[EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Re: Embedding

[Roy, Ryan]

I use a block trimmer. I think it is safer for wrists. Being that you push the block against it and I seemed to always pull when I scraped blocks.

I am guitar player and need my wrists. 

I don't think it is a strong argument to say its faster then hand scraping.... atleast not until a good technique is developed by the tech.


Ryan Roy HTL (ASCP)
Histology Lab
Manchester VA
718 Symth Rd
Manchester NH 03104
(603) 624-4366 ex 6640


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Brown
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 2:14 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Re: Embedding

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."

-Chuck Palahniuk, "Haunted"

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
>
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> 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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