
The Chef’sChoice® Model 480KS will sharpen most other scissor blades, including knife-edge scissors, as described below. It is essential, however that you follow the instructions to optimize your results. 2. It is not entirely obvious that the two blades on some scissors can be different. When you cut with scissors, one blade the anvil blade, is designed to be below the material and the other blade called, the cutter blade, is above the material. See Figures 10 and 11.
always visible. It will feel rough and jagged compared to the smooth finish on the back of the blade. 5. The Model 480KS will sharpen either right hand or left hand scissors without the need to disassemble them. If you are left handed you probably have purchased left handed scissors*. To sharpen right hand scissors, hold the wider, knife sharpener portion of the sharpener in your left hand. With left hand scissors hold the sharpener in your right hand (See Figures 13 and 14).
while maintaining perfect contact between the guiding surface and the face of the blade being sharpened. This cutting or sawing-like motion becomes natural with just a little practice. Apply only light downward pressure, sufficient to maintain solid contact between the edge being sharpened and the diamond sharpening pad. Continue the back and forth sawing-like motion until a burr is created along the entire length of the scissor edge as outlined below. A.
NOTE: Sharpening left-handed scissors using the procedur designed for righthanded scissors, or vice versa, will severely damage the scissor edge! 6. Holding the inside flat face of the blade constantly in intimate contact with the guiding surface while maintaining the edge in solid contact with the diamond abrasive pad, move the scissor blade forward and backward in a cutting or sawing-like motion 4 or 5 times.
5. Once a burr is developed along the entire edge, remove the Gray Angle Guide and the Coarse grit pad. Install the Fine grit diamond pad on the sharpener along with the Red Angle Guide and repeat Steps 2 thru 11 of Section A. B. DETAILED PROCEDURE FOR SHARPENING STANDARD LEFT-HANDED SCISSORS The procedure for LEFT-HANDED Scissors is the same as for standard right handed scissors, (see Section A) except: Step 1. Hold the knife sharpener end as a handle with your right hand (Figure 14). Step 2.
2. Otherwise follow Step 4 and the subsequent steps of Section A or Section B depending on whether you have Right Handed or Left Handed knife-edge scissors. Most knife-edge scissors are Right Handed. 3. Only the knife-edge scissor blade is sharpened by this special procedure. Commonly only the cutter blade of this type scissor has the knife edge. Sharpening the other blade (anvil blade) if it is a conventional blade is optional.
9. Do not use honing oils, water or any other lubricant on the Sharpener or sharpening pads. 10. To clean sharpener, shake off or blow off any loose metal filings. Wipe parts with a damp cloth and store diamond pads in the storage compartment. Limited Warranty Used with normal care, the Chef’sChoice® Model 480KS Knife and Scissors Sharpener is guaranteed against defective material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase (“Warranty Period”).
