[Histonet] microtome blade

[Zerfas, Patricia (NIH/OD/ORS) [E]]

Dear Histologists,
After you have completed sectioning for the day do you remove the blade?  Is it safer to keep the blade locked in place?  Is it a safety issue?  Or is it a policy set by your workplace?

Thanks,

Patricia M. Zerfas
National Institutes of Health
Bldg 28A Room 112 MSC 5230
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20895  USA
(301) 496-4464
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