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* Don a clean pair of gloves
 
* Don a clean pair of gloves
 
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* If the aluminum bar has just been removed from the heat treating pipe, it will still have a bundle of straightened fibers on it.  In this case you may not need extra collars and screws.
* If the aluminum bar has just been removed from the heat treating pipe, it will still have a bundle of straightened fibers on it.  In this case you may not need extra collars and screws. Unscrew the collars and remove the straightened bundle. Before putting a new bundle on the aluminum bar, clean the straightened bundle with a damp lint-free rag and put it, labeled, in the intermediate storage box.   
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*Unscrew the collars and remove the straightened bundle.
 
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*Before putting a new bundle on the aluminum bar, clean the straightened bundle with a damp lint-free rag and put it, labeled, in the intermediate storage box.   
 
* Move 30 rough cut light guides from the intermediate storage box to the table where you will bundle the fibers.
 
* Move 30 rough cut light guides from the intermediate storage box to the table where you will bundle the fibers.
   
* Bundle the light guides into the anchoring collar at one end of the aluminum bar where there are no springs between the collar and the end of the bar.  
 
* Bundle the light guides into the anchoring collar at one end of the aluminum bar where there are no springs between the collar and the end of the bar.  
 
** Use the bundling tool to arrange the fibers into a 5x6 matrix.  Rotate the bundle so that the fibers will fit in the anchoring collar.  Screw the upper half of the collar to the lower half, but not too tightly.  You want the fibers to be able to move lengthwise through the collar.  
 
** Use the bundling tool to arrange the fibers into a 5x6 matrix.  Rotate the bundle so that the fibers will fit in the anchoring collar.  Screw the upper half of the collar to the lower half, but not too tightly.  You want the fibers to be able to move lengthwise through the collar.  
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