We have one timmer. I don't use it, I hand trim simply because I am quicker with it. The other techs use the timmer to save their hands.
Tom Podawiltz, HT (ASCP) Histology Section Head/Laboratory Safety Officer LRGHealthcare 603-524-3211 ext: 3220 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Boyd [kdboydhi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:03 AM To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Jennifer MacDonald; Scott; Angela Bitting; rjbu...@yahoo.com Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming My techs use our Para Trimmer from Thermo Scientific Shandon. It will save your hands, but it takes a lot more time than the old fashion hand scraping. I prefer to hand scrape. I can scrape at least twice as many by hand than with the para trimmer. Kelly D. Boyd, BS, HTL (ASCP) Lab Manager Harris Histology Services 2025 Eastgate Dr. Ste. F Greenville, NC 27858 www.harrishisto.com Tele (252)-830-6866 Cell (252)-943-9527 Fax (252)-830-0032 --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rene J Buesa <rjbu...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Jennifer MacDonald" <jmacdon...@mtsac.edu>, "Scott" <lsc...@sfcn.org>, "Angela Bitting" <akbitt...@geisinger.edu> Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 9:25 AM You will have to time worself as I did to find out that waiting fo the paraffin to melt in order to eliminate it takes 2.5 times more time than doing it manually with a pocket knife (as I used). Manually = 32 secs/block vs. 80 secks./block René J. --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Angela Bitting <akbitt...@geisinger.edu> wrote: From: Angela Bitting <akbitt...@geisinger.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Jennifer MacDonald" <jmacdon...@mtsac.edu>, "Scott" <lsc...@sfcn.org> Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 9:13 AM I've been told that they are slower than scraping by hand. What's the consensus? Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP) Technical Specialist, Histology Geisinger Medical Center 100 N Academy Ave. MC 23-00 Danville, PA 17822 phone 570-214-9634 fax 570-271-5916 No trees were hurt in the sending of this email However many electrons were severly inconvienienced! >>> Jennifer MacDonald <jmacdon...@mtsac.edu> 3/19/2009 12:26 AM >>> We have two in our student lab. It is safer, quicker, and there are a lot less paraffin shavings to clean up. 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