[Histonet] RE: looking for a product

[Goins, Tresa]

If you don't want to use a knife blade to trim the excess wax, embed at one end of the mold and use the hot plate to remove excess wax on the other end. 
Only problem may be getting a ribbon if one edge of the trim surface is not straight.



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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bond, Lee
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 7:30 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] looking for a product

Hi All-



Can anyone tell me where I can purchase histology base molds in a long, thin rectangular shape? We would like to be able to get more cuts of a prostate biopsy onto a single slide. We currently are using this shape of a base mold and having to manually trim excess wax (dangerous and time consuming):

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We would like to find base molds shaped like this, so that we eliminate the need to manually trim each block:

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My staff would be incredibly appreciative for any help in finding this product!



Thanks all-



Lee Bond, MT(ASCP)

SFHC Lab

Topeka, KS

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