Locate the two set screws on the side of the dovetail clamp, back them out 2 turns.
With a dovetail plate in the platform, snug up the clamp using the Kipp handle. Do not over
tighten it as if you are clamping it down, just snug so it takes a bit of end pressure to slide the
camera plate in the camera platform.
Flip the UCP over (leaving the camera dovetail plate snug) and turn the two set screws in equally.
Snug up both brass tipped set screws. I measure the distance of the gap with a caliper and keep
it close. You might want to put a thread locker on these set screws to keep them from moving.
Tighten up the Kipp handle with normal finger pressure and make sure that the camera plate
does not slide. If it does slide, loosen the Kipp handle again back out the set screws a very small
amount - 1/10th of a turn at a time each set screw, remeasure the gap, tighten the Kipp handle.
Repeat if necessary. I set the gap +/-
0.001” measured at each set screw when manufactured.
Swapping the inching Knobs side to side
The first photo is a cutaway of the LEH and shows you how the shaft sits. It does screw through a plastic
nut that means you will have to turn out the drive shaft and turn it back in.
There are three spacers on the drive shaft. One on the inside end of the drive shaft, and one under the
knurled inching knob.
Remove the LEH from the post.
.050” hex head wrench removes the set screw on the knurled knob, spin the knob off the shaft.
Remove the two Phillips head screws on the bottom as shown.
Spin out the drive shaft, flip it around and spin it back it.
When you have the drive shaft almost all the way in, place spacer on shaft end, insert it into end
cap.
Add spacer on other shaft end and add the removable end cap.
Screw in two Phillips head screws.
The Fore and Aft knob is very simple.
Loosen the set screw, spin out the inching knob.
Remove the plastic cap on opposite side and place the knob on the shaft, tighten set screws.
Replace plastic cover on open hole.
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3 shaft spacers
Two removable
Phillips screws
Set screw
