Re: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-26 Thread Victor Tobias
January 24, 2009 4:11 AM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane. I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so time consuming and it doesn't alwa

RE: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-26 Thread Jodie Robertson
bject: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane.  I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so time consuming and it doesn't always yield the best results especially if

RE: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-26 Thread Bernice Frederick
6:00 PM To: arvidsonkris...@yahoo.com; histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes I simply align my block holder to match up with the block. We get many outside blocks so I have learned to be pretty good at this. From: his

RE: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane. I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so time consuming and it doesn't always yield the best results especially if you ar

Re: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread Rene J Buesa
n arvidson Subject: [Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes To: "histonet" Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 7:11 AM How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane.  I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so

[Histonet] Sectioning on different microtomes

2009-01-24 Thread kristen arvidson
How are people lining up the microtomes so they cut in approximately the plane.  I use the old fashioned "test paraffin block" method but it just seems so time consuming and it doesn't always yield the best results especially if you are having techs line up there own.  Our paths have complained