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MA112780_38.6
[Original Instructions]
9/19/2011
Positioning a Specimen with an Unknown Thickness (
without
the Specimen
Positioning System Installed)
1. Turn the hand crank clockwise until the blade is beyond the chuck position.
2. Determine the cut length of the specimen.
a. Position the specimen in the chuck so the cutting blade can pass by the chuck without
touching the specimen (see Figure 5).
b. Turn the hand crank counter-clockwise to bring the blade forward until it is just behind the
and almost touching the specimen (see Figure 6).
c. Press the ZERO
button on the control panel and the DISTANCE REMAINING field
value will display .00 in (or .00 mm).
BLADE
SPEED
600 rpm
FEED
RATE
.75 in/min
DISTANCE
REMAINING
.00 in
d. Turn the hand crank counter-clockwise until the blade travels the width of the cut (see
Figure 8).
e. Look at the REMAINING DISTANCE field on the LCD screen. The value displayed is how
long the cut will be (
without the minus sign
).
BLADE
SPEED
600 rpm
FEED
RATE
.75 in/min
DISTANCE
REMAINING
-.60 in
3. Program this REMAINING DISTANCE value into the CUTTING LENGTH field.
The DISTANCE REMAINING parameter field will change to the CUTTING LENGTH
parameter field when highlighted with the SCROLL button.
BLADE
SPEED
600 rpm
FEED
RATE
.75 in/min
CUTTING
LENGTH
.60 in
a. Press the SCROLL
button until the CUTTING LENGTH parameter field is
highlighted.
b. Use the INCREASE or DECREASE buttons to change the value to equal the
REMAINING DISTANCE value. The value will automatically be saved.