[3dem] 3dem Digest, Vol 218, Issue 7

Tue Oct 7 02:52:47 PDT 2025

Re: Cryo claw

Hi Reza
I keep a grabber tool in the lab exactly for that purpose. You can find one
at any Home Depot or on Amazon.
Cheers
Ran

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> From: "Rice, William" <William.Rice at nyulangone.org>
> To: Reza Khayat <rkhayat at ccny.cuny.edu>, 3dem <3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Re: [3dem] Cryo claw
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> Hi Reza,
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> We have used this tool once to fish out a puck which was dropped in a
> dewar:
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> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amleo.com/trash-gator-pick-up-tool-33in/p/GT33?mkwid=*7Cdc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&plc=&kc=&prd=GT33&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=cpc&slid=&prd=GT33&pgrid=&ptaid=__;JQ!!Mih3wA!DcWQsjSHk_LnVy3cN2p22ZCAkcyatRdiFtZshIS0jlG97mb9IWGZ2lMHWaeX5HrPegstGAkewEabsAteIZCw8OLQG8ci2g$
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> Bill
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> William Rice
> Director, Cryo-EM Core Facility
> Assistant Professor, Cell Biology
> NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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> 522 First Ave. New York, NY 10016
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> From: 3dem <3dem-bounces at ncmir.ucsd.edu> on behalf of Reza Khayat via
> 3dem <3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu>
> Date: Monday, October 6, 2025 at 2:37?PM
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> Subject: [3dem] Cryo claw
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> [EXTERNAL]
> Hi,
>
> We've lost a 50ml falcon tube in our cryo dewar. Is anyone aware of a good
> claw that can retrieve it? Thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
> Reza
>
> Reza Khayat, PhD
> City College of New York
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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> From: Hamid Rahmani <hrahmani at scripps.edu>
> To: "Brilot, Axel" <axel.brilot at austin.utexas.edu>, 3dem
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> Hi all, we have one of these (attached) and I have retrieved a puck with
> it before. However, I got lucky and did it without looking!
>
> Best,
> Hamid
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> Subject: Re: [3dem] [External] Cryo claw
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> Hi Reza, David,
>
> Alternatively, you can buy very long crucible tongs (~ 20 inches or
> longer) and hope to get lucky. If you empty out all the cylinders from the
> dewar and wait for a few minutes you should be able to get a good view with
> a flashlight to find its location and get it out.
>
> HTH,
>
> Axel
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> Reza,
>
> Your best bet is probably to empty the entire dewar.  Large styrofoam
> boxes are very good for this sort of thing...
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> Hi,
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> We've lost a 50ml falcon tube in our cryo dewar. Is anyone aware of a good
> claw that can retrieve it? Thanks.
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> Best wishes,
> Reza
>
> Reza Khayat, PhD
> City College of New York
> Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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