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Knowledge articleCutting Recut Rates: A QC Approach to Embedding
Track a few root causes and recut rates fall quickly.
Recuts waste time and tissue. Treat embedding as a QC step and the rate falls fast.
Find the root cause
Most recuts come from soft blocks (cooling), wrong orientation, wax quality or handling. Our embedding errors and how to reduce recuts page maps problems to fixes.
Standardise the station
Firm cooling, good-quality wax at the right temperature, clean correctly-sized moulds and correct orientation before the wax sets — standardise these and blocks improve immediately.
Measure it
Log recut reasons for a week; the top two causes usually account for most of the rate. Fix those first.
Key takeaways
- Most recuts trace to a few root causes.
- Standardise cooling, wax, moulds and orientation.
- Measure recut reasons and fix the top two.
FAQs
How do I reduce recut rates?
Fix cooling, wax quality, mould size and orientation at embedding, and confirm processing upstream. Measure recut reasons and fix the top causes.
Why are my blocks soft?
Usually inadequate cooling or wax/temperature issues — a fast cold plate and correct wax give firm blocks.
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