Hi Merissa, Exakt technologies makes a wonderful saw designed specifically for exactly what you are trying to do with a hack saw. It is a bit pricy though. Contact Linda Durbin at 405-848-5800 for a quote.
Alternatively, you can use a wet saw designed for cutting stained glass. Check out the one by Gryphon: Not too expensive & cuts bone well if you take your time. Other vendors like Mar-Med make alternative blades for this saw as well. Good luck, ~Sean McBride Scientific Specialist Bone Tissue Engineering Center Carnegie Mellon Research Institute Suite 4311 700 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3124 412-268-8275 (o) 571-989-BONE (m) 412-268-8275 (fax) smcbr...@andrew.cmu.edu On Aug 19, 2014, at 12:45 PM, M.O. wrote: > Histoland! Happy Tuesday! > > I just wanted to get your feedback on cutting slabs from human femora > for histopathological analysis. > > At them moment we are just using a hack saw to cut 7mm slabs from > femora. We notice some marks on the cartilage from sawing, so when we cut > the tissue down after decalcification for histological preparation, we cut > the thickness down to 4mm and remove the "damaged" tissue. > > Would using some sort of bone saw damage the tissue even more or would it > be comparable to using a hack saw? Is there a saw that you recommend that > is precise and easy to handle that doesn't damage tissue greatly? > > Thank you so much for your help! > > Sincerely, > Merissa > _______________________________________________ > 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