Re: [Histonet] Microtome knives

2012-11-11 Thread Massimo
I prefer to sharpen my microtome knives by myself by hand. I have a vintage Cambridge Rocking Microtome and despite its age it works very well. Sharpening is a time consuming for the first time, it's depends on the conditions of the blade edge. Once you have a nice cutting profile its

RE: [Histonet] Microtome knives

2012-11-11 Thread HARRISON,Sharon R
Hi All, I am Sharon Harrison, supervisor of Histopathology lab at UWI Mona in Kingston Jamaica. I agree with you that we still need to have the solid blades for the cutting of hard tissue such as cervix fibroids and bone. Hence we have to maintain some vestige of the old technology of knife

[Histonet] Histologist-TMA Technician needing to relocate to CA

2012-11-11 Thread Thom Jensen
I am looking to relocate to California, near the San Diago area. My wife's work is relocating her there so I am looking at my options. I am a Histologist (HT, ASCP) with 25 years of experience. I have worked in an Electron Microscopy Lab for 10 years as a Histologist and EM Tech processing