[Histonet] RE: specimen marking ink

2014-03-21 Thread Wanda.Smith
Back in the 70's (when I was six, but still a histotech!!!) my Pathologist had gotten tattoo pigment powder in two colors and that's what we used to mark tissue. Don't know where it came from and don't know where it went!!! Happy Friday and Happy Weekend to everyone!!! Wanda WANDA G. SMITH,

Re: [Histonet] RE: specimen marking ink

2014-03-21 Thread David Kemler
Actually, I have a tattoo supplier four miles away from me. Several years ago, I went to their warehouse to take a look an possibly make a purchase. As it turned out, I had to buy a gallon of each color and it worked out to be more than the standard tissue inks sold by the histology vendors. 

Re: [Histonet] RE: specimen marking ink

2014-03-21 Thread Bryan Llewellyn
You can buy tattoo ink in a bewildering array of colours from ebay quite cheaply. Many years ago I tried to buy tattoo ink from a tattoo parlour, but they refused to sell it to me as they were concerned that it would be used for rubbing into scratches and cuts for home made tattoos. I was in