>Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:36:55 +1200
>From: Maree Gould <maree.gould@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>Subject: Cryostat grease
>To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Mime-Version: 1.0
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>Hi Histonetters
>
>We are having trouble with our microtome in our IEC cryostat,  the handle
>is really hard to turn and we believe that we have used the wrong grease.
>
>Do you use grease on a cryostat microtome sliding mechanism and/or is there
>a special grease for low temperatures?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Maree Gould
>
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>Maree Gould NZCS Dip Sci
>Histology Unit Pathology Dept
>Medical School
>University Of Otago
>P.O. Box 913
>Dunedin
>New Zealand
>maree.gould@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
>phone: 479 7152  Fax 479 7136
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Maree,
	Grease is a bummer, use low temperature oil. Sorry I can't give you
a supplier, I'm still using the supply bought in the mid 60's

Dr. Ian Montgomery,
West Medical Building,
University of Glasgow,
Glasgow,
G12 8QQ,
Scotland.
Tel: 0141 339 8855 Extn. 6602.
Fax: 0141 330 4100.
e-mail: ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk