[Histonet] block scrapers

[Morken, Timothy]

Sakura has purpose-made scrapes. Otherwise you can use plastic scrapers from  a hardware store.

However, we moved away from scrapers and now use a heating block trimmer made for the purpose. Several vendors offer these. 

http://www.newcomersupply.com/product/paraffin-wax-trimmer

We do all block trimming at a central location so it does not need to be done at the microtome.

It is very quick and does not damage the print on the block. That is especially important for barcoded blocks.


Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus 
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center


-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren Sweeney via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 11:47 AM
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] block scrapers

Hi all,

My lab is in need of some tools to scrap the paraffin off the edges of the blocks after embedding. Does anyone have any recommendations for me?


Thanks!!
L
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