Struers LaboPol-30 - Manual Preparation Guide; Starting and Stopping the Machine

9.2.8 Manual preparation
If you cannot prepare a specimen by using a standard specimen mover plate or specimen holder, you
can prepare it manually.
When you perform manual preparation, you hold the specimen in your hand and press it firmly onto
and across the preparation surface.
CAUTION
For manual preparation use the switch on the side of the
specimen mover head to disable rotation of LaboForce-
Mi.
CAUTION
Wear suitable gloves to protect fingers from abrasives
and warm/sharp specimens.
CAUTION
When you perform manual grinding or polishing, be
careful not to touch the disc.
CAUTION
Do not try to collect a specimen from the tray while the
disc is rotating.
CAUTION
When the disc is rotating, make sure your hands are kept
completely clear of its periphery and out of the splash
bowl.
9.2.9 Starting and stopping the machine
Start the machine
WARNING
Do not use the machine with defective safety devices.
Contact Struers Service.
CAUTION
When working at machines with rotating parts, take care to prevent clothes and/or
hair from being caught by the rotating parts.
CAUTION
Keep clear of rotating parts during operation.
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