Re: Dura Edge Blades

From:Connie McManus <conmac@cc.usu.edu>

Primarily, I use Surgipath teflon coated blades and have no problem with
them at all.  However, I also use Leica blades from time to time and I have
noticed this last shipment of blades has not been very good.  Some blades
fresh from the dispenser  cut just like something I would discard!  I
prefer the Surgipath blades over the Leicas because they last longer and
cut much nicer sections, but these Leicas are worse than usual.  Is Leica
and Dura Edge made in the same plant, maybe???

Connie McManus

At 07:50 PM 6/17/01 -0400, Histo-Scientific Research Laboratories wrote:
>Dear Jim,
>
>DITTO!  We are having the same exact problems with our latest shipments of
>DuraEdge.  It is happening on all of our microtomes:  Our Leitz, Leica,
>Reichert, Microm.  We have been having a real time of it--I also will be
>calling DuraEdge to file a complaint!
>
>Beth Poole
>HSRL
>137 South Main Street
>Woodstock, VA  22664
>(540)459-8211
>fax: (540)459-8217
>www.hsrl.org
>beth@hsrl.org
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Ball" <histo007@hotmail.com>
>To: <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
>Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 1:57 PM
>Subject: Dura Edge Blades
>
>
>> Our institute is in the process of trying to find a reason for the poor
>> sectioning we have started to experience, after receiving a new shipment
>of
>> dura edge blades. The trouble sectioning is not isolated to just one tech
>> the whole histology section is having problems. There has been no change
>in
>> any of our processing. The lot number we are having a problem with is 1135
>> 003, 1135 006, 1135 007, and 1135 008. I have been sectioning tissue for
>25
>> plus years so the answer to everybody first question is yes I have tried
>> adjusting the angel and while this helps a little the blades do not seem
>to
>> hold an edge and I am going thru about twice the normal amount of blades I
>> usually use. We have send one shipment back and the story from the
>> distributor is "No one else is having any problems with our blades." They
>> replaced the shipment with the same lot numbers and we continue to have
>the
>> same problems
>>
>>
>>                                           Thank you in advance
>>                                     James L. Ball histo007@hotmail.com
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Connie McManus
Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
Utah State University
Logan, UT
USA



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