Set up the ring stand, buret, and buret clamp. Make sure that the buret remains vertical at all times. 2. Add some water to the buret to check for leaks. If there are no leaks, drain the water completely from the buret. 3. Calculate amount of NaOH you would need in order to prepare 60.0 mL of 0.500M NaOH solution. Weigh and measure the amount of NaOH you need and prepare your solution with distilled water. Carefully add the NaOH to the buret. You will need to drain some of the NaOH from the buret to fill the tip. Fill the buret so that the meniscus of the NaOH is sitting on the 0.00 mL mark with the tip filled.