[Histonet] Bone Saws

[Garth Jerome]

Hello Jackie

After struggling for many years with vices and hacksaws and thick rubber
gloves....I convinced our laboratory director to purchase an electric saw
for cutting bone. We purchased a used Beuhler Isomet saw. This saw is
designed for metallurgy, but it works beautifully!
A new one is a little expensive, but if you do a lot of bone, then it may be
a worthwhile investment. The saw has an enclosed housing to prevent
aerosols, which is great.


Regards

Garth Jerome
Apollo Scientific cc
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Sent: 04 October 2007 05:19 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Bone Saws

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good electric bone saw for histology? 
My intent is to trim un-decalcified  bone to 3mm to facilitate/speed up 
decalcification.
Are there any rules governing bone dust?   I remember years ago, a 
pathologist complaining that anything but a hacksaw creating a burning 
artifact in the bone.
Any thoughts on this?

Jackie
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