SHUR/Sharp™ 4055 Rotary Microtome Heavy duty biological or industrial microtome

Use this microtome to section paraffin embedded biological specimens or industrial materials. This precision-engineered microtome has a 70mm vertical stroke and 40mm horizontal advance. A debris protector shields internal mechanisms. Powerful cross roller bearing guideways provide specimen arm stability. Models are available with specimen advance when the coarse advance hand-wheel is turned in either a clockwise (forward) or counter-clockwise (reverse) motion. The perfectly balanced fine advance hand wheel can be locked with a positive interlock mechanism in any position. Fine advance feed ranges are from 0.5 to 2.0µm in 0.5µm increments, 2 to 10µm in 1µm increments, 10 to 20µm in 2µm increments and 20 to 60 µm in 5µm increments.

The following items are included with the microtome: a bottle of PARA/Gard™, section waste tray, dust cover, tool kit, lubrication kit, and instructions.

SHUR/Sharp™ 4060 Retracting Rotary Microtome Heavy duty, retracting, biological or industrial microtome

Use this microtome to section paraffin or plastic embedded specimens or industrial materials. The SHUR/Sharp™ 4060 has all of the features of the SHUR/Sharp™ 4055 plus specimen retraction. When rotating the fine advance handwheel, the specimen passes the knife-edge routinely; however, during the upstroke the specimen arm is mechanically retracted to prevent potentially damaging contact with the knife-edge. This also reduces the accumulation of debris on the back edge of the knife and prolongs the sharpness of the cutting surface. Additional features include a counter for the number of rotations of the fine advance hand wheel, and an Autotrim feature that accelerates trimming and reduces repetitive motions. It provides three pre-set positions for controlled coarse advance of 10, 20 and 30µm. Items included with the microtome are the same as with the SHUR/Sharp™ 4055.

SHUR/Sharp™ 4060E Electronic Rotary Microtome Heavy duty, motorized, retracting biological or industrial microtome

Use this microtome to section paraffin or plastic embedded specimens, hard specimens such as mineralized bone, or industrial materials. The SHUR/Sharp™ 4060E has all of the features of the SHUR/Sharp™ 4060 plus the option of a motor driven cutting stroke. While manual sectioning is always possible, even during a power failure, use of the motor drive will reduce user repetitive motions that can lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. To engage the motor drive, the handle on the fine advance hand wheel is moved from its routine manual position to a central position on the hand wheel. A detached handpad provides the choice of sectioning speed, mode of operation, and start & stop functions, and can be programmed to imitate the users normal cutting motions. Footpad option allows hands-free operation. Activating the readily accessible emergency stop button provides an extra measure of safety by halting the specimen arm immediately and shutting down the motor. Items included with the microtome are the same as items included with the SHUR/Sharp™ 4055.