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3.4.3 Fixing Object Clamps
A specimen clamp is exchanged by turning the eccentric lever (fig. 3, no. 2) down and pulling it
out to the side. In addition the two adjusting screws (fig. 3, no. 1) and the spring bolt (fig. 3, no. 3)
have to be unscrewed a little, so that the specimen clamp can be pulled out to the front and be
exchanged with another one.
When inserting a specimen clamp into the cylinder head the clamping lever has to fit all the way
through the hole of the adapter from the right side. After pushing it in, the spring bolt (fig. 3, no. 3)
has to be tightened and by using the adjusting screws (fig. 3, no. 1), the specimen clamp can be
oriented. At the end the clamping lever (fig. 3, no. 2) has to be pushed back up to fix the
adjustment.
3.4.4 Re-Adjusting The Specimen Clamp
After frequent use the clamping lever might lose its adjustment, so that an optimal clamping of the
specimen clamp is not possible any longer. If there are no re-adjustments done, the clamping
might not work at all anymore after a while.
To achieve an optimal clamping, the locked clamping lever (fig. 3, no. 2) should be in an almost
upright position. The clamping position of the lever can be readjusted by turning the inner screw
on the back side of the orienting adapter (fig. 2, no. 2) with the help of an Allen key (size 3 mm). If
there is no clamping at all or the clamping position of the lever is too high, the Allen key has to be
turned in a clockwise direction. Consequently, it has to be turned counter-clockwise if the
clamping position of the lever is too low.
After the adjustment the specimen clamp can be inserted and the clamping position has to be
checked. If necessary, the correction can be repeated once more in the same way.
To decrease the risk of injury, the clamping plate is equipped with a
bracket (fig.8, no.2 or fig.7, no.3). It has to be turned up over the cutting
edge during any adjustments at the knife or the specimen. Even better is,
to take out the blade before doing any adjustment work.
