AST 560 Semi-automatic Cryostat Microtome
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Adjust the bolts(15) with 3 mm allen key to make blade parallel with anti roll plate , then tighten
the bolts(15).
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Turn the knob (12) to adjust the height of anti roll plate.
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Attention:
Take care to operate the blade holder and the blade; it is very sharp and easy to
cause serious injury.
4.9
Clamping the specimen and inserting the blade
Clamping the specimen
As showed in the fig 20 , rotate the clamp
lever (2) , and insert the specimen(3) into clamp
(1), then loosen the clamp lever (2) .
● Always clamp the specimen before installing
the blade to avoid injury.
Fig 20
Blade inserting
As showed in fig 21, loosen the fixed lever (5) and push the blade (6) into blade holder (4),
then rotate the lever (5) to clamp the blade.
Fig 21 Fig 22
It uses disposable blade in picture. Blade can be divided into two types: low & high profile. If
the high profile blade is needed, twist the four screws (7) out with 3mm Allen key, then take out
anti roll plate module (8), twist out the two screws (9) on base plate (10). As showed in fig
22.After inserting the blade, refix the anti-roll plate module (8) with the four bolts (7).
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Take care when operating the blade holder and the blade. The cutting edge is extremely
sharp and can cause serious injury.
