[Histonet] Metal molds

[Sherwood, Margaret]

We don't clean them after each use, but we do put them in the oven (in a filter over a container) so the wax melts.  Every so often, not sure of the frequency, we clean in CitriSolv (our solvent instead of Xylene). 


Peggy Sherwood
Research Specialist, Photopathology
Wellman Center for Photomedicine (EDR 214)
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Boston, MA 02114-2696
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Underwood
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:34 AM
To: Bill O'Donnell; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Metal molds

I clean them about every 10 days or so.  I run them through the cleaning cycle on my VIP 5.

>>> "O'Donnell, Bill" <billodonnell <@t> catholichealth.net> 10/8/2012 4:31 PM >>>

OK folks, I know I should be smarter than this and I haven't seen
discussion on it lately.... 

Are people cleaning their metal embedding molds after evey embedding
session?

If not, how often do you clean them? 

Do you clean them at all?

If you clean them, how do you do it? 

Thanks

Bill
William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC 
Senior Histologist
Good Samaritan Hospital
10 East 31st Street
Kearney, NE 68847 

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