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
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