Insert For Round Specimens, V-Insert And V-Distance Piece - Thermo Scientific HM340E Operation Manual

Insert for Round Specimens, V-Insert and V-Distance Piece

To cut round specimens, the insert for round specimens with defined diameters of 6, 15, 19 and 25 mm (special
sizes on request) or the V- insert can be clamped into the standard specimen clamp.
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The pin [d], which fits into the lower clamping jaws [c], positions the insert precisely. The two springs
[b] help to remove the speci- men from the inserts.
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To fasten the V-distance piece on the fixed jaw of the standard specimen clamp, the clamping screw
must be unscrewed from the spindle.
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Pull the spindle off the clamp.
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After having inserted the V-distance piece, insert the spindle and the clamping screw again.
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