08 Mounting the Blade Holder and Blade

The Blade Holder is to be mounted to the Faceplate of the vibrating head assembly via three stainless steel screws. The provided “Splash Plate” should also be fitted to help prevent ingress of cutting solution into the vibrating mechanism. It should be slid between the vibrating head cover and the Faceplate prior to fitting the Blade Holder. The Blade Holder mounting screws are to be tightened with the 2.5mm hexagonal driver supplied in the Toolkit.

Yellow Warning The three mounting screws may be tightened to a maximum torque of 30-40 cNm. To prevent damage to the Blade Holder assembly, DO NOT over-tighten these screws.

Figure The Blade Holder will accept either Campden Instruments’ Stainless Steel Blade or Ceramic Blades. Both types of blades are fitted in the same manner. NOTE: for ease of handling, user safety, and to protect the Blade edge, the blade should be held in the white Blade Handling Tool when fitting. The rear edge of the blade should be in contact with the alignment face of the Blade Holder, and the blade should then be clamped by the underside of the white acetal washers.

Red Warning

When the 9000SMZ is not in use, to protect the laboratory staff and the blade edge, the supplied magnetic Blade Cover must be put on over the blade holder as shown below.

Blade Protector

Yellow Warning Note: the left clamping screw is left-threaded and thus is tightened by turning anticlockwise (counter-clockwise). The 1.5mm hexagonal driver included in the Toolkit is to be used. Tightening the screw in the wrong direction could strip the thread in the blade holder resulting in a costly replacement!
Blade Clamp Screws