[Histonet] Donating Old Microtome

[John Kiernan]

Why get rid of microtomes that still work well? Please explain. 

John Kiernan
London, Canada
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On 21/05/15, Liette Tougas  <ltougas at dawsoncollege.qc.ca> wrote:
> Hi Heather, 
> 
> I do not know where you are located but we have 5-6 good old AO microtomes that still work very well that we are willing to donate. They are in excellent condition as they were extremely well maintained over the years and, as a Biomed Lab technology teaching department, they have been used only twice a week for 3 weeks each fall semester since they were purchased, some 30 years ago! They each have a disposable blade holder (high profile) and block clamp (vs original screwing block holder). We easily cut at 4 microns on them. The offer is opened to anyone who can pick them up or pay for shipment. 
> 
> Liette Tougas, RT, B.Sc., M.Sc.
> Biomedical Laboratory Technology Department
> Dawson College, Montréal, Qc, Canada
> 514-931-8731, ext 1519
> ________________________________________
> From: Heather Marlatt [hmarlatt26 at gmail.com]
> Sent: May 21, 2015 3:49 PM
> To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome
> 
> I'm posting on behalf of a local researcher. They have been using an older
> microtome that was previously donated by a hospital. It broke down recently
> and they cant afford to replace it right now. It is used by the students to
> cut their own sections so they just need something that can section at 4
> microns. They are happy to pay the freight if anyone out there has an old
> working microtome that they are willing to donate.
> 
> Thank you!!!
> 
> Heather
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