Foil Clamp Type 1 - Leica RM2245 Instruction Manual

6. Optional accessories

6.2.3 Foil clamp type 1

The foil clamp type 1 is appropriate both for
clamping very small foil pieces and flat, angular
specimens. It is mounted in the standard speci-
men clamp.
66
74
73
72
75
73 74
76
67
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Clamping of foil pieces
• Move the movable jaw (74) to the right as
required by turning the setscrew with an
Allen key size 4 (71).
• Place the foil (72) between the movable jaw
(74) and the fixed jaw (73).
• To clamp the foil, screw the movable jaw
(74) against the fixed jaw (73) by using the
Allen key.
• Insert the foil clamp (75) in the standard
specimen clamp as shown.
• Turn the knurled screw (66) clockwise to
clamp the foil clamp in the standard speci-
men clamp.
Clamping of flat, angular specimens
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To clamp angular specimens, replace the long
setscrew (76) with the short setscrew (77) pro-
vided with the foil clamp.
• Unscrew the long setscrew (76) to the left
Fig. 34
with an Allen key size 4 (71).
• Screw the short setscrew (77) in the hole.
• Place the specimen (67) between the
movable jaw (74) and the fixed jaw (73).
• To clamp the specimen, screw the movable
jaw (74) by turning the setscrew (77) against
the fixed jaw (73).
• Insert the foil clamp in the standard speci-
men clamp as shown.
• Turn the knurled screw (66) clockwise
to clamp the foil clamp in the standard spec-
77
imen clamp.
Fig. 35
Instruction manual V 1.6 – 10/2009