FROSTING SLIDES: USER GUIDE
Author: | E. Fisher |
Reviewer(s): |
Editor(s): | S. Boehm, S. Frank |
Management Approval (Name, Title, Date): | B. Mills (Lab Officer) |
Audience: | Technicians |
Origination date: | 4/28/2013 |
Current version: | 7/30/2018 |
Revised: |
Domain: | Thin Section Lab |
System: | Logitech LP50 |
Keywords: | Frosting Slides |
This user guide will help thin section technicians prepare slide for bonding to billets. For more information refer to the Logitech Thin Rock Section Production manual, available both on a Logitech thumb drive in the Thin Section Lab cabinet and Thin Section Lab computer under the "Manual" folder on the desktop. Or, refer to Operation and Maintenance of the LP50 Lapping and Polishing Machine manual, located in the black binder in the Thin Section Lab cabinet labeled "LP50, PM5 and Associated Equipment".
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19. Place jig chuck face up in the sink (Fig. 6).
Figure 6
20. Scrub the jig and slides gently with a soft brush to break the vacuum seal.
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- Hold the micrometer with your pinkie and ring finger through the "C" part of the micrometer. Your index finger and thumb will move the dial (Fig. 7).
Figure 7
2. Clean the micrometer before use by placing a piece of paper in between the two bars and closing it gently (do not apply force). Pull the paper out and repeat.
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3. Place the slide in between the two bars and close them gently onto the slide (Fig. 8).
Figure 8
(This slide is "16")
- Take a measurement at the middle and sides to make sure that the frosted slide is even all the way across.
- Uneven slides will cause your sample to be uneven. If this happens put the slide back onto the jig and lap it down longer until it is even.
4. Organize the frosted slides into groups based on slide thickness (Fig. 9).
Figure 9
Credit
Original document was created by Emily Fisher
4/28/2013
Archive Version
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