[Histonet] Cutting paraffin sections in a warm room

[Lesley Weston]

I used to work in a building with no air conditioning. In Summer, I  
used to rig up a wide-mouthed plastic funnel over the microtome and  
place a piece of solid CO2 in the funnel. The cold air flowed down  
over the block and made cutting possible. Crude but effective.

Lesley Weston.


On 5-Nov-09, at 10:10 AM, Adam . wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've just recently started cutting paraffin sections (of bones). A  
> few weeks
> ago, the facilities people decided that it was fall and now the lab is
> significantly warmer than it used to be, and my paraffin is falling  
> apart
> and sticking to everything. Apparently, we can't control the  
> temperature
> through a thermostat at all, and the microtome is inside the lab. I  
> was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to section in a warm room.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
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