Use a razor blade to slit one side of the vial lengthwise and pull apart.
Janet
From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Pat Flannery
Sent: Fri 4/3/2009 5:33 PM
To: Histonet
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Removing PMMA blocks from glass vials
OK
You need to first make sure you are using polypropylene vials.the
polyethylene vials will melt when using MMA. Next, use a box knife to
score the sides and pop out the block. Larger plastic molds can be re-
used if you tap out the block by beating it on a counter top.
Jack
On Apr 3, 20
OK, silly question time: How do you get them out of *plastic* vials?
I've always used the glass scint vials,too. Doesn't the PMMA melt
plastic vials (or stick too well to them)?
-Pat Flannery
Duke Med
On Apr 3, 2009, at 2:00 PM, "Monfils, Paul"
wrote:
Someone gave me some small PMMA
Paul,
Put in LN2 (or leave in -80 freezer for about 1 hour). Using the appropriate
PPE, wrap in towel, hit with Hammer (gently...), welcome to use this SOP.
Bob,
Robert Schoonhoven
From: "Monfils, Paul"
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Friday, A
enter
- Original Message -
From: "Shakun Aswani"
To: "Paul Monfils" , histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 2:23:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Removing PMMA blocks from glass vials
Hi Paul,
I did so many of t
Hi Paul,
I did so many of those PMMA blocks cracking. Take a under pad, line your
blocks not too many and cover with another under pad and start
(literally) hammering them one by one with hammer gently I am not
kidding. Make sure you wear safety glasses and double gloves to protect
your hands. When
