Precautions for Hot mounting process:
a) Clean the Specimen
The specimen should be cleaned before mounting in order to improve adhesion to the mounting medium. Use acetone or at least alcohol. Cleaning in an ultrasonic bath could be necessary. Remember to dry the specimen well. Clean specimens should be handled with either gloves or tweezers.
b) Adjust the specimen size to the cylinder size (~ 3.0-5.0 mm distance to cylinder wall).
c)Adjust the specimen height – the final height of the mount should be approx. 20 mm.
d)Select the most suitable hot-mounting resin.
e)Heat resistant gloves must be worn at all times during the hot mounting procedure considering the temperature currently present during the process.
Hot mounting
Precautions for Cold mounting process
a)Clean the specimen
b)Adjust the specimen size to the mounting cup size.
c)Epoxy resins are dangerous. It acts as a irritant, which can cause toxic eczema sensitizer which can cause allergic, contact dermatitis, so be careful while using them.
Specimen in the mounting cups