[3dem] Gatan clipring tool

[Reinhard Rachel]

>>> 12.02.2020 at 06:56:
> I add the same issue a few year ago. I ended up removing the wing from the 
> central rod and pulling out the rod. You end up with two tools, one for 
> clipping (which should be done by the blck top anyway not with the wing 
> thingy) and one for removing the clip ring with only one wing but it work 
> fine.  Two tools for $0. 

This sounds like a nice solution, indeed. 
Yes, I had taken apart the GATAN tool once (our broken tool), but I did not get the idea to make two tools ... 
Thanks, Eric. 
Do you provide fotos of your tools (which you had got made in your workshop, I assume?)? 
Or do you still use the original parts from the Gatan tool, taken apart? That's easy. 

> We have been running like this for 4 years now using the cryo holder almost 
> every day several times a day with no issue. 

this sounds promising.  Thank you for this valuable hint. 
kind regards, 
Reinhard

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