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2. Safety
Faults that could impair safety must be eliminated immediately.
2.1.5 Malfunctions
If safety-relevant malfunctions occur in the sharpening machine, or if the processing behaviour
indicates that such malfunctions may have occurred, the sharpening machine must be stopped
immediately and until such time as the malfunction has been found and eliminated.
Allow only authorised technical staff to eliminate the malfunctions.
2.2 Proper use
The sharpening machine is only meant for grinding, deburring and polishing of hand knives
(70 - 270 mm long). All the knives must be inserted in the designated knife magazine.
Any other use is considered improper use. KNECHT Maschinenbau GmbH does not assume any
liability for damages resulting from improper use. The user alone bears the risk in such cases.
Use as intended includes the observance of all the instructions in the operating instructions.
The sharpening machine is being used improperly, if, e.g.,
• devices are not fastened properly.
• knives are sharpened / polished in opposite direction of the cutting edge on the grinding belt or
the polishing brush.
• work pieces other than hand knives are ground.
2.3 Warranty and liability
Warranty and liability claims in case of personal injuries or property damage are excluded if such
damage is attributable to one or more of the following causes:
• improper use of the sharpening machine,
• improper transportation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the sharpening
machine,
• operating the sharpening machine with defective safety devices, or improperly attached or
malfunctioning safety and protective equipment,
• ignoring the operating instructions with regard to transportation, commissioning, operation,
maintenance and repair of the sharpening machine,
• unauthorised structural alterations to the sharpening machine,
• unauthorised modification, e.g. of the drive conditions (power and speed), and
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