[Histonet] Sakura Tape Coverslipper Advice Needed!

[Sandra Cheasty]

Hello all,
                Our Sakura tape coverslipper is doing something I've never encountered before - the lever that holds the blade and goes up and down and cuts the tape, has gotten sticky and slow. It will chop down fine, but has a hard time returning to the up position. Before I take the back off, I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else, and if so, how it was rectified.
Cheers!
Sandy

Sandra J. Cheasty, HT (ASCP)
Histology & Necropsy Supervisor
UW-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine