Hi, There is one on every microtome made. The two little knobs align the block just perfectly to any angle previously cut. It is much better than just whacking into a block that was cut slightly differently than what a dumb instrument is telling you is aligned. Knowing how to use this alignment tool should be the first lesson. (Well ok maybe the second, the first being don't cut yourself!) This is like driving down the road with a clamp on your steering wheel complaining about the curve in the road causing you to hit a tree.
Amos On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 10:32 AM, <histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:48:26 -0500 > From: "Vickroy, Jim" <vickroy....@mhsil.com> > Subject: [Histonet] BLock alignment tool > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Message-ID: > <55c1fd599e1ffb479baa2e4b5ef348c3013c53bef...@mmc-mail.ad.mhsil.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Awhile back we got an advertisement for a block alignment tool that would > be helpful in recut cases. Can anyone share with me companies that have > this device and approximate costs? > > James Vickroy BS, HT(ASCP) > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet