Struers Accutom-50, User Manual

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Accutom-50
Instruction Manual
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Quick Reference Guide
Cutting with Accutom-50

Press Esc until the Main Menu appears.

Select Cutting Methods and press Enter

.

Select the method you want to use and press Enter

.

Press one of the positioning keys
 
to change to the Y-
Positions screen.

Place the specimen holder with the sample in the specimen
holder head and clamp it.
If you already know the cutting length (i.e. the diameter of the
sample):

Position the sample correctly in front of the cut-off wheel using
the positioning keys.

Press one of the positioning keys
 
to change to the Y-
Positions screen.

Press F1:RESET to reset the relative Y-position.

Press Enter

and use the MENU arrows

to adjust the Y-
stop value. Press Enter

again to accept the new value, or Esc.
to cancel.
If you do not know the cutting length in advance:

Position the sample correctly in front of the cut-off wheel using
the positioning keys.

Press F1:RESET to reset the relative X-position.

Press one of the positioning keys
 
to change to the Y-
Positions screen.

Press F1:RESET to reset the relative Y-position.

Move the sample to the right using the positioning key

so that
it can pass along the cut-off wheel.

Move the sample along the cut-off wheel to the desired stop
position using the positioning key

. Press F2:SET STOP to
record the stop position.

Press F3:MOVE TO REL: ZERO to move the sample back to the
initial Y-position.

Press one of the positioning keys

or

to change to the X-
Positions screen.

Press F3:MOVE TO REL: ZERO to move the sample back to the
initial X-position.

Press START

to start the cutting process.
Loading a Cutting Method
Positioning the Sample
Starting the Process
The “heavy” arrows on the
display indicate the
direction in which the
sample holder is moved,
for example:
X-POSITIONS

Y-POSITIONS
