Gage plate alignment mechanism and method for a food slicer

A food slicer having;

• a gage plate,
• a blade,
• a carriage to move food past said blade,
• a slicer gage plate alignment mechanism, comprising:
• an alignment block including two elongated holes each having a fastener passing therethrough, the holes and fasteners enabling translational gage plate adjustment within a plane defined by said gage plate, and
• a rectangular recess receiving a nut, the recess including an intemal curved surface which mates with a corresponding curved surface on the nut, and
• an exterior curved surface;
• a gage plate support arm including
• a curved surface mated with the exterior curved surface of the alignment block, and
• a hole accommodating a screw, the screw engaging the nut;
• and
• wherein the curved surface of the gage plate support arm, the exterior curved surface of the alignment block, the nut, and the screw enable rotational gage plate adjustment into and out of a plane defined by said blade.