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Crushing Samples in the X-Press
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Vessels must be cleaned in between samples and after all samples have been run for the day. Vessels should never be put away wet. This alters and tarnishes the vessel.
In Between Sample Runs
- Wearing nitrile gloves, wash the individual pieces of the grinding vessels with DI water and a small piece of a scouring pad (no soap).
- After each washed piece piece immediately spray it with isopropyl alcohol and wipe it down with a Kim Wipe. Do not use the ship's compressed air line to dry pieces as the air is too dirty.
- Lay the pieces on, and cover vessels with Kim Wipes.
After the last run for the day
1. Take a scoop of quartz sand and put it in your vessel and run it as you would a sample for several minutes.
2. Remove the vessel and empty out the sand. Scrub the pieces with DI water and a scouring pad. Then spray with isopropyl alcohol and wipe down with Kim Wipe.
If your vessel is particularly dirty run a combination of quartz sand, a little hot water and detergent (Borax). This can be run for several minutes. A thick paste will form and you clean it with DI water and isopropyl as in the other cases.
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