[Histonet] setting up for staining

[Amos Brooks]

Hi,
     It's a good setup for a smaller volume lab. The racks hold 10 slides
and the dishes slide together and link into a chain or can be used
separately. I have used the dishes for antigen retrieval and they haven't
cracked or warped. I haven't regretted the purchase.

Cheers,
Amos Brooks



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> From: Emily Brown <talulahgosh <@t> gmail.com>
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> Hello!
>
> My lab doesn't really do staining (H and E, Masson Trichrome) too often
> (maybe once a week), but I'd really like to have a set of dishes with all
> of the plastic bins and what not.  Unfortunately, this costs $500 for just
> one row.
> Has anyone tried the newer set-ups like this
> https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=4790248
>
> It's remarkably cheaper, but I wonder if that's because it's not as good.
> We don't have a lot of money, and convincing my boss to even consider this
> will probably be difficult.  I've been using three glass dishes and pouring
> reagents in and out of them; it's time to move on to an actual set where we
> can store the reagents in the dish.
> While I wish we could buy the cool Tissue Tek version (since everyone else
> has it), it's not feasible at all considering the cost.
>
> (Also, Ann, stop lurking I know you're reading this!!)
>
> Emily
>