Whetting device for a slicer comprising a positioning aid

A slicing system, the slicer system comprising:

• a slicer for slicing off slices from a length of material to be sliced, the slicer comprising:
• a slicer housing, which retains a drive motor and a rotating circular blade that is configured to be driven by the drive motor, a cutting edge of the circular blade being covered in a first portion by a blade guard ring;
• and
• a stop plate and a displaceably arranged carriage, which is configured to feed the material to be sliced to the circular blade, the stop plate being movable in the direction of the axis of rotation of the circular blade;
• a whetting device configured to whet the circular blade, the whetting device comprising:
• a whetstone configured to sharpen the circular blade;
• and
• a hone configured to deburr the circular blade;
• a handle configured to move the whetstone or the hone toward the circular blade;
• a mount configured to be fastened to the stop plate, the mount comprising an insertion apparatus configured to be form-fittingly inserted into the stop plate, the mount having a U-shaped plate receptacle which has a gap for introducing the stop plate into the gap in a state where the whetting device is pushed onto the stop plate,
• wherein:
• the insertion apparatus comprises at least one lug, configured to engage in an associated recess in the stop plate, or
• the stop plate comprises the at least one lug, configured to engage in an associated recess in the insertion apparatus.