Amos, indication it is the most practical answer. Histology it is a combination of skills, art, and science. Jaime E Plata MD. MT. HTL (ASCP)
--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Amos Brooks <amosbro...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Amos Brooks <amosbro...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Microtome alignment To: sharon.davis-dev...@carle.com, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 6:57 PM Hi, My favorite tool works on all microtomes and is priced perfectly. The knobs on the block holder move the block so when it looks like you are going to cut too much of a block you turn them and, voila, a perfectly aligned microtome. Amos Message: 2 Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:16:26 -0500 From: Sharon.Davis-Devine <sharon.davis-dev...@carle.com > Subject: [Histonet] Microtome alignment To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <fe4513daaa85804d9a9fbac9c1ee7a668edbe...@exchangeccabe.carle.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We are having a continuing issue of too much tissue being cut off when facing off a block for recuts. We have tried a couple of different methods for aligning our microtomes without much success. Does anyone out there have any advice on how to properly align them and what tool to use? Also, how often do you perform this re-alignment? The majority of our microtomes are older so more wear and tear and things move out of place more often. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sharon Davis-Devine, CT (ASCP) Cytology-Histology Supervisor Carle Foundation Hospital Laboratory and Pathology Services 611 West Park Street Urbana, Illinois 61801 217-383-3572 sharon.davis-dev...@carle.com _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet