[Histonet] Microtome suggestions

2015-10-07 Thread Goetz, Freya E. via Histonet
Good morning! I was wondering if anyone has microtome opinions they would like to share. We have an ultramicrotome but I am looking for a microtome that could cut larger pieces of tissue embedded in plastic. I am hesitant to go with Leica because service is so expensive but I’m looking for

Re: [Histonet] Microtome suggestions

2015-10-07 Thread Goetz, Freya E. via Histonet
microtome and not too long ago a saw one for sale in e-Bay. Why don't you try looking for it. It will be much cheaper than any modern horizontal microtome and far better than any new one. René J. On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 9:08 AM, "Goetz, Freya E. via Histonet" <histonet@lists

[Histonet] Ted Pella Embedding Center

2015-03-26 Thread Goetz, Freya E.
Hello! I was wondering if anyone has experience, anecdotal or first hand with the Ted Pella embedding center: http://www.tedpella.com/histo_html/histo1.htm.aspx#No-28157 . They don’t offer demo machines. We are looking for something in this price range that is very simple. We don’t need fancy

[Histonet] Tissue embedding station

2014-09-12 Thread Goetz, Freya E.
Hello All, We have a Leica histoembedder that is on the fritz. It works well and is quite convenient as long as it decides to turn on. Leica is insanely expensive for any service call and, depending on the price of the embedder, it could be cheaper to buy a new one. I am writing to find out

[Histonet] Ferric ammonium sulfate

2014-04-14 Thread Goetz, Freya E.
Good morning everyone! I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on where to buy ferric ammonium sulfate. I want to use it as a mordant for Heidenhain's hematoxylin and I want to buy the solid chemical. I looked for the options on Sigma and the price varies tenfold between options. Most of them