Unless it's changed, it doesn't fit Leicas. -----Original Message-----From: Bartlett, Jeanine [mailto:JQB7@CDC.GOV]Sent: Thu 3/3/2005 9:14 AMTo: Weems, Joyce; Dawson, Glen; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.eduSubject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment The literature I have shows that it fits the majority of Microms.  Iknow they are now the distributor but that hasn't always been the case.The one Newcomer has fits Microms and Leica, I believe.	-----Original Message-----	From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWEEMS@sjha.org] 	Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:11 AM	To: Bartlett, Jeanine; Dawson, Glen;histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment			It only fits their microtomes.			-----Original Message-----	From: Bartlett, Jeanine [mailto:JQB7@CDC.GOV]	Sent: Thu 3/3/2005 8:48 AM	To: Weems, Joyce; Dawson, Glen;histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment		Richard-Allan		        -----Original Message-----	        From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWEEMS@sjha.org]	        Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:44 AM	        To: Dawson, Glen; Bartlett, Jeanine;	histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	        Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment	       	       		        From which company?	       	       	        -----Original Message-----	        From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu onbehalf of	Dawson, Glen	        Sent: Thu 3/3/2005 8:27 AM	        To: Bartlett, Jeanine; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	        Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment	       	        Jeanine,	       	        I believe we have 7 Histo Collimators here and I've usedone for	at least 5	        or 6 years and I couldn't go without it.  Using theCollimator,	I usually	        waste less than 10 microns worth of tissue on an outsideblock	face-in.	       	        Thumbs Way Way Up on block aligners,	       	        Glen Dawson  BS, HT & QIHC (ASCP)	        IHC Manager	        Milwaukee, WI	       	        -----Original Message-----	        From: Bartlett, Jeanine [mailto:JQB7@CDC.GOV]	        Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 12:42 PM	        To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	        Subject: [Histonet] block alignment	       	       	        Hi:	       	        Does anyone out there have any experience with blockalignment	products	        such as the Microtome Aligner from Newcomer or the Histo	Collimator?  We	        receive a huge number of outside blocks and I adjust myblock	holder	        accordingly, but others in the group say it's easier tore-embed	all	        outside blocks (Yikes!) and then have every microtomealigned	the same.	        I was just wondering if these aligners work and if soperhaps it	could	        be an alternative for those individuals that normallywould	rather	        re-embed than realign.	       	        Thanks!	        Jeanine Bartlett, HT(ASCP)	        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	        Infectious Disease Pathology Activity	        1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32	        Atlanta, GA 30333	        _______________________________________________	        Histonet mailing list	        Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet	       	        _______________________________________________	        Histonet mailing list	        Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu	http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet	       	       		       	  _____ 		        Confidentiality Notice ** The information contained inthis	message may be privileged and is confidential informationintended for	the use of the addressee listed above. 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