Historically, the fly-wheel slicer model 3 substituted the slicer models L-R-1-2. For over 9 years, this flywheel slicer was and still is nowadays – the most successful of the period at the point that its successor – flywheel slicer Berkel 5 will maintain untouched its most important aspect : the mechanics. TheBerkel model 3 flywheel slicer with its own pedestal is characterized by a special system which was first adopted back in 1908 with respect to its predecessor fly-wheel slicer model 2. Its fly-wheel is flower type, and on rotating it, it will operate the gears situated under thebase of model 3. In turn, these gears will operate the blade through the chain and the scroll carriage, by means of two connecting rods. The scroll carriage of such professional flywheel slicer is placed on the blade close side and scrolls in a pivot. On the opposite side instead, it leans upon a squared bar through a scrolling felt. Eventually the two guides are supported by four columns fixed at their base (two columns for each guide).
On Berkel model 3 base is the relevant graduated dial knob to the slice thickness regulation; it is to operate the peck-shaped lever situated on the axle of the toothed wheel, present on the carriage. The movement of the wheel is conveyed to the worm screw where the clamp comb is into, thus generating the slicing movement. The clamp moves right or left of the toothed wheel, which being connected to a lever, it can be manually operated by the user.