LKB 2218 Historange Microtome

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LKB 2218 Historange Microtome
For sale- an LKB Historange Microtome, part number 2218-050.
This thing is in excellent physical condition and is totally responsive to the controls.
I really dialed up the section widths and what I noticed then was that the Remaining Feed indicator really started clicking down quickly at that point.
Kind of what you would expect, but I couldn’t figure out how to increase the remaining distance until I powered it down and then remembered I have the footswitch for it.
So I powered it back up to try the footswitch and it reset the distance automatically.
Footswitch (not pictured but included) works too as does the continuous and one time chopping control.
So from everything I see it appears to be functional.
But I’m not checking the thickness of a slice, so it may need calibration or overhaul.
The knife holder looks like it has a small light source attached to the base with a short wire coming out from it.
Looks like it ought to plug into the small hole in the face of the microtome right in front of it in the picture of me holding it, but it does not appear to connect to anything when I put it in there.
If I get a chance I will remove the cover and see if maybe I can fix that.
The upper fluorescent light does work but I only had one AC socket to work with so I couldn’t have it and the microtome powered up simultaneously.
Untested other than as pictured and described, sold as is, and NO warranty is offered.
However, IF you pay the asking price and find it has a problem you cannot live with within 14 days of receipt you may return it.
Returns are ONLY allowed on Buy It Now Purchases.
Accepted Best Offers are strictly an as is sale, no returns allowed.
Return would be for a refund of the purchase price, not including shipping costs,
which may be substantial
.
Just so that we are clear on that, this is an item that has not been thoroughly tested.
As such it may work fine or it may have problems, so any purchase entails a certain degree of risk.
If you Buy It Now your risk is limited to the shipping costs both ways.
If you submit an offer you do so knowing that you cannot return it.
In either case it is up to you to decide whether the risk level is acceptable to you, and if not you need to pass on this particular item.
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Sold as is, as described, as pictured.
Potential buyers are asked to please make sure you have read the listing carefully, and understand what you are buying.
Ebay’s condition codes for used items, which I am now required to select from, might imply a degree of functionality that my limited time, knowledge, and facilities do not allow me to ascertain.
If the functional condition of the item is known it will be stated as such in the listing.
Unless a warranty is specifically offered returns are not accepted regardless of any implied functionality.
Shipping will be motor freight on a pallet unless you would like to come pick it up.
I would estimate the shipping weight at around 150 pounds.
I would estimate the freight cost for that at between 0 and 0 to the east and west coast respectively.
Residential deliveries, deliveries that require liftgates, deliveries to the boonies, and deliveries to schools or universities will all be more because it takes longer for the carrier to get the job done.
Shipping will be via Old Dominion Freight Lines, which has done a consistently good job getting my shipments where they are going without roughing them up.
I will be happy to quote you for the shipment, but I need to know the zip code, residential or commercial, and whether a lift gate will be required.
If you would prefer to use another carrier that’s fine .
It will be shipping from a warehouse with a loading dock in zip code 23093, but I do not live there!
I require pickup confirmation the day before and your carrier must provide an emailed printable copy of the Bill of Lading so that there is paperwork available for the driver to sign when he gets there.
The BOL should have all the info filled out when I receive it, blank copies are unacceptable.
I can ship this to Canada via Old Dominion, but they do not offer customs brokerage services, so you would need to have your own customs broker lined up before it shipped.
And while I cannot comment on the duties, tariffs, taxes and fees that might be levied, I can say that shipping to the metro areas of eastern Canada is surprisingly affordable.
If the device being offered here requires a standard modular computer style AC cord I NO LONGER ship those automatically as most people have accumulated a box of them by now.
IF you need such an AC cord please request one when the item is purchased.