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Alignment cut:
Insert the diamond disc cutter (chapter 4.7.)
Select a rotation speed of about 15 000 rpm.
Align the water droplets by moving the spout of the cooling system (chapter
4.11). The cooling solvent (normally water with some droplets of liquid soap)
should drop onto the tool.
Adjust lubricant flow (chapter 6.2)
Switch on the instrument either with the red button on the E-W control lever
(7) or by pressing the START button on the control panel.
Slowly move lever (7) down until the specimen is sawn through.
Alignment and distance definition:
Swivel the specimen pivot arm in the 90° viewing position (chapter 8.1)
Align the cross hair of the eyepiece reticule parallel to the cutting edge. Use
the set screws of the moveable lens adaptor (chapter 4.2.3.) to coincide with
the cutting edge and the reticule line and fixate eyepiece with the clamping
screw
Align the specimen parallel to the reticule line either manually (by opening the
clamping screw of the holder) or by using the vertical set screw of the angle
adjustment adaptor (chapter 4.9.)
Measure the distance to the target (chapter 8.)
