The blade should be fitted by loosening the two screws on the arms of the holder and
sliding the blade under each washer and pushing it firmly back against the rear stops.
The screws should not be over-tightened. See the illustration above.
7000smz
: Note that the left hand screw has a left hand thread and should be turned
counter-clockwise to tighten it. The right hand screw has a normal right hand thread.
5000mz
: Both left hand and right hand screws have normal right hand threads.
Once the blade has been fitted it should be aligned to the axis of oscillation in order
to reduce Z axis (vertical) errors to a minimum and achieve optimum performance.
Note that the alignment calibrator is supplied as standard only with the 7000smz; it is
available as an optional extra for the 5000mz instrument.
See Section 6.9 ‘Alignment of the blade with the axis of oscillation’ for detailed
guidance on the use of the alignment calibrator.
