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Stupid question i think. But what type of blade does everyone use for agar? Im having the issue of my blades flaking after 2 or 3 flame sterilizations. Even when i use a small flame. Any advice wou... View More
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For people who still want to use flame disinfection it is not because of blade quality it's because you do flame hardening on metal - you can avoid that by reducing heat and or the amount of temperature changes. A safe way to do temperature based sterilisation is boiling water. Admiringly a white gl... View More
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Fimari im not trying to make ot look cool. Im just trying to sterilize in-between agar dishes so i dont carry over any contam if there is any. I only go til it starts to glow red like everything ive seen online says to. That might be the wtong way to do it tho so thats y i posted the question. T... View More
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Pyroparrish i dont use iso before or after i heat the blade. But please do tell how u know? 1f642.png
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@bc if you get it slowly up to a dark red and slowly down from that temperature your scalpel should retain some elasticity.
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