🔬 015 - How can you cut microscope specimens very thin?

Microtomes allow you to make very thin cuts of the specimen. A carrot is used to hold the specimen.
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[@colsanjaybajpai5747]

Sharpen your knife well. Wet your knife before cut so that the sample floats on water. Do not use your hands tore move the sample. Kindly use a soft brush to float the samples in water.

[@TomFrajer]

Can you please make video on paraffine preparations for microtomy? That would be VERY useful :)

[@jenaplinsky3977]

I bought the same, thanks to your suggestion, it's a great product, it gives me excellent results.I believe that in the center of the carrot or potato, a smaller hole can be made, in order to insert another type of smaller vegetable to be examined, I have to do some tests, I am convinced that different solutions can be found.
Thanks Oliver!

[@kiril6656]

Can you do a video on making paraffin embedded slides? I am really curious to see the results.

[@eugenetswong]

I never even wondered what carrots look like. Thanks!

[@sundu21]

Very nice

[@khormunhuai5901]

just joking : " my mom says she can cut better than microtome at her kitchen " ...lol

[@Huangtsu_Gallegomez]

Hi Mr. Microhunter...Congrats for your channel, your videos are very nice, ilustrative and straightforward!. What kind (brand) of manual microtome did you use for this video?. Best Regards Juantxo Gallegomez

[@Microbehunter]

There was no brand name attached to it and no documentation. So you have to look for it online and find one that looks the same.

[@ismata3274]

hand paraffin in beauty markets or plain candlewax wouldnt work?
havent tried though.

[@FLODDI100]

Candle wax works fine for me. Tea candles works the best because u can take out the wick easily

[@williammiller6043]

Video quality sure has changed over the years. Anyway, I can shave thin enough to see through most tissue using a sharp scalpel. Thickness isn't always even, though

[@kightremin]

That knife looks like what I use for shaving..

[@mohamadfaisalhussni6509]

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