[Histonet] Chilling Tray for Blocks

WILLIAM DESALVO wdesalvo.cac <@t> hotmail.com
Thu Jul 1 08:41:57 CDT 2010


We use HistoCool trays, two sizes available, two trays for each microtome. One is always in the freezer. They work great at the microtomy bench, stay cold for long periods of time, have a styrofoam tray they sit in and have a lid.

William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP)




 
> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 05:38:25 -0700
> From: kmerriam2003 <@t> yahoo.com
> To: MSHERWOOD <@t> PARTNERS.ORG; jaylundgren <@t> gmail.com; laurie.colbert <@t> huntingtonhospital.com
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Chilling Tray for Blocks
> CC: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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> we use something like this:
> https://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=414004-256&inE=1&highlight=414004-256
> 
> we keep several sizes in the freezer, depending on how many blocks we need to cut.  The nice thing is that it is cheap and you can hydrate your blocks at the same time you are chilling them.
> 
> Kim
>  Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC
> Cambridge, MA 
> 
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> From: "Sherwood, Margaret" <MSHERWOOD <@t> PARTNERS.ORG>
> To: Jay Lundgren <jaylundgren <@t> gmail.com>; Laurie Colbert <laurie.colbert <@t> huntingtonhospital.com>
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> Sent: Wed, June 30, 2010 4:35:53 PM
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> We actually use a styrofoam box (used for shipping) and it stays cold longer
> with very little melting.  We keep a couple in the -20 freezer. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Chilling Tray for Blocks
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> 
>     Fill a Tupperware container with water, pop it in the freezer, and
> tomorrow you will have a portable block chiller, with the blocks at a
> perfect level for your needs, for 1/100th the price.
> 
>                                                         Not trying to be a
> smarta$$, but....
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> 
> Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)
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