1. MACHINE DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION
1.1 Machine description ( FIG. 1.1 – FIG. 1.2 – FIG. 1.3- FIG. 1.4 – FIG. 1.5 )
This sharpener has been designed to simply and effectively solve the problem of sharpening knives and
scissors .
It consists of a aluminium structure (5) , a painted steel basement (15) containing the electric system and a
front paitend steel structure (14) containing the wheels (1-2-3 ) . The control button and the emergency stop (
22-21 ) are placed on the basement (15) on the left side (FIG. 1.3) . On the back of the basement (15) there
is a cable with a socket for the power supply .
The structure (5) supports 3 C40 steel shafts (7) placed horizontally and supported by 6 bearings (18). Two
helicoidal C.B.N.-coated wheels are placed on the 2 central shafts in order to sharpen knives ( 1-2 ). A
cylindrical C.B.N.-coated wheel is mounted on the right shaft to sharpen scissors (3) .The wheel-holding
shafts are moved by a system consisting of 4 toothed pulleys ( 8-10-12 ) and a double toothing belt ( 17 ) ,
placed in the basement (15).
The knives sharpening wheels (1-2) are penetrating and form a constant angle. The knives sharpening
wheels turn upwards opposing each other so that they are opposed to the edge of the blade to be
sharpened .The scissors sharpening wheel (3) turns anticlokwise. On the structure is mounted a reference
inclined surface for scissors sharpening ( 4 ) ( FIG. 1.2 ).
A connection to insert the vacuum cleaner tube is mounted on the right side of the front structure (14).
The machine can be provided by a system ( Optional ) that allows to keep the blade of the knife in the right
position during the sharpening operation ( Right Position System ) ( FIG. 1.5 ) .
The machine was designed and constructed to sharpen only metal knives ans scissors . The
sharpening of any other cutting and/or working tool is forbidden.
The following blades can be sharpened: knives : flat blades with straight or convex edge ;
scissors : flat blades and straight edge .
The following blades cannot be sharpened: deformed or non-flat blades, broken or splintered blades,
blades with concave edge, hook-shaped blades, too long and thick blades (max. thickness 4 mm,
max. length 400 mm) , serrated blades , blades with hardness < 50 Hrc , cleavers , heavy butcher
knives , half heavy butcher knives .
ERREBI S.p.A.
Sharpener model COMPACT KS10
Use and maintenance manual Version 01-2013