Bucktool SCM8080 - Operating Instructions

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Sharpening
The leather stropping wheel on the sharpener and the included abrasive
stropping paste can be used to obtain a razor sharp edge on many tools. Before
use, the stropping wheel must be properly prepared.
NOTE
A slight wobble of the stopping wheel when it is rotating is normal
and does
To prepare the stropping wheel:
• Evenly apply a light machine oil to the leather wheel. Use enough oil
a thorough coating, but not so much as to
and result in dripping.
• Apply a thin coat of abrasive honing paste
wooden spreader or similar device. Distribute the paste evenly by hand-turning
the wheel while spreading.
• Connect the machine to power, then
turn the machine on and continue to
distribute the paste, still using the
wooden spreader. Move the spreader
lightly in a circular
motion across the
• Once the paste is evenly distributed,
begin sharpening.
• These preparations will be sufficient
for sharpening five to ten tools. If you
notice a
drop in sharpening performance
or have sharpened more than ten tools,
repeat the
above steps.
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to provide
saturate the leather
to the leather wheel using a
wheel.
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not affect the performance.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS