FW: [Histonet] waterbath residue

2010-05-05 Thread Ian Montgomery
Of Rene J Buesa Sent: 04 May 2010 17:40 To: path lab; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Lynette Pavelich Subject: Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue I used to glue a black X-ray film separating paraffinized sheet to the bottom of the water bath for a black background and changed it as needed. Re

Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue

2010-05-04 Thread Rene J Buesa
I used to glue a black X-ray film separating paraffinized sheet to the bottom of the water bath for a black background and changed it as needed. René J. --- On Tue, 5/4/10, Lynette Pavelich wrote: From: Lynette Pavelich Subject: Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue To: "path lab" ,

Re: [Histonet] waterbath residue

2010-05-04 Thread Lynette Pavelich
Those black flecks could absolutely be from the waterbaths. I have yet to find a coated waterbath that does not eventually loose its lining. In frustration, I've had techs use a SOS pad to scrub off the lining to finally get rid of it. Waterbath still worked, just no nice teflon lining. I've tr

RE: [Histonet] waterbath residue

2010-05-04 Thread Mahoney,Janice A
] waterbath residue Our waterbaths leave a good amount of black residue on our paper towels when we dump the water and wipe them out at the end of the day. Is anyone else having this problem? It appears that the finish is gradually wearing off. Could this be the cause of the artifact ( black

[Histonet] waterbath residue

2010-05-04 Thread path lab
Our waterbaths leave a good amount of black residue on our paper towels when we dump the water and wipe them out at the end of the day. Is anyone else having this problem? It appears that the finish is gradually wearing off. Could this be the cause of the artifact ( black specs appear to be on