Chapter 6 Making the Measurement
Mounting the Laser Head on the Tripod
6-4 Getting Started Guide
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5 If the legs are not fully extended or if the tripod is on a rough or uneven
floor, use the bubble level on the mounting plate to ensure that the
mounting plate is level.
If the mounting plate is not level, follow these steps:
a. Make sure all the legs are fully spread.
b. Make sure the tripod’s feet are flat on the floor.
c. Adjust leg lengths.
NOTE
The laser beam may be aligned to the machine you are calibrating without
being level to gravity.
6 Place the laser head on the mounting plate.
To place the laser head, stand at the rear of the tripod and mounting plate,
see Figure 6-2 and follow these steps:
a. Place the laser head’s front feet in the pedestals at the ends of the
flexure at the front of the mounting plate.
b. Place the laser head’s rear foot in the groove on the azimuth
adjustment screw.
Turning the azimuth adjustment knob rotates the laser head in the
horizontal plane. The related movement of the laser head's front feet is
enabled by the flexure that attaches their supporting pedestals to the
main part of the mounting plate.
7 Secure the laser head to the mounting plate.
The laser head’s front feet are secured via captive screws in the mounting
plate’s pedestals; its rear foot is secured via a clamp. To secure the laser
head to the mounting plate, see Figure 6-3 and follow these steps:
a. Using the knurled knobs at the bottom of the pedestals, screw the
captive screws into the laser head's front feet and tighten them until
the feet are securely clamped to the pedestals.
b. Hook the lower edge of the rear-foot clamp in the groove on the
underside of the mounting plate.
c. Slip the hooked portion of the clamp around the adjustment screw on
the laser head’s rear foot and above the locking nut.
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