Spend the 292 pounds and buy a new clamp. A repaired clamp is never tight enough to hold the cassette as tightly as a new one.
Barbara S. Tibbs Histology Supervisor Accurate Diagnostic Labs South Plainfield, NJ barbara.ti...@accuratediagnosticlabs.com 732-839-3374 Cell: 610-809-6508 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> on behalf of Finlay Finlay <finlay.fin...@glasgow.ac.uk> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 1:29 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Leica RM2255 block clamp Hello Hoping someone might be able to help with this microtome issue. I have a problem with the block clamp on one of my Leica RM2255's. It has recently loosened up and it is now possible to move the clamped cassette from side-to-side when the clamp is shut. When I turn the bolt on the underside of the clamp it neither tightens up nor loosens off so there does not seem to be a way of taking the clamp apart any further. Leica have suggested that I buy a new block clamp (£292) but it just feels like something that could be easily fixed, perhaps with a new spring? Has anyone had experience with this problem? Thank you Finlay Finlay Histology Technician Forensic Medicine and Science School of Medicine College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences University of Glasgow Joseph Black building Direct Line: +44 (0) 141 3303443 E-mail: finlay.fin...@glasgow.ac.uk <mailto:finlay.fin...@glasgow.ac.uk> The University of Glasgow Charity Number SC004401 _______________________________________________ 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
