Inserting The Knife Holder - Leica RM2245 Instruction Manual

5.2 Inserting the knife holder

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Enlarged detail:
Scale for better
repositioning of the
knife holder for
varying specimen
heights.
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Leica RM2245
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Setting up the knife holder base
• Release the clamping lever (50) by rotating it
counterclockwise.
• Insert the knife holder base (51) using the
notch (52) on the bottom into the T-piece (55)
of the microtome base plate (53).
• To secure the knife holder base, turn the
clamping lever (50) clockwise.
The knife holder base (51) can be moved back
and forth on the microtome base plate. This
allows bringing the knife holder to optimal
sectioning position in relation to the specimen.
There is a scale (54) on the right side of the
microtome base plate. This enables faster and
better positioning of the knife holder at the
specimen if various combinations of standard
specimens and specimen holders are used. The
rear edge of the knife holder base (51) functions
as the scale reference.
Inserting the knife holder
• Loosen the screw (58) using an Allen key
size 4 (71) until the knife holder (57) can be
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moved.
• Place the knife holder (57) with the under-
side groove onto the T-piece (56) of the knife
holder base (51).
• To clamp, retighten the screw (58).
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