Chef's Choice Diamond Hone 2100 Professional Manual

Professional

Diamond Hone

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Knife Sharpener 2100

Read instructions before use.

It is essential that you follow these

instructions to achieve optimal results.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be
followed including the following:

1. Read all instructions.

2. To protect against electrical hazards, do not immerse the Chef’sChoice

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Model 2100

motor drive section in water or other liquids.

3. Make sure knife blades are cleaned thoroughly before they are inserted in the
Model 2100 sharpener.

4. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning or putting on or taking off
parts, except for detachable module (Figure 1).

5. Avoid contacting moving parts.

6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner.

U.S. customers: You can return your sharpener to EdgeCraft’s factory for service
where the cost of repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment can be estimated. If the
electrical cord on this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the Chef’sChoice

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distributor or other
qualified service to avoid the danger of electrical shock.

Outside U.S.: Please return your sharpener to your local distributor where the cost of
repair or electrical or mechanical adjustment can be estimated. If the supply cord of
this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by a repair facility appointed by the
manufacturer because
special tools are required. Please consult your local Chef’sChoice

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distributor.

7. The use of attachments not recommended or sold by EdgeCraft Corporation may cause
fire, electric shock or injury.

8. The Chef’sChoice

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Model 2100 Knife Sharpener is designed to sharpen kitchen knives,
pocket knives, and most sports knives. Do not attempt to sharpen ax blades, “parrot
beak” knives or any large knife that does not fit freely in the slots.

9. Do not let the power cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.

10. When in the “ON” position the Chef’sChoice

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should always be on a stable countertop

or table.

11. WARNING: KNIVES PROPERLY SHARPENED ON YOUR CHEF’SCHOICE WILL BE

SHARPER THAN YOU EXPECT. TO AVOID INJURY, USE AND HANDLE THEM WITH
EXTREME CARE.
DO NOT CUT TOWARD ANY PART OF YOUR FINGERS, HAND OR BODY. DO NOT RUN
FINGER ALONG EDGE. STORE IN A SAFE MANNER.

12. Do not use outdoors.

13. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children or
by the infirm.

14. Do not use honing oils, water or any other lubricant with the Chef’sChoice

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sharpener.

15. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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Congratulations on your selection of
the Chef’sChoice

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Commercial Knife

Sharpener Model 2100!

You will find the Chef’sChoice®Model 2100 Sharpener puts an exceptionally sharp and
durable edge on all of your knives. It is backed by EdgeCraft, the World Leader in Cutting
Edge Technology.

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The Model 2100 incorporates advanced EdgeCraft diamond abrasive, honing and
stropping technology to produce the sharpest and most durable edges of any sharpener
available today. With it you can quickly and reliably develop a shaving-sharp edge on all
your knives. Once your knives have been sharpened on the Model 2100, resharpening
takes less than 1 minute. Consequently if the Model 2100 is conveniently located in your
work area, you can resharpen so rapidly that your knives can be maintained razor sharp
every day.

UNPACKING AND PREPARING FOR OPERATION

The Model 2100 has a cast metal motor-drive housing and a detachable Sharpening
Module are packed together but are not assembled (See Figure 1).

To assemble the Model 2100, insert the Sharpening Module into the guide rails of the
motor-drive housing, (Figure 2) and slide the module toward the motor compartment until it
locks in place. If the sharpening module does not snap together easily and quickly, follow
the instructions in the “Inserting Sharpening Module” section, (Page 12) of this manual.

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Figure 1. Model 2100 sharpener disassembled.

Motor-drive Section

Release Button

Detachable Sharpening Module

On/Off Switch

GENERAL DESCRIPTION - MODEL 2100 SHARPENER

The standard Model 2100 sharpener is equipped with the novel 3-Stage EdgeSelect

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Sharpening Module that sequentially sharpens, hones and strops your knife edge to
perfection. The knife is sharpened in the 1st Stage with 100% diamond-surfaced
abrasives and then honed in the 2nd Stage with finer diamond particles. In the 3rd Stage
the edge is stropped and polished to hair splitting sharpness. This proprietary 3-Stage
sharpening system creates an essentially burr-free triple beveled Trizor

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knife edge that
will stay sharp longer than conventionally sharpened knives. The Sharpening Module,
incorporating all three stages, is a self-contained unit that can be removed for washing
and sanitizing in a dishwasher or at the sink. It is removed simply by depressing the
release button (Figure 2) and sliding the module off the motor-drive housing.

A rugged and powerful motor is enclosed in the motor housing. Splined drive couplings
attached to the shafts of the motor drive and the Sharpening Module permit its rapid
removal or engagement.

In all three stages, the edge is sharpened with alternating strokes in the right and left
slots. Plastic hold-down springs stabilize the knife blade against precise angle guides
(Figure 3) in each stage as the blade edge is precisely aligned against the sharpening,
honing and stropping disks. The downward movement of the blade in each of the slots is
controlled by an Edge Stop Plate, made of a durable polymer that positions the edge
optimally and securely as it contacts each disk, without damaging the sharp edge being
formed. For best results, the knife edge should only just touch or lightly rest on the front
Edge Stop Plate. Excessive downward pressure does not hasten the sharpening process
and it will result in unnecessary cutting into the Stop Plate.

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Figure 2. Sharpening module is inserted on rails and slid toward the motor-drive section until it engages
motor- drive. To disengage press release button and slide away from the motor-drive, see Figure 16.

On/Off Switch

Sharpening Module

Release Button
(in back)

Motor-drive Section

Knife Blade Guides

Understanding the Versatile EdgeSelect®Diamond Hone

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Sharpening Module

The unique Chef'sChoice®EdgeSelect®Sharpening Module (Figure 4) supplied with the
standard Model 2100 is designed so that you may sharpen each knife according to your
intended use. This three (3) stage sharpener has two precision conical sharpening /
honing stages with fine 100% diamond abrasives and one polishing/stropping stage using
proprietary flexible abrasive disks. These stages can be used in different sequences to
give you either an astonishingly sharp, smooth faceted edge for effortless cutting and
presentations or one with a selected amount of residual "bite" along the facets. The
resulting edge is ultrasharp and non-serrated. This residual “bite” is created by precisely
polished microflutes that are formed on the facet surface by the ultrahoning action of the
stropping disks in Stage 3. You will find that these sharp flutes created on each side of the
ultrasharp and non-serrated cutting edge aid substantially in those difficult cutting chores
experienced with fibrous foods, meats, stalky vegetables and dressing of game.

The sharpening, honing and polishing actions are controlled by using precisely angled
guides for the blade and precisely matched conically surfaced abrasive disks. The
sharpening angles are several degrees larger in each successive stage.

Fine diamond-coated conical disks in Stage 1 create microgrooves along the facets on
each side of the edge establishing the first angled bevel of the Trizor

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edge.

In Stage 2 finer microgrooves are created across the facets immediately adjacent to the
edge by still finer diamonds as they establish a well defined second bevel on the facets
that is a few degrees larger than the bevel developed in Stage 1.

In Stage 3 ultrafine abrasive stropping disks are set at a third and slightly larger angle.
They polish and strop the facets immediately adjacent to the edge, creating a third
microbevel and establish a microscopically thin straight and super polished edge of
astonishing sharpness. The stropping action simultaneously polishes and sharpens the
boundaries of those microgrooves created by the diamond abrasives in Stage 1 and 2
adjacent to the edge. Through this polishing process they become sharp micro flutes that
will assist the cutting action of “difficult to cut” foods.

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Figure 3. Knife is inserted between the Blade Guide
and the knife hold down spring until edge rests lightly
on Edge Stop Plate.

Plastic
Hold Down
Spring

Edge

Stop Plate

Precision Angle
Blade Guide

Figure 4. EdgeSelect®Sharpening Module.

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3

Knife

Hold Down

Spring