[Histonet] microtome vibration:

2009-05-28 Thread Ana Resendes
In the lab I am currently working the microtome is often used to cut speciments of hard shell snails and other mterials that most of the times have calcifications that are difficult to retrieve, so most times tissues have to go to further decalcification and I believe that this could have caused

Re: [Histonet] microtome vibration:

2009-05-28 Thread Michelle MacVeigh-Aloni
Hi Ana, First, I would remove the knife and the knife holder and clean everything from even the smallest debris. After it is all spotless, I would put it together, make sure all screws are tight and try it again. More likely this will solve the problem. Second - look carefully at the knife