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A SMALL LATHE WITH END POSTS TO GRAB THE EDGES OF A PC BOARD.  IT CAN BE
USED WITH A BOARD AS LONG AS 7 3/4 INCHES AND AS SHORT AS PERHAPS 3/4 INCH.
THE ARMS SLIDE ALONG THE BASE AND CAN BE LOCKED IN PLACE BY THUMBSCREWS
WITH KNURLED KNOBS.  SOME SIMPLE ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED.  EACH ARM HAS A
METAL CLAMP THAT ACCEPTS THE EDGE OF A CIRCUIT BOARD.  THE CLAMP ON ONE ARM
IS SPRING LOADED, AND THE OTHER IS FIXED.  TO USE THE DEVICE, SET THE ARM
WITH THE FIXED CLAMP AT THE DESIRED POSITION AND LOCK IT DOWN.  PLACE ONE
EDGE OF YOUR CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE FIXED CLAMP AND SLIDE THE ARM WITH THE
SPRING LOADED CLAMP UP TO THE OPPOSITE EDGE, COMPRESSING THE SPRING ENOUGH
TO PROVIDE TENSION TO HOLD THE BOARD IN PLACE.  LOCK THAT ARM DOWN AND
YOURE READY TO WORK.  NOTE THAT THE CLAMP SHAFTS ALSO HAVE THUMBSCREWS THAT
CAN BE USED TO PREVENT THE BOARD FROM ROTATING IF DESIRED.  ONCE IN PLACE,
THE BOARD IS HELD SOLIDLY, BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO KNOCK THE BOARD OUT
‰  END OF 25 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ