The experiment table is firm and there is no vibrance
There is no vibrance of the ground
There should be capacious and comfortable space for operating the apparatus
You should keep the room temperature between 5-40ºC
6.2. fixing of specimen
Warning: you should clamp the specimen tightly first, then fix the knife
You must lock the handwheel first in operating the microtome knife and the specimen or in the
work interval every time!
Turn over backward and open the rear cover.
Turn the handwheel till the big pulling plate is hoisted to the highsted position, then screw the
gripper of stopping slicing to lock the handwheel and the wax-lump forceps in order to prevent
its falling.
Turn the gripping handle on the wax-lump forceps to adjust the mouth size of the wax-lump
forceps.
place the specimen at expected position
Turn the gripping handle on the wax-lump forceps grip the specimen.
Loose the locking bolt of the wax-lump forceps, adjust the surface of the griped specimen.
Tight the locking bolt of the wax-lump forces, adjust the surface of the griped specimen.
Tight the locking bolt of the wax-lump forceps to lock the specimen clamp.
6.3 installation of microtome knife
Warning: when you use the microtome knife it is must be very careful, for its cutting edge is
very sharp, if you misoperate it, it will lead to the serious injury
Turn the two left and right tightening screws of the microtome knife counter-clockwise to
withdraw it from
Turn and loose the two locking bolts of the left and right of the rear angle.
Hold the back of the microtome knife, making the cutting edge up, carefully inserting it into
the tool carrier from the side direction.
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Manual de instrucciones-Instruction manual
Versión-Version 2017