The Thermo Shandon Finesse is my favorite microtome. Wish I had one at my lab... I've never really had a preference for embedding consoles. As long as it's ambidextrous it's fine with me, I'm a lefty. -- Tony Auge HTL (ASCP) QIHC Histology Supervisor - Chandler Pathology Services Cell: (651) 373-4768 Email: tony.auge <@t> gmail.com