[Histonet] sections rolling - need ribbon!

Patty Dunlop pdunlop720 <@t> gmail.com
Tue Apr 1 17:21:38 CDT 2008


Hello Histonetters,

We just opened a new lab and I am practicing on all the equipment this week
to make sure everything is working properly before we go live.
Having a problem - I can't get ribbons to form on the microtome.  They keep
rolling up on me and sometimes rise up with the block.  I am using a brand
new Leica RM 2255, and have tried clearance angles of 4, 5, and 6.  Am using
Accu-edge disposable blades, and am icing blocks before trying for
sections.  We are doing mostly small GI biopsies, so they are small blocks.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Patty, HTL (ASCP)
Monterey Bay GI Consultants


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