Dawn,
I got real excited when I read your email because we have been having 
trouble with the pens we have been ordering and the office store price for 
the pens you recommended is so much less. I actually had a pen - type 
(#13801) so I labeled some blank slides and cassettes. Allowed to dry and 
proceeded to the reagents. All was fine until the ETOH stations and the 
writing all but came off. Are you using a different type of alcohol?
Andi Grantham



At 02:32 PM 11/14/02 -0600, you wrote:
>We use an industrial marker purchased from our office supply vendor.
>It is Sharpie "Industrial" Super Permanent Ink Extra Fine Point Marker
>-Specifically formulated ink for industrial, laboratory, and commercial use.
>-Rmains permenant uner most chemical washes, and extreme heat and steam.
>Item Number 13801
>The above info is directly from the pen itself.
>We have used these for approximately 8 years on our cassettes and slides
>with no problems whatsoever and I higly recommend them.  The ink lasts along
>time and we through away from the tip flattening out (dependent on how hard
>everyone writes) before the ink dries.  They are pretty cheap also.  If you
>cannot get them through your office suply vendor any store that carries
>Sharpies will have them (although they will be cheaper through an office
>supply vendor).
>
>Sincerely,
>Dawn Schneider, HT(ASCP)
>Howard Young Medical Center
>Woodruff, WI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michele Becker 
>To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu 
>Date: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:05 PM
>Subject: Slide markers
>
>
>Greetings form NH,
>
>What solvent resistant markers do you use to write accession numbers etc. on
>your superfrost slides?  We are currently using Securline Superfrost Markers
>II which dry up very quickly. Just curious if anyone has found something
>that lasts longer but still has a fine tip?
>Thanks.
>-Michele

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