Re: celloidin and tungsten carbide knives

From:rueggp

tried it, but on my microtome the blade holder did not seem to hold the
blades well enough to keep it from chattering when hitting the much harder
celloidin, i think it was more a problem with the strength of the holder
than the blade itself.  for plastic or celloidin microtomy in my hands
disposable blade systems have not been satisfactory, i use 6 in. tungsten
carbide blades that are resharpened.
patsy ruegg

Karen Pawlowski wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there has ever attempted to cut celloidin
> embedded material using disposable tungsten carbide knives. Do the
> knives cut well.  Do they hold up well?
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> Karen Pawlowski, Ph.D.
> Research Scientist
> University of Texas at Dallas





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