1. Strip and clean fiber Remove primary and secondary coatings from fiber. Complete removal of the primary coating may be accomplished by using a fiber stripper. Next, clean the fiber with alcohol and a lint-free wipe. 2. Set Fiber Press the fiber holding lever down and insert the clean fiber into the fiber holder- along the grove in the leaf spring. Line up the end of the buffer coating with the cleave length mark you would like to use. Make sure the leaf spring is horizontal until the cleave step. Release the fiber holding lever to clamp the fiber. Hold the buffered fiber against the end of the leaf spring and momentarily press the fiber holding lever once more to relieve torsional stress. WARRANTY: The Ripley Company warrants that our line of tools are free of defect and fully operable at the time of shipment. The warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of any product which proves to be defective in material or workmanship, under normal use and service. 46 Nooks Hill Road, Cromwell, CT 06416 USA ~ Phone: 800-528-8665 ~ Int’l: (01) 860-635-2200 Fax: (01) 860-635-3631 ~ E-mail: info@ripley-tools.com ~ Internet: www.ripley-tools.com 46495 06-04-08 ff 3. Scoring Lightly and slowly press down on the blade box to nick the fiber. The blade must be used gently in order to provide a good cleave. Slowly release the blade box- only score the fiber once. 4. Cleaving Carefully bend the leaf spring down while continuing to hold the fiber. Bend the leaf spring just enough to separate the fiber, over bending can damage the spring. Release the fiber hold lever and dispose of the fiber stub.