They sell industrial anti-static sprays, you spray the equipment, the bottom of your shoes, and the floor. They work.
http://www.amazon.com/ACL-Staticide-General-Purpose-Anti-Stat/dp/B00BR55KQ6/ref=zg_bs_3310249011_1 Also, you can ground your microtome to a pipe with a ground strap. On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Caroline Miller via Histonet < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 < > [email protected]> 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: > > [email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 6:29 AM > > To: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > > > -- > Caroline Miller (mills) > Director of Histology > 3Scan.com > 415 2187297 > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
