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7-16-12 I came in today and worked on developing a new sample holder using Autodesk that would be much wider. The problem with the other sample holder is that the steel cage was hitting the sample clip screw and was very close to hitting the resistor. The new sample holder that I devised would help eliminate that problem. Even with a lot of the plastic off the resistor, it was still a very close fit and will likely cause many problems with the tip. With the wider sample holder, we can clip the gold from the side and potentially eliminate that problem. 7-17-12 Today I mostly worked with Jolai on scanning graphite on the portable scope since the other scope is still not running and Matt is not in this week. I talked to Alex and he said to continue using the lapped resistor but with a different sample holder to remove the problem of the steel cage hitting the clip. I was able to get the sample holder in with a tip in there, although I did not begin scanning. The clips hold it very tightly. The tip must be short but can be pulled our more once the sample is in. I'm fairly certain it will hit the sample before the steel cage hits the resistor.