smart
Cut
2.
Handling
2.1.
Use of
smart
Cut
Position the TLC plate in the
smart
Cut and align it against the rul-
er to select the desired size of the piece to be cut-off.
Note that the plate should only be cut when the chromato-
graphic layer faces down!
To score, hold down the plate with one hand while with the other
hand first position the cutter head at the upper edge of the plate,
and then move it with gentle pressure towards the lower edge of
the plate where the pressure is released.(Fig.1) To break the plate
at the score keep holding it down with one hand while pressing
with the other hand on the portion of the plate that extends out-
side of the
smart
Cut until it brakes. (Fig.2.)
Fig.1
Fig.2
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