Attaching Manual Base to Paterson Orbital?

[Roseha]

Hi,

I hope someone can help me. I have just gotten a Paterson Orbital processor from Ebay and while it looks to be in good condition, I can't figure out how to attach the round manual plastic base to the tank. The base has a smooth round peg and the tank bottom has a small hollow opening with a bar in
the middle. There are no other parts I can see.



I have written to the merchant but am wondering if I am missing something since he has another one on sale and they both look like this? See photos

Thanks for any help or advice!

 

[AgX]

What parts are you looking for? I assume the dish is just pivoted with its spherical part by that ring on the base. And then one has to swivel the dish.

 

[ajmiller]

It doesn’t attach as such. You sit the processor tank on the base - it will be at a slight angle as the ‘bar in the middle’ of the tank bottom (right hand photo) orbits around the hole and peg in the base. Difficult to describe. I use 300ml of developer in mine and it does 4 sheets 4x5 by continuous orbiting.

 

[ajmiller]

Check out this guy at about the 3 minute mark in the video

 

[Roseha]

Thanks so much everyone, thanks especially for that explanation, Tony. I just wanted to be sure there wasn't a missing piece somewhere, although I had checked everything thoroughly. I will give the Paterson Orbital a practice run with some water first.
Thanks again for the quick replies.