The Hillquist Thin Section Machine is used to prepare thin sections of mounted samples. A thin section cut-off saw and grinder have been incorporated into one unit. Its straight-forward design allows the operator to concentrate on making thin sections, not operating the machine.
CABINET - one piece molded fiberglass
MOTOR - heavy duty 1/2 HP-1725 RPM 50 or 60 HZ
CAPACITY - 1" rounds to 2" x 3" slides - no special adapters needed
BLADE - 8" x .050" HCR-100 Hillquist continuous rim blade - high concentration diamond
LAP - 8" diamond cup wheel - 1/8" depth of diamond - metal bonded - 240 or 320 mesh