6| 3.0 Setup
3.1.4 Positioning the platform
Ensure the microscope optics are out of the way before positioning to
avoid damage. Put the platform in position near your microscope and
carefully slide the top plate into position. Lock the top plate in place by
gently tightening the bolts with the Hex key supplied.
Figure C: Locking the top plate in position
Ensure that the central hole of the sample plate is aligned with your
microscope objective.
3.1.5 Bolting the platform to your table top
Once the platform is in the correct position, place the four foot mounting
locks into the feet.
By rotating the mounting locks, you will expose a tapped hole in the
table. Using the bolts supplied, bolt the feet firmly to your table surface.
This will be either M6 for metric tables or ¼ 20 for inch spaced tables.
3.1.6 Using the sliding carriages
As an alternative to mounting devices directly on the tapped surface of
the top plate, three carriages are supplied for when finer positioning
control is required.
These are usually used for mounting and repeatable positioning of
micromanipulators, which can be attached directly to the carriage using
the bolts supplied.
Ensure that the bolts used to mount devices do not
extend beyond the lower surface of the carriage to
prevent damage to the top plate surface.
The T-bar can be mounted to the lower surface of the carriage in any of
the five hole positions for additional lateral positioning versatility.
