INSTRUCTION MANUAL Gel Slider GSL-1001
A. Unpacking Gel Slider Instructions Please verify that your Gel Slider comes complete with the following: • 2 side panels EACH with the following components: a) 2 black leveling feet (4 total) b) 1 attached adjustment panels marked with 1/8” and 3/16” held in place with 2 white thumb screws (2 total) c) glass plate stop with nylon thumb screw (2 total) • 2 slotted end assemblies each with 2 black thumb screws (4 total) • 8 ea flathead screws • 8ea white spring clamps • Bubble level B. Assembly 1.
PREPARATION AND POURING OF SEQUENCING GELS USING THE GEL SLIDER™ Advance preparation: Prepare solutions, level Gel Slider, pre-coat notched glass plate, and make sure you have completed step number C-1 (page 1 of these instructions), so that side adjustment panels are correct according to the thickness of your back glass plate (either 1/8” thick or 3/16” thick). Step 1. Adjust width of Gel Slider by turning over and placing glass plate into recessed area in bottom of side panels as shown in photo 1.
Step 4. Remove clamps as you slide notched plate over stationary bottom plate. 4 Step 5. Continue to add gel solution as you slide top glass plate 5 Step 6. Feel edges of glass plates to make sure they are flush.
Step 7. Insert comb. 7 Step 8. Clamp gel plate sandwich as shown. Elapsed time: 5:01 minutes. Allow gel to polymerize. 8 Step 9. After gel polymerization, lift out of apparatus and rinse. Gel casting is complete.
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