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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Hi Kristin, in a pinch you can use a small headless set screw as an inverse Allen wrench. Probably 3 mm or 1/8" would fit. It's easy enough to try. (One of the 626 tools actually
fits in an unintended sort of way.) Your machine shop can thread the screw into a plastic rod. Take care, though, not to damage the spring-lifting mechanism or round off the end of the hexagonal post. gentle touch only!<br>
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Michael<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 08, 2017 01:26<br>
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<div>Thanks all. These are great suggestions. Much appreciated. Kristin </div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>"Grassucci, Robert" <<a href="mailto:rg2502@cumc.columbia.edu" target="_blank">rg2502@cumc.columbia.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 6:01 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Kristin Parent <<a href="mailto:kparent@msu.edu" target="_blank">kparent@msu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu" target="_blank">3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu" target="_blank">3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>RE: replacement tool for cryo 914 holder<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Kristin</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">We went through the same problems. The part number from Gatan is </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">630.00002 </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">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:</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:tom@tgstechnologies.net" target="_blank">tom@tgstechnologies.net</a></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Parent, Kristin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 07, 2017 2:58 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [3dem] replacement tool for cryo 914 holder</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:black">Kristin N. Parent, Ph.D.<br>
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Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br>
Michigan State University<br>
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East Lansing, MI 48824</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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