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GrindingtheBedknife(continued)
BedknifeGrindingSpecications
Bedknife
LipHeight
ServiceLimit
TopAngleFrontAngle
EdgeMax®LowHOC
PremiumLowHOC
StandardLowHOC
5°
ExtendedEdgeMax®LowHOC
ExtendedLowHOC
10°
EdgeMax®StandardHOC
StandardStandardHOC
HeavyDutyStandardHOC
4.8mm(0.190
inch)
10°
5°
Sincetherecanbevariationsinthemountingsurfaceofthebedbar,itis
necessarytogrindthebedknifeafterinstallingittothebedbar.Followthe
bedknifegrindingspecicationsprovidedandgrindonlyenoughtomakesure
thetopsurfaceofthebedknifeistrue(Figure173).
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Figure174
LipHeightServiceLimit
IMPORTANT
DoNotgrindthebedknifebelowit’sservicelimit(Figure174).
Operatingthecuttingunitwiththebedknifebelowtheservicelimit
mayresultinpoorafter-cutappearanceandreducethestructural
integrityofthebedknifeforimpacts.
Whengrindingthebedknife,becarefultonotoverheatthebedknife.Remove
smallamountsofmaterialwitheachpassofthegrinder.Also,cleananddress
grindingstoneoftenduringthegrindingprocess.
Note:EdgeMax®bedknivesareextremelyhard.Usingadiamondgrinding
wheelisrecommendedtopreventoverheatingordamagingthebedknifeedge
whilegrinding.
Becausethetopgrindangleonbedknivesiscriticalforedgeretention,and
thereforeafter-cutappearance,Torohasdevelopedspecialservicetoolsfor
accuratelymeasuringthetopgrindangleonallbedknives;refertotheAngle
IndicatorandMagneticMountintheSpecialTools(page2–13).
Note:Somebedkniveswereproducedwitha5ºtopangle.Usea10ºtopangle
whenregrindingallbedknives.
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