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Thermo Fisher Scientific
Operation Manual HM550
Figure 75.
Standard knife carrier.
Knife carriers
Standard knife carrier
e standard knife carrier of the cryostat is easy to use. e knife can
be inserted either from the side or from the front. e standard knife
holder takes up commercially available conventional knives with c- and
d-profiles.
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Inserting the knife
• e knife is inserted into the knife carrier either from the side or
from the front, independently if one or two clamping plates (fig.
75.1) have been removed.
• Loosen the clamping screws (fig. 75.2) on the clamping plates (fig.
75.1).
• Turn the turning lever (fig. 75.4) in a clockwise direction to tilt the
anti-roll plate (fig. 75.3) forwards.
• Insert the knife.
• Turn the turning lever (fig. 75.4) in a counter clockwise direction to
put the anti-roll plate (fig. 75.3) against the knife.
Operating instructions
Knife carriers
