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IS 7850 (1975): wooden box for microscope slides [CED 9:Timber and Timber Stores]

IS: 7850-1975( Reaffirmed 2010 )

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

WOODEN BOX FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES

( First Reprint JANUARY1998)

UDC 621.798.12 : 674.61 : 681.723.074.2

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© Copyright 1976

February 1976

IS I 7858· 1975

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

WOODEN BOX FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES

Timber Stores Sectional Committee, BDC 33

ChairmanDI~ A. N. NAYER

117/K/18-D, Sarvodaya Nagar, Kanpur

M,mb"sSKRI S. K. CJlANDASKBI S. N. DRIBSHRI L. N. DOICANIA

&/1"$"";'"Industrial Wood Works (P) l...td, CalcuttaMinistry of D~fenc~ ( nGOF )Plywood Manuractur~rs' Association of India,

CalcuttaSHBI G. L. KBDIA (Alternate)

SHRI SATYA NARAlN GABG Govind Narain & Bros, KanpurSHl~I SURESH NARATN GARG ( i4ltnnak)

SMT S. GURU8WAMY Curzon &. Co, Madras8MBI M. L.JAIN Jaynes Cbeap Stores Supply Co, Delhi

SHRI P. K. JAIN (Alt,rnat,)SHBI P. V. MEHTA Directorate General of Technical DevelopmentCOL Y. P. M.SBA Ministry of Defence ( DOl)

SRRI NIRMAL SINGH ( Alternau ) .LT-CoL S. A. MOBIL. . Ministry of Defence (R It D )

SHBI B. B. MEHTA (Alt,rntJt,)SHRI S. K. NAG Rekha Timber Co ( P) Ltd, CalcuttaSBBI A. C. SEKHAR Forest Research Institute & Colleges, Dehra Dun

OJ'J'IOBa-IN-CHABGE, WOODSEA80NIN(~ BRANf'H (Alternat, I)

O}l'''ICER-JN·CHABQ)l~, WOODPRESERVATION BRANCH ( Alt"nat, II )

SRBI SHAHAN SINGll Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal.SKBI M. S. VAOlf South Indian Plywood Manufacturers' Association,

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S,e"'tlrySuar J. R. MEHTA

Deputy Director (Civ Engg), lSI

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AMENDMENT NO." 1 SEPTEMBER 1977

TO15:7850-1975 SPECIFICATION FOR WOODEN

BOX,FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES

Alteration

(PagB 4. Pig. J) - Substitute 125 ••BRASS HIBGES' fop 'HIBGE'

(BDC 33)

aeprosraphy Unit, lSI. lev Delhi

IS I 7850 • 1975

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

WOODEN BOX FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES

o. FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institutionon 11 November 1975, after the draft finalized by the Timber StoresSectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering DivisionCouncil.

0.2 This standard covers tile requirements of a wooden box intended forhousing microscope slides to ensure their proper handling and keeping.A proper index on the inner side of the lid will also provide informationregarding details of the corresponding slide.

0.3 In the formulation of this standard due weightage has been given tointernational co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailingin different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in the fieldin this country.

G.t For-the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of thisstandard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordancewith IS: 2·1960* . The number of significant places retained in therounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in thisstandard.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers the requirements of a wooden box intended forkeeping 100 microscope slides.

2. TERMINOLOGY

2.1 For the purpose of thiR standard, the defirIitions Riven in IS : 707-1968tshall apply.

*Rules for rounding off numeriea! values ( "vi"i ).tolOisaTy or tt'rms applicable to timber and tlmber products (fi,,' r'lIuw. ).

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IS: 7858 - 1975

3. MATERIAL

3.1 Timber - The frame and slide rack of the box shall he manufacturedfrom any of the species of timber given in Appendix A. Only one speciesof timber shall be used for the manufacture of anv one frame or slide rackin the box.

3.1.1 The timhcr shall be- well seasoned to a moisture content notexceeding 12 percent and the inclination of grain shall not exceed 1 in 10.The timber shall be free from centre heart (pith), sapwood (exc~pt incase of coniferous timbers and Haldu I, any kind of decay ( rot), shakes,insect attack, knots, cracks, splits and warp.

3.2 Plywoocl- The botton' and top of the box shall be manufacturedfrom 5 mm thick plywood conforming to Type BC. WWR Grade of18 : 303-1975*.

4. DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES

f.l The box shall conform to the dimensions as shown in Fig. I.

4.2 A tolerance of ± 1 mm may be permitted on the overall dimensionsof the box,

5. MANUPACTURE

5.1 The box shall be rectangular having two slide racks fitted in the bodyand a hinged lid at the top. The two racks shall have 50 grooves equallyspaced, 2·7 mm wide, each numbered I to 100 to accommodate 50 slidesin each row. The bottom and top of the box ( se, 3.2) shall be fixed tothe frame with brass pins. Two brass hooks on the front of the hody shallhe provided to enter the two corresponding eyes on the lid to ensure firmclosure of the box. A paper index, which shall also he numbered I to 100to carry necessary details of the corresponding slides, shall be pasted onthe inside of the lid.

6. WORKMAN~H1P AND FINISH

6.1 The box shall be smoothly finished. The paper index shall also beneatly pasted to the inside of the lid. The box shall be varnished on theoutside with a waterproof clear varnish to impart a good finish.

7. SAMPUNG

7.1 The method of drawing representative samples of boxes and the criteriafor conformity shall be as prescribed in Appendix B.

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8. MARKING

8.1 Unless otherwise specified, each box shall he J~Ribly and indeliblymarked with the following information:

a) Manufacturer's name or initials or recognized trade-mark, if any:

h) Year of manufacture; andc) Species of timber ( see 3.1 and Appendix A ).

8.1.1 The wooden box may also he marked with Standard mark.

8.1.2 The use of the Standard Mark is govered by the provisions of theBureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations madethereunder. The details of conditions under which the licence for the use ofStandard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may be obtainedfrom tbe Bureau of Indian Standards.

9. PACKING

9.1 Packing shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.

APPENDIX A( Clause 3.1 )

SPECIES OF TIMBER

A-I. SPECIES FOR FRAME WORK

rrRAOE NAME

AiniAmariBaclamBanatiBenteakChaplashChickrassyChirCypressDeodar

BOTANICAL NAME

Artocarpus hirsutus Lamk.A,noora spp.

T erminalia PI oceraLophoprtalum uiightianum Arn,lA!trstrot,llia lanceolata Wall.Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb.Chukrasia Inbtl.laris A. Juss.Pinus roxburghii SargentCuprtSSlls torulosa D. DonCtd,,,s drodara D. Don

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TRADE NAME BOTANICAl, NAME ABBREVIATION

FirGamariHnllock

.[arulKailKaimKhasi Pin('LampatiSissooSpruceTeak

Abies spp,Gmelina arborea Roxb.Terminalia myriocarpa Heurck et Muell

ArR·Lagerstroemia speciosa Pers .Pinus mallichiana A. B. JacksMittQ.eynn paroifolia ( Rnxh. ) Korth.Pinus insularis EndJ.])tJobangtJ grandiflo,.a Walp.Dalbergia sissoa Roxb.Pitea smithiana Boiss.

Tectono grandis Linn. f.

FIRGAMHOL

JARKALKAIKPILAPSISSPRrI'EA

TEAWALWOEWCH

BIRBONBOXCRM

Betula spI>.Phoebe spp.Buxus semperoirens Linn.MicheliachampacaDiospyros spp, (other 'than D. mar-

morata Parker ) EBOGmelina arborea Roxb, GAMGardenia spp. GARAdina cordifolia ( Roxb. ) Hk. f. HALAesculus indica Colebr. HCHMitragyna /Jarvifolia ( Roxb. ) Korth. KAIAcer spp. MAPZanthoxylum rhetsa [ ( Roxb.) DC] MUIParrotiopsis jtl&fJUnnonliana ( Deene.) PAR

Rehd. ( Syn. Parrotia jacquemontianaDeene )

Randi« dumeforus

Tecton« grandis Linn. f.]uglafts spp.DysoxyZum malabaricum Bedd.Terminalia bialata Steud. ( Sapwood)

RandiaTeakWalnlttWhite CedarWhite Chuglam

GamariGardeniaHalduHorse ChestnutKaimMapleMullilamParrotia

A-2. SPECIES POR. SLIDE RACK

BirchBonsumBoxwoodChampEhony

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APPENDIX B( ClauJe 7.1 )

SAMPLING OF WOODEN BOXES FOR MICROSCOPE SLIDES

B-1. SAMPLING AND TESTING

B-l.1 Lot - In any consignment, &\11 the boxes manufactured under similarconditions of production shall be grouped together to constitute a Jot.

8-1.2 Vlsaal Examiaatioa -- All the boxes in the lot shall be inspectedfor visual defects, workmanship and finish, Any box failing to satisfy therequirements for these characteristics shall be rejected. Those boxes whichpass the visual examination shall lJe subjected to further tests.

8-1.3 SelectioD or Sample. for Further Tetrt. - The number of boxesto be selected for further testing from those accepted as in B-l.2 shall bein accordance with col 1 and 2 of Table 1.

TABLE 1 SAMPLE SIZE AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY

l.nT SJr.R PSll'YII!UUDI..1: No. errnDKrTIY1P.~

(I) (2) (:1)

5) to 100 5 n]01" 150 II 0

151" 300 )3 t

301" 500 zn 2

501 " I 000 12 ~

1 OOl.nd above 50 r.NOTB - For the lot of 50 01' I~~~ boxes, the sample si7.~ and the criteria for" confor­

mity shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier,

8-1.3.1 The samples shall be selected at random. In order to ensurethe randomness of selection, the procedures given in IS: 4905-1968· maybe followed.

8-1.3.2 All the boxes selected as in 8-1.3 shall be tested for dimensionand tolerances ( see 4 ), and manufacturing details ( Itt 6 ).

r -2. CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY

8-2.1 The lot shall be considered as conforming to the requirements of thestandard if the number of boxes failing to satisfy anyone or more ofthe requirements does not exceed the corresponding permissible number ofdefectives given in col 3 of Table I.

·Method for random sampling.

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