There is also this thing, that works pretty well, made for record players: http://www.needledoctor.com/Milty-Zerostat-Gun
mills On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Glad to see this post....I also use the dryer balls too (two tennis balls) > and it helps greatly!! No more static and cutting > is much more "tame". > Not to mention that it is healthier because dryer sheets are full of > chemicals and toxins. > Have a good one... > > > Shannon H. Logan B.S. HTL (ASCP) > Pathology Dept. > Bellin Health > 744 S Webster Ave > Green Bay, WI 54305 > 920-433-3653 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cassie P. Davis via Histonet [mailto: > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 6:29 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Static electricity Tip > > I cannot be the only histology tech that had a problem with static > electricity so I am sharing my recent find. > > In the past I had tried extra fabric softener, dryer sheets at microtomy, > wool balls in my dryer with my uniforms, any suggestions, I tried with > little to no success. The recent try was a large ball of aluminum foil > (size of a baseball) in the dryer instead for dryer sheets or dryer ball > with my uniforms (thank you YOUTUBE) and much to my surprise this was the > first time I was able to go through work without my lab coat or microtomy > sections sticking to me. Yes, you can reuse it and yes, it does make a > thudding sound in the dryer that might drive some crazy but no where near > as crazy as the static at microtomy. > > > Cassandra Davis > Histology Technician > Anatomical Pathology Laboratory > Saint Francis Healthcare > 701 N. Clayton Street > Wilmington,DE 19805 > Office: 302-575-8095 > Email: cda...@che-east.org<mailto:n...@che-east.org> > www.saintfrancishealthcare.org > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Trinity Health > and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may > contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender > regarding the error in a separate email. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Caroline Miller (mills) Director of Histology 3Scan.com 415 2187297 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet