[Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming

[Podawiltz, Thomas]

We have one timmer. I don't use it, I hand trim simply because I am quicker with it. The other techs use the timmer to save their hands.


Tom Podawiltz, HT (ASCP)
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming

My techs use our Para Trimmer from Thermo Scientific Shandon. It will save your hands, but it takes a lot more time than the old fashion hand scraping. I prefer to hand scrape. I can scrape at least twice as many by hand than with the para trimmer.


Kelly D. Boyd, BS, HTL (ASCP)
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From: Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
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To: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Jennifer MacDonald" <JMacDonald <@t> mtsac.edu>, "Scott" <lscott <@t> sfcn.org>, "Angela Bitting" <akbitting <@t> geisinger.edu>
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You will have to time worself as I did to find out that waiting fo the paraffin to melt in order to eliminate it takes 2.5 times more time than doing it manually with a pocket knife (as I used). Manually = 32 secs/block vs. 80 secks./block
René J.

--- On Thu, 3/19/09, Angela Bitting <akbitting <@t> geisinger.edu> wrote:

From: Angela Bitting <akbitting <@t> geisinger.edu>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Block trimming
To: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Jennifer MacDonald" <JMacDonald <@t> mtsac.edu>, "Scott" <lscott <@t> sfcn.org>
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Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 9:13 AM

I've been told that they are slower than scraping by hand. What's the
consensus?

Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP)
Technical Specialist, Histology
Geisinger Medical Center
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Danville, PA 17822
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>>> Jennifer MacDonald <JMacDonald <@t> mtsac.edu> 3/19/2009 12:26 AM
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We have two in our student lab.  It is safer, quicker, and there are a lot
less paraffin shavings to clean up.
Jennifer MacDonald




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Hi,
    Does anybody use a paraffin block dewaxer ?  If so does it save any
time, how well does it work?

Thanks,

Scott Hendricksen  HT (ASCP)
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