I use a block trimmer. I think it is safer for wrists. Being that you push the block against it and I seemed to always pull when I scraped blocks.
I am guitar player and need my wrists. I don't think it is a strong argument to say its faster then hand scraping.... atleast not until a good technique is developed by the tech. Ryan Roy HTL (ASCP) Histology Lab Manchester VA 718 Symth Rd Manchester NH 03104 (603) 624-4366 ex 6640 Disclosure: The content of this email does not reflect the policies, views or opions of the VA. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Brown Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 2:14 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Re: Embedding That is so cool!! I wish I had one of those!! "By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new story for their lives. Move forward." -Chuck Palahniuk, "Haunted" On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:59 PM, histot...@imagesbyhopper.com < histot...@imagesbyhopper.com> wrote: > We also use the para-trimmer. In my view, it is worth its weight in gold! > I can melt 5 blocks at a time, works like a charm. I am one who does > not mind the wax on the sides, as I am most confident that there is > enough paraffin to support the cassette. > > Michelle > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 21, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Morken, Timothy > <timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu> > wrote: > > I agree. We got one of these a couple years ago and the techs love it. > It is a heated block on which you rub the cassette. The paraffin melts away. > It is especially good for preserving barcodes (but don't press the > printed surface on the heat block too long - you can soften the print > and cause some damage, but nothing like can happen with scraping). > > Tim Morken > Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special > Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, > is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged information protected by > law. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy, or > distribute this email message or its attachments. If you believe you > have received this email message in error, please contact the sender > by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Goins, Tresa > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:29 AM > To: gayle.cal...@bresnan.net; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Embedding > > I agree with Gayle. We finally purchased a trimmer from Ted Pella - > lowest price by far - and are saving our finger joints. The amount of > wax remaining on the cassette also appears to depend on the brand of mold > used. > > Tresa > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Gayle Callis > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:11 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Re: Embedding > > After years of never winning the battle of paraffin on cassette edges > after embedding, we purchased a paraffin block trimmer. It saves > time and the stress on finger joints compared to scraping cassettes > daily. No matter how careful we were during embedding to keep excess > paraffin off cassette edges, > we were never successful. Several vendors have these and you may be able > to find a refurbished one. > > > > Gayle M. Callis > > HTL/HT/MT(ASCP) > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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