I agree, we use the IMEB bone saw as well. All human bones though... -----Original Message----- From: Terri Braud via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 10:34 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: Re: [Histonet] Bone saw
We use an awesome little band saw made by IMEB, Inc. It has a small foot print, 4 blade types and added accessories for a super lab bone cutting station, and best of all, very inexpensive. It can zip through the densest of bone, or the most delicate. It can be set up as a water cooled station to reduce dust particulate, but we just have ours under a hood (It's that tiny!) and we use a standard blade. Our pathologists and PA LOVE it, and so do the techs, because we get such fabulously decaled thin, consistent sections. Hope this helps, Terri Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 1:00 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Today's Topics: 6. bone saw (Lauren Sweeney) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:55:06 +0000 From: Lauren Sweeney <lmari...@uga.edu> Subject: [Histonet] bone saw Hello histoworld, Does anyone out there use a bone saw in their lab? We routinely have research cases with hundreds of femur head submissions from avian species. We currently use a bone saw made by Buehler from the 70's or 80's and it's a work horse, but the blade keeps cracking in the diamond tip from overuse during these surveys of hundreds of bones. I was wondering what kind of saws are out there that could be used for this purpose and if anyone has any experience with this? I am looking for something a little more durable, or if not, at least a little cheaper. Each blade costs about $350. Thanks! _______________________________________________ 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
