Re: microtome

You can't use this one (http://www.rattanspencers.com/microtome001.htm) for
thin cuts of animal/human tissue. This one is a low-cost microtome that
might be well suited for some work in plant histology if a good knife is
used.

If you are interested in Spencer microtomes, why don't you look at
http://www.rattanspencers.com/microtome002.htm. But again, I am not
convinced that this is good quality.

Before you buy a cheap microtome, you might want to try to cut some plant
sections by hand and eventually construct your own microtome. I believe that
the knife is the most important part of a low-cost setup. With a good knife
you can get down to an even cut of around 30 um (towards the edge of around
20 um).

Gregor

"Alex" <perceval_it@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:lDAae.1282189$35.47382794@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "GTO" <gregor_o@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:dRzae.2908$zX7.1169@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>> you pay for. Did you consider looking for a used microtome and just
> purchase
>> a new knife?
>
> Ok, thanks.
> And this manual microtomes
> http://www.rattanspencers.com/microtome001.htm??
> Only for amatorial use! How much micron?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: microtome
    ... > whether this one is actually made by Cambridge. ... > good microtome knife for this price. ... Glass knifes can be made by breaking plate glass in the floor and picking out the good knifes and it can be had for the hauling at any glass shop when they replace broken windows. ...
    (sci.techniques.microscopy)
  • Re: microtome
    ... You may want to look at Leica's new microtomes. ... This one is a low-cost microtome ... > that might be well suited for some work in plant histology if a good knife ... > that the knife is the most important part of a low-cost setup. ...
    (sci.techniques.microscopy)