Understand the features and differences between our rotary microtomes
When it comes to choosing a rotary microtome, we want to help make the models easy to understand! Here is a concise comparison table summarizing the key features of each Precisionary rotary microtome model and how they compare.
| Rotary Microtome Model | RF-600 | RF-800 | RF-1000 |
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| Microtome Type | Manual | Semi-Automated | Fully Automated |
| Section Thickness Range | 0μm – 60μm adjustable as follows:
2μm – 10μm (in 1μm increments) 10μm – 20μm (in 2μm increments) 20μm – 60μm (in 5μm increments) | 0-99.9μm (in 0.1 μm increments) | 0.5μm – 100μm adjustable as follows:
5μm – 20μm (in 1μm increments) 20μm – 60μm (in 5μm increments) 60μm – 100μm (in 10μm increments) |
| Trimming Thickness Range | 0μm – 60μm adjustable as follows:
2μm – 10μm (in 1μm increments) 10μm – 20μm (in 2μm increments) 20μm – 60μm (in 5μm increments) | 0-999μm (in 0.1 μm increments) | 5μm – 600μm adjustable as follows:
10μm – 100μm (in 10μm increments) 100μm – 200μm (in 20μm increments) 200μm – 600μm (in 50μm increments) |
| Minimum Section Thickness | 0.5µm | 0.1µm | 0.5µm |
| Specimen Retraction | None | 0-99μm (Optional on/off) | 0-220μm (Optional on/off) |
| Horizontal Specimen Stroke | 23mm | 28mm | 20mm |
| Vertical Specimen Stroke | 58mm | 57mm | 60mm |
| Specimen Head Rotation | 7-degrees rotation in X-Y axes | 4-degrees rotation in X-Y axes | 8-degrees rotation in X-Y axes |
| Specimen Feed Speed | Coarse handwheel (manual) | Electronically adjustable | Electronically adjustable |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 22 in x 16 3⁄4 in x 11 1⁄2 in | 22 3⁄4 in x 16 in x 12 9/16 in | 19 1⁄2 in x 16 7/8 in x 12 in |
| Weight | 54 lb | 67 lb | 60 lb |
| Voltage & Power | None | 100-120V, 60Hz | 100-120V, 60Hz |
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