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Instruction manual V 1.6 – 10/2009
6.
Optional accessories
Prior to inserting the blade, both knife
holder and knife holder base must have
been installed on the instrument!
Inserting the blades, knife holder E and E-TC
•
Fold knife guard (
9
) downward.
•
To insert the blade, flap the right clamping
lever (
10
) forward and down.
•
Carefully insert the blade from the side.
Make sure that the blade is clamped parallel
to the upper edge of the pressure plate.
•
To clamp the blade, rotate clamping lever
(
10
) back upwards.
6.3.2 Knife holder E/E-TC
The knife holder E is designed for conventional disposable blades from all current manufactur-
ers. It is available in two models: one for narrow-band blades and one for broad-band blades. The
knife holder has a lateral displacement, so that the entire width of the blade can be used. It is also
equipped with a blade ejector (9a).
Fig. 44
9
11
10
Fig. 43
Knife holder E-TC
Knife holder E
The knife holder E-TC is designed for the
Leica TC-65 tungsten carbide blades.
The clamping levers on the knife holder
are not interchangeable. The two clamp-
ing levers (10, 11) must remain in the po-
sition shown at all times, as otherwise
isolated malfunctions of the knife hold-
er can occur.
Clamping lever for the blade (10) at the
right, clamping lever for the lateral dis-
placement (11) at the left.
9
10
9a
