Leica HistoCore AUTOCUT Instructions For Use Manual page 81

Warning
The knife/blade is installed before the knife/blade holder and the knife/blade holder base are installed
on the instrument.
Serious injury of persons due to contact with extremely sharp knives and/or blades.
• Prior to inserting the knife/blade, both the knife/blade holder and the knife/blade holder base must
be installed on the microtome.
Inserting the knife
• Rotate the knurled nuts
directions, lowering the knife support bar to the lowest possible position, thus ensuring that the knife
edge will not be damaged when inserting the knife.
• Unscrew the clamping screws
inserted.
• Hold the knife
shown with the cutting edge facing upward.
Fig. 88
Either side of the profile c knife
knife (→ "Fig. 88-2")
the knife.
Knife height adjustment
When adjusting the knife height, the knife edge should be positioned as exactly as possible in the actual
center of rotation of the knife holder. The lay-on edge
as a reference position for correct knife height adjustment.
• Rotate the knurled nuts
marks on the lay-on edges
• To clamp the knife
(rotate clockwise).
Lateral repositioning of the knife
• Push the safety guard
• Loosen the clamping screws
• Push the knife
• After the knife has been repositioned, adjust the knife height
then tighten the clamping screw
to clamp the knife
HistoCore AUTOCUT
(→ "Fig. 86-3")
(→ "Fig. 86-4")
(→ "Fig. 86-5") at the knife base and carefully insert it in the holder from the side as
1
(→ "Fig. 88-1")
should face the operator. Putting the knife wrongly will damage the specimen and
(→ "Fig. 86-3")
(→ "Fig. 86-6")
(→ "Fig. 86-5") evenly screw the two knife clamping screws
(→ "Fig. 86-1") to the center.
(→ "Fig. 86-4")
(→ "Fig. 86-5") to the left or right as required.
(→ "Fig. 86-4")
(→ "Fig. 86-5").
on the right and left of the knife holder forward in opposite
(rotate counterclockwise) until the knife can safely be
2
can be inserted, whereas the shining facet of profile d
(→ "Fig. 86-6")
uniformly and backwards until the knife blade is parallel to the
of the rear clamping chucks.
by turning them counterclockwise.
(→ P. 81 – Knife height
which is located on the side to by turning it clockwise
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of the rear clamping chucks serves
(→ "Fig. 86-4")
adjustment),
6
inward
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