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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kristin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We went through the same problems. The part number from Gatan is </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">630.00002 </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The hex that you are turning is .061 inches ±.0005 A/F or 1.55 mm. While I was waiting the last time I contemplated getting a socket of this size or making
one from a socket head screw mounted to a stick. They finally provided a quote. Your best mode is to contact your Gatan sales rep so they can put pressure on the people who are responsible for parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You might have luck getting a tool from Tom Schmelzer who does a lot of fine machining and may be able to make something for you. His contact is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> 3dem [mailto:3dem-bounces@ncmir.ucsd.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Parent, Kristin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 07, 2017 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [3dem] replacement tool for cryo 914 holder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Does anyone know an easy way to find a replacement tool that opens the Gatan 914 cryo holder in the tilted workstation? Our tool has been lost and Gatan is very slow to respond regarding a
replacement one. Thanks in advance. Kristin </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kristin N. Parent, Ph.D.<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br>
Michigan State University<br>
603 Wilson Road<br>
Room 519 Biochemistry Building<br>
East Lansing, MI 48824</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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