Description

DESCRIPTION

FINESSE OVERVIEW 

The Finesse is a precision engineered bench-top rotary microtome with electronic advance, manual or motorised cutting and a separate control unit that can be sited either on the microtome or on the bench beside it. The Finesse has been designed for general laboratory use. It can be used to section wax, plastic and resin embedded specimens.

Special design features of the Finesse include:

i section cutting down to 0.5μm thickness

ii fixed knife position with sectioning performance maintained over full specimen travel

iii handwheel braking in any position

iv optional specimen retraction

v high speed advance and rewind control

vi fine advance and rewind control

vii automatic start positioning for specimen trimming

viii section counting

ix distance travelled display

x backlight to aid accurate specimen positioning at the knife

xi control unit that can be used on the microtome or on the bench

xii removable debris tray

xiii tray for tool and specimen storage

xiv programmable ‘rocking’ feature

xv motorised cutting with speed indication

xvi footswitch supplied for optional use

The Finesse microtome can be used with the following knife holders, in addition to a comprehensive range of accessories from our catalogue:

i solid knife holder

ii disposable blade holder (low and high profile variants)

iii triangular glass knife holder

iv Ralph glass knife holders for 25 and 38mm knives