This is the only American made Shave Ice machine, which
rotates a block of ice across a hardened Stainless Steel Blade. When you have adjusted the
shaving pressure and blade height and feed rate, you can quickly shave enough to fill a
#1407 cup and, the serving will weight no more than 4 oz. In fact, a skilled operator
learns how to properly make the adjustments based on the "feel" or perceived
weight of the shaved ice in the cup. Truly "FINER THAN NATURES FINEST" is
the type snow the Shavemaster II produces.
The Shavemaster is Americas answer to those block ice shavers made in the Far East.
Ours is by far the safest. Underwriter's Laboratory dictates that the ice block
holding/shaving compartment have a "Kill Switch" installed. In other words, if
for any reason the block breaks loose, cracks, or otherwise goes out of control, the
heavy-duty latching switch holds it safely until the operator can turn the motor off. As
soon as you open the door, the electricity to the motor is turned off as well. The
see-through poly-carbonated door is virtually "bullet proof!"
The Shavemaster II turns a little faster than the machines made in the Far East. With
the added measure of operator safety, you can speed it up just a little. Quiet
"V" belt drive eliminates the noisy gear chatter. Stainless Steel heavy duty
pedestal. Cast stainless steel ice block retaining disk. Cast aluminum lower and upper
base. V belt pulleys plated to prevent rust. If you are the operator in your Shave
Ice setup, you will actually get slightly finer Shave Ice with block rather than cubes. In
all fairness, we emphasize that it takes a little more skill to get perfect performance
from a Shavemaster II, whereas the Hawaiis Finest ® family of Shave Ice machines
are pretty much a "set the blade and start shaving!" operation.