Struers Accutom-5, Instruction Manual

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Accutom-5
Instruction Manual
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Clamp the sample securely in the specimen holder using the
appropriate Allen key.

Fasten the specimen holder in the specimen holder head by
pushing the specimen holder into the dovetail fixture and
tightening the screw with an Allen key.

When cutting with rotation or oscillation, the sample and the
specimen holder should be clamped so that they rotate evenly
around the centre of the sample. This way the fastest cutting is
obtained as the cut-off wheel will be cutting most of the time and
the possibility of damaging the cut-off wheel is limited.

Move the sample into the correct start position, close to the cut-
off wheel by using the POSITION keys.

Reset the relative position in both X- and Y-direction by pressing
F1 when in the respective screens.

Set the stop position to define the length of the cut:
There are two ways of setting the stop position:
1. If you know the size of your sample:
−
Press ENTER

and use MENU UP/DOWN

−
Press ENTER

again to accept the value or Esc to cancel.
to set
the stop value.
2. If you do not know the exact size of your sample:
−
Position the sample using the POSITION key

so you can
move it along the cut-off wheel.
−
Move the sample along the cut-off wheel to the required
stop position using the POSITION key

.
−
Press F2:SET STOP to record the stop position.
−
Press F3:MOVE TO REL.ZERO to move the sample back
into the initial position.
−
Position the sample correctly in front of the cut-off wheel
using the POSITION key

. If possible use F3:MOVE TO
REL.ZERO.
Clamping the Sample and
Specimen Holder
Positioning the Sample