Good thinking. On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 12:20 PM Ken M via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> Charles: > > Is there a spacer under the blade to convert hi to lo profile? Is there a > spot for one? You may be missing, or have the wrong spacer. > > Ken > ________________________________ > From: Charles Riley via Histonet <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 3:34 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Subject: [Histonet] Blade holder assitance > > Hello all, > > I am working with a microtome that has an unusual blade holder. Standard > low profile blades are too short and are covered by the stage so no cutting > occurs. The standard high profile blades stick out above the blade holder > edge significantly and this causes wobble in the blade while sectioning > (creating thick and thin sections and or skipping sections entirely before > cutting a really thick section). > > Can anyone suggest what type of blade I should purchase to use with this > holder? I was thinking maybe sapphire knife blades might fit but didn't > want to waste money buying items I don't need > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.utsouthwestern.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fhistonet&data=05%7C01%7C%7C55babe611883446b776a08db377e8355%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638164788728524950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tfscihEZxPPmCrD9gAERATKZPxmNZPE5SuJ3qNpLx6k%3D&reserved=0 > <http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > _______________________________________________ > 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