  We have developed a simple and reliable technique for two-terminal transport
measurements of free-standing wire-like objects. The method is based on the
low-energy electron point source microscope. The field emission tip of the
microscope is used as a movable electrode to make a well-defined local
electrical contact on a controlled place of a nanometer-size object. This
allows transport measurements of the object to be conducted. The technique was
applied to carbon nanotube ropes.
