Um, actually steel knives do in fact require a holder and disposable blades require a different holder, we have both from Leica.
Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. Molecular Imaging Team Leader Merck & Co., Inc. PO Box 4, WP-44K West Point, PA 19486 brett_conno...@merck.com T- 215-652-2501 F- 215-993-6803 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 10:04 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Liette Tougas Subject: Re: [Histonet] microtome knife holder Knives (not disposable blades) do not need holders. They are used by themselves. René J. --- On Thu, 7/7/11, Liette Tougas <ltou...@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> wrote: From: Liette Tougas <ltou...@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> Subject: [Histonet] microtome knife holder To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 4:23 PM Hi again everyone, I also wanted to ask if anyone has, or new if there was ever, a regular knife (not blade) holder for the Reichert Yung 2030 microtome and/or the Leica microtome series. thank you again in advance, Liette Tougas, RT, B.Sc., M.Sc. Biomedical Laboratory Technology Department Dawson College 514-931-8731, ext 1519 _______________________________________________ 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 Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates Direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet