[Histonet] Re: Embedding

[Emily Brown]

That is so cool!! I wish I had one of those!!

"By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of
their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new
story for their lives. Move forward."

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On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:59 PM, histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com <
histotech <@t> imagesbyhopper.com> wrote:

> We also use the para-trimmer. In my view, it is worth its weight in gold!
> I can melt 5 blocks at a time, works like a charm.  I am one who does not
> mind the wax on the sides, as I am most confident that there is enough
> paraffin to support the cassette.
>
> Michelle
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 21, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Morken, Timothy <Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsf.edu>
> wrote:
>
> I agree. We got one of these a couple years ago and the techs love it.  It
> is a heated block on which you rub the cassette. The paraffin melts away.
> It is especially good for preserving barcodes (but don't press the printed
> surface on the heat block too long - you can soften the print and cause
> some damage, but nothing like can happen with scraping).
>
> Tim Morken
> Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special
> Studies
> UC San Francisco Medical Center
> San Francisco, CA
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> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Goins, Tresa
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:29 AM
> To: gayle.callis <@t> bresnan.net; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: Embedding
>
> I agree with Gayle.  We finally purchased a trimmer from Ted Pella -
> lowest price by far - and are saving our finger joints.  The amount of wax
> remaining on the cassette also appears to depend on the brand of mold used.
>
> Tresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Gayle Callis
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:11 AM
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: Embedding
>
> After years of never winning the battle of paraffin on cassette edges
> after embedding,  we purchased a paraffin block trimmer.  It saves time and
> the stress on finger joints compared to scraping cassettes daily.  No
> matter how careful we were during embedding to keep excess paraffin off
> cassette edges,
> we were never successful.   Several vendors have these and you may be able
> to find a refurbished one.
>
>
>
> Gayle M. Callis
>
> HTL/HT/MT(ASCP)
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