Smith's Heating First mesa User manual
Compact Electric Knife Sharpener
Smith’s is proud to offer an electric knife sharpener that sharpens dull blades and maintain
razor sharp edges with a single slot design.
The single sharpening slot feature a
synthetic sharpening wheel and blade
guides to hold your knife at the correct
angle during sharpening and honing
both sides of the blade all in one process.
CAUTION! Read Owner’s Manual before using this sharpener.
This electrical appliance is intended for household use only. These basic safety precautions should always be followed.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
1.Read all instructions.
2. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they are closely supervised and instructed concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near
children. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
3. Turn the appliance OFF,then unplug from the outlet when not in use, before assembling or disassembling parts and
before cleaning. To unplug, grasp the plug and pull from the outlet. Never pull from the power cord. PermanentlyInstalled
– Make sure appliance is OFF when not in use, before putting on or taking off parts, and before cleaning.
4. Avoid contacting moving parts.
5. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions, or is dropped or
damaged in any manner. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
6. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons
in order to avoid a hazard.
7. To protect against electric shock, do not put this appliance in water or any liquid.
10.The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the manufacturer may cause fire, electrical shock, or injury. 11.
Carefully route the power supply cord to avoid damage from the knife blades while sharpening.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Blade guide guarantees
correct sharpening angle
Synthetic abrasive wheels
Rubber feet for
stability & safety
PRODUCT FEATURES
Your Compact Electric Knife Sharpener will sharpen knives of alloy, carbon, or stainless steel. Do not
attempt to sharpen scissors, serrated blades, or any blade that does not fit freely in the blade
guides.
HOW TO USE
Electric Sharpening
1. Clean all food or dirt off your blade. Never sharpen a dirty knife blade as this could cause the
sharpener to malfunction or damage to the sharpening wheel.
2. Insert the plug on the end of the power cord into a standard 120 volt electrical outlet. Connect the
other end of the power cord into the end of the sharpener.
3. Place the unit on a flat, sturdy surface and turn the unit ON.
4. Hold the knife securely by the handle as you would in normal usage and position the heel of the
blade over the sharpening slot. Insert the blade into the upper portion of the sharpening slot then
rotate the handle of the knife down (slightly raising the tip of the blade) until the heel of the blade
contacts the sharpening wheel (Fig. 1).
As soon as contact is made and you hear the distinctive grinding sound, pull the blade at a consistent
speed through the sharpening slot using light, downward pressure. To sharpen all the way out to the
tip of the blade, lift up on the knife handle slightly as the curved portion of the blade is drawn through
the blade guides.
CAUTION: Always sharpen your knife blade from the heel to
the tip of the blade. Never insert the tip of the knife blade
into the blade guide first or push your knife blade through
the sharpening slot. This could damage the knife sharpener
and/or your knife.
NOTE: The speed at which you pull the blade through the sharpening slots will determine the amount of
metal removed from the edge. A very slow pass will remove more metal than a quick pass.
Q: My knife is not sharp and I’ve gone through the whole
knife sharpening process. What am I doing wrong?
A: Although unusual, there are times when you have to
repeat both sharpening stages more than once or make
more passes through the electric sharpening slots. This
may occur during the first sharpening of a knife or if a
knife was sharpened incorrectly by another process.
It may also occur when sharpening blades made of
tempered steel, which are extremely hard.
You can use the Smith’s electric knife sharpener to
sharpen these type of knives, but you may have to
repeat the process several times or make numerous
passes through the electrical sharpening slots (in excess
of 10 times or more for extreme cases). This extended
process will only be necessary the first time you use
the sharpener for this type of blade. Thereafter, you
will be able to sharpen the blade following the normal
sharpening procedures.
Q: Sometimes the sharpening wheel stalls when I am
drawing the knife through the blade guides. What
causes this?
A: The knife sharpener is designed so that very
little effort is needed to draw the blade through the
sharpening slots. If excessive downward pressure is
applied to the knife as it is being pulled through the
sharpening slots, the sharpening wheel will stall.
Q: Occasionally I see sparks when sharpening my
knives. What causes this?
A: At a professional knife sharpening service, certain
blades with high carbon content (usually higher quality
knives) sometimes will spark or produce a stream of
sparks when they come in contact with the sharpening
wheel. Your Smith’s electric knife sharpener uses the
same type of sharpening wheel that the professionals
use. Therefore, you can expect to see similar sparking
when you sharpen blades with high carbon content.
This is normal.
Q: Can I sharpen serrated blades, scissors, or other
blades with my Smith’s electric knife sharpener?
A: Your Smith’s electric knife sharpener will sharpen
straight edge blades of alloy, carbon, or stainless steel.
It is designed to sharpen kitchen and most sporting
knives. Do not attempt to sharpen scissors, serrated
blades, or any blade that does not fit freely in the blade
guides.
Q: My sharpener produces a loud vibrating sound. Why
is this?
A: Your Smith’s electric knife sharpener uses a rapidly
rotating synthetic sharpening wheel to sharpen knives.
Because of the speed of rotation, a vibrating sound may
be heard. This is normal and to be expected.
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