Sharpening Walton's Slicer Blade - Meat Processing Equipment 303
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
Jonathon I noticed the front sharpening stone was not rotating when you were demonstrating the process in the video. Usually those round sharpening stones are designed to rotate while sharpening. You may want to verify that the stones on the unit you used to demonstrate the process turn freely by hand like they should.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Ridley Acres on last edited by processhead
Ridley Acres said in Sharpening Walton's Slicer Blade - Meat Processing Equipment 303:
Jonathon Austin is there a rule of thumb to know when the blade should be replaced? Is there a point where the blade has been resharpened to much and the gap between the blade and product tray is to much?
Any knife blade will get smaller as it is sharpened and eventually need to be replaced. However, a slicer used by hobbyists should not require a great deal of sharpening unless the blade hits a bone or is misused.
If you have purchased a new slicer, I would expect the blade to last a lifetime of normal (hobbyist) use. When you sharpen a slicer blade, you should only be removing very small amounts of material. -
ND Mike Big Green Egg Team Blue Regular Contributors Cast Iron Power User North Dakota Veteranreplied to Jonathon on last edited by
Jonathon thanks for doing this. I know I was one that asked for this. Perfect explanation and easy to follow. Thanks for putting out this video!
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Ridley Acres Wisconsin Team Orange Regular Contributorsreplied to processhead on last edited by Ridley Acres
processhead I’m asking because I picked up a Sirman Galileo 350mm and the sharpening stone had a pretty good groove when into it.
But the machine looks and runs good after a serious cleaning and new bearings.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Ridley Acres on last edited by
Ridley Acres Ok, maybe I misunderstood the original question. Are we discussing slicer blade wear or grinder wheel wear?
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Ridley Acres on last edited by processhead
Ridley Acres On the slicer you have pictured, does it do a decent job at cutting uniform slices on a variety of products? If it performs ok I wouldn’t worry too much about the gap between the blade and the product tray if you are getting good slices.Does the slicer blade feel sharp? Like any knife blade, you should be able to feel it with your thumb and get a good idea of its sharpness.
The sharpener does look like the stones might have a fair amount of wear on them. They are replaceable and if they are too worn to put a proper edge on the blade you could look into installing replacements.
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processhead said in Sharpening Walton's Slicer Blade - Meat Processing Equipment 303:
Ridley Acres Ok, maybe I misunderstood the original question. Are we discussing slicer blade wear or grinder wheel wear?
I was asking about blade wear. The amount of wear on the stones caused me to wonder how long before I should be concerned about blade wear.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Ridley Acres on last edited by processhead
Ridley Acres If it holds and edge and cuts a clean slice, that should be the primary concern.
First make sure the blade is sharp. If the blade is sharp and you still have to use a lot of pressure on the carriage while slicing or if the slices are uneven or leave a ragged edge then you might consider a replacement blade.
If the blade is in good condition with no major nicks , defects or signs of abuse you should be able to get it sharp enough slice with it.
