[Histonet] BLock alignment tool

[WILLIAM DESALVO]

Good point. That is why I like the tools that slip onto the stage. A little more money up front, but much quicker to align multiple microtomes and all microtome chucks are exactly the same. Which, I think, should be the goal.

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

 

> From: b-frederick <@t> northwestern.edu
> To: foreightl <@t> gmail.com; Vickroy.Jim <@t> mhsil.com
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 19:10:11 +0000
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] BLock alignment tool
> CC: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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> As does TechOne Biomedical. www.techoneweb.com. We have one for each microtome. Just bear in mind if your floor or workstation is not level, it may skew the leveling of the microtome.
> 
> Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Laurie
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Histonet] BLock alignment tool
> 
> Newcomer supply has one that works in all standard microtomes. It is rather intuitive. It is essentially a level on an apparatus that goes inside of the block clamp part of the microtome. They call it the universal microtome alignment tool.
> 
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Vickroy, Jim <Vickroy.Jim <@t> mhsil.com>wrote:
> 
> > Awhile back we got an advertisement for a block alignment tool that would
> > be helpful in recut cases. Can anyone share with me companies that have
> > this device and approximate costs?
> >
> > James Vickroy BS, HT(ASCP)
> >
> > Surgical and Autopsy Pathology Technical Supervisor Memorial Medical 
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