PELCO easiShaper™ Carbon Rod Shaper, Carbon Rods&Carbon Threads
PELCO easiShaper™ Carbon Rod Shaper, Carbon Rods&Carbon Threads
58, 58-100
The PELCO easiShaper™ is an electric motor driven carbon rod sharpener which offers easy, quick, and clean carbon rod shaping for carbon evaporators using either 1/4", 1/8", or 3/16" carbon or graphite rods. It is ideally suited for busy, multiple user, high throughput labs. The vertical design of the unit makes operation easy and saves valuable space. It presents a clean alternative to hand rod shapers producing more consistent, smooth, and uniform carbon tips.
The PELCO easiShaper™ is designed for cutting single and double step carbon rods (used in the Cressington carbon coaters). The cutting head incorporates two tungsten carbide cutting blades, a top guiding bearing, and vortex design to keep the carbon dust in the integrated dust collector. The carbon rod holder holds the carbon rod and is inserted in the top guiding bearing to produce precision cut tips. The dust collector is easily removed for cleaning and/or blade adjustment. Universal power supply for 100-240V and 50/60Hz which is UL/CUL and CE certified.
Each PELCO easiShaper™ is capable of shaping the three different rod sizes mentioned above, but for convenience, the PELCO easiShaper™ comes kitted ready to sharpen the two most popular carbon rod sizes, 1/4" and 1/8" carbon rods (3/16" possible with purchase of holder #58-16). The PELCO easiShaper™ kit for 1/4" carbon rods (Product #58) includes a 1/4" carbon rod holder and a blade setting gauge able to set the blades to a single 1mm diameter step or double steps with 1.65mm and 3.8mm diameters. The kit available for shaping 1/8" rods (Product #58-100) includes a 1/8" rod holder and gauge that can be used to set the blades to produce single step 1mm or 1.2mm diameter tip carbon rods. Images of the holders and gauges in each kit, along with carbon rod shapes possible from these combinations, can be found below.
Features
• Easy, quick, precise and clean carbon rod shaping
• Supports 1/4", 1/8" and 3/16" carbon rods
• Shapes single and double step carbon rods
• Integrated dust collector
• Ergonomic & space saving design
• Easy cutting blade adjustment
1/4" Kit (Product #58)
shown with PELCO easiShaper™, Gauge, Carbon Rod Holder, and Supported Carbon Rod Tip Sizes
1/8" Kit (Product #58-100)
shown with PELCO easiShaper™, Gauge, Carbon Rod Holder,
and Supported Carbon Rod Tip Sizes
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Nominal Carbon Rod Sizes | 1/4" 1/8" 3/16" with applicable rod holder for each |
| Shaped Steps | Single or double step |
| Cutting Blades | Dual Tungsten Carbide with 4 usable cutting edges on each blade |
| Cutter Speed | 2350 rpm |
| Height | 168mm / 6-5/8" |
| Diameter | 114mm / 4.5" |
| Collector Capacity | 56ml / 2 fl oz |
| Humidity Range | 8 -90% |
| Weight | 2.07kg / 4.6lbs |
| Power Requirements | 100-240V, 47-63Hz |
| Power Rating | 1.2A@115V or 0.6A@230V |
Carbon Rods
The carbon rods are offered in either spectroscopically pure or technical grades for standard electron microscopy evaporation requirements using carbon coaters. Due to the purification process used all carbon rods we supply have a graphite structure. The purification process removes impurities at a high temperature and causes the carbon to crystallize. The graphite structure has no adverse effects on the carbon coating or the carbon coating process. The user might perceive an additional advantage: the carbon rods (graphite rods) are less brittle than the carbon rods and are easier to handle and easier to shape.
Technical grade carbon rods have a typical impurity level of around 50ppm or greater. Typical applications are non critical SEM or SEM/EDS coating of non-conducting samples.
"Spec-Pure" (spectroscopically pure) grade is available for carbon (graphite) rods with impurities equal or less than 2ppm (single element 1 ppm or less). Typically the impurity level is more likely 1ppm or less. This grade should be used for TEM, FESEM, FIB, WDS, EBSD, Microprobe and more critical SEM/EDS applications.
Sizes of Carbon Rods
Grade 1 Spec-Pure Carbon Rods
Spectroscopically pure graphite structure carbon rods with an impurity level of 2ppm or less with 1ppm as maximum level for each element. Trace elements can be Si, Al, Fe, Mg, Ca or B (less than or equal to 1ppm). The rods are all 12" long with three nominal diameters (1/8", 3/16" and 1/4") to comply with the carbon source used in different high vacuum carbon evaporators. Highly recommended for TEM, FESEM, FIB, WDS, EBSD, Microprobe and more critical SEM/EDS applications. Density 1.10 g/cm³, resistivity 67 µΩm, hardness 32 shore, and porosity 29%.
Grade 2 Carbon Rods, Technical Grade
Technical grade graphite structure carbon rods contain impurities typically equal to or less than 50ppm. However, as an exception some batches can contain impurities up to 200 ppm. The impurities typically consist of: (ppm max.): Ca 20, Fe 20, Cr 10, Si 2-5, Ti 8-10, V 4-4 and traces of other elements. Use this grade for non-critical SEM and SEM/EDS applications.
PELCO® Double-Pointed Carbon Rods - Grade 1
All pointed carbon (graphite) rods are made from spectroscopically pure (impurities <2ppm, no element more than 1ppm) graphitized carbon. Trace elements can be Si, Al, Fe, Mg, Ca or B (less than or equal to 1ppm). Pointed carbon rods give improved evaporation procedures and enable consistent carbon coating.
Double-Pointed Carbon, 0.120" (1/8") dia. x 2.4" long (3.05 x 61mm)
Double-Pointed Carbon Rods, 1/4" dia. x 1-3/4" long (6.2 x 45mm)
Double Step Double-Pointed, High Purity Carbon Rods, 6.2 dia. x 38mm long (1/4" dia. x 1-1/2" L)
PELCO® Single-Pointed Carbon Rods - Grade 1
Two Step, Hand Carbon Rod Shaper
Hand tool for shaping / sharpening two step carbon rods for the Cressingtion Carbon Coaters. Graphite rod is inserted into tool and rotated by hand against two pre-set tungsten carbide cutters to achieve the correct steps. Comes with brass adjustment tool.
One Step, Hand Carbon Rod Shaper
Simple hand tool for sharpening Carbon rods into 1 millimeter cylindrical tips. Rod is inserted into tool and rotated by hand against an adjustable tungsten carbide cutter to the desired length.
Carbon Fiber & Thread for Carbon Evaporation
These high purity carbon fiber threads or braids are used in carbon evaporators or carbon coating attachments, used on sputter coaters, designed for the use of carbon fiber. The thin carbon layer will act as a conductive layer on non-conductive samples to enable charge free imaging and EDS X-ray analysis. The carbon fiber braids, when attached properly to the holding posts, will give repeatable carbon coating thickness when the same distance from sample surface to evaporation source is used. The carbon fiber braids are processed to resist unraveling at the ends when cut to length. The special heat treatment also produces a spectrographically pure carbon fiber, with impurities only up to a maximum level of 5-10ppm which is not detectable by EDS systems. Saves the work of shaping carbon rods. The power requirement is approximately 20V/20A depending on diameter, but varies depending on the brand of coater. Please consult the instructions with the coater to determine which carbon fiber thread fits best. Purity of the carbon thread is 99.9% or better: small amount of calcium and silicon could be present.
The carbon fiber threads are available in three thread diameters; 2.5, 1.3 and 0.8mm.
The thicker thread with a diameter of 2.5mm and a density of 1.6g/m is widely used in general applications and gives a medium carbon layer thickness. This thicker thread is recommended for use on carbon coaters made by Cressington, Quorum Technologies, SPI, Emitech, Polaron, Fisons and Technics.
The medium thread with 1.3mm diameter and a density of 0.7g/m is recommended for the same carbon coaters as mentioned above, but for applications where a thinner carbon coating is required. The carbon coating thickness can be increased by using multiple threads.
The thinner thread with a diameter of 0.8mm and a density of 0.4g/m is recommended for the thinnest carbon coatings. The thinner thread also exhibits better compatibility with carbon coaters made by Fullam, Leybold, Denton and Baltec.
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