How to mount paraffine block in microtome?

10 October 2016 1 2K Report

I do not use embedding cassette - please tell me how it is possible to mount the paraffine block in the clamp like this (in the link) to prevent the block from breaking...

http://www.slee.de/fileadmin/templates/slee/img/microtom/zubehoer/sok.jpg

Torsten Goldmann

The block is just mountetd with the screw. Such blocks normally are deeper than the ones you use with cassetes to prevent breaking.

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