Check the center to center spacing on your plate very carefully as this varies between manufacturers.  Also the location of the matrix (position of the A1 well) varies between manufacturers.

If you are transferring DNA, cDNA or other materials in hydrophobic solutions you will find that by using our new V&P Pin Cleaning Solution you  will greatly increase the precision of delivery.  For an explanation see the FAQ page and the V&P Pin Cleaning Solution page.
 

48 stainless steel pins in an anodized aluminum base. Compatible with Falcon # 3078, Greiner 677180 CellStar 48W and Costar  48 well plates. The pins transfer ~1.5 ul liquid to liquid, and ~0.75 ul liquid to membrane (hanging drop). Also for use in transferring liquids to agar plates.  Pin diameter = 2.36mm, pin length = 21.8mm, center to center spacing = 13.08 mm

Check the center to center spacing on your plate very carefully as this varies between manufacturers.  Also the location of the matrix varies between manufacturers.  Nunc 48 well plates are on 13.5 mm centers.

If you are transferring DNA, cDNA or other materials in hydrophobic solutions you will find that by using our new V&P Pin Cleaning Solution you  will greatly increase the precision of delivery.  For an explanation see the FAQ page and the V&P Pin Cleaning Solution page.
 

48 Magnetic stainless steel pins in an anodized aluminum base. Compatible with Greiner (#677180) CellStar (48W), Falcon (#3078) and Costar  48 well plates (#3548). Although designed to remove stir elements from 48 well microplates, the pins will also transfer ~1 ul liquid to liquid, and ~0.2 ul liquid to membrane (hanging drop). Also for use in transferring liquids to agar plates.  Pin diameter = 1.58mm, pin length = 21.8mm, center to center spacing = 13.08 mm

Check the center to center spacing on your plate very carefully as this varies between manufacturers.  Also the location of the matrix varies between manufacturers.  Nunc 48 well plates are on 13.5 mm centers.

If you are transferring DNA, cDNA or other materials in hydrophobic solutions you will find that by using our new V&P Pin Cleaning Solution you  will greatly increase the precision of delivery.  For an explanation see the FAQ page and the V&P Pin Cleaning Solution page.
 

VP 481-P13

48 stainless steel pins in a Ni-Lube coated aluminum base.

Compatible with Greiner (#677180) CellStar (48W), Falcon (#3078) and Costar  48 well plates (#3548). Although designed to remove stir elements from 48 well microplates, the pins will also transfer ~1 ul liquid to liquid, and ~0.2 ul liquid to membrane (hanging drop). Also for use in transferring liquids to agar plates.  Pin diameter = 1.58mm, pin length = 21.8mm, center to center spacing = 13.08 mm

Check the center to center spacing on your plate very carefully as this varies between manufacturers.  Also the location of the matrix varies between manufacturers.  Nunc 48 well plates are on 13.5 mm centers.

If you are transferring DNA, cDNA or other materials in hydrophobic solutions you will find that by using our new V&P Pin Cleaning Solution you  will greatly increase the precision of delivery.  For an explanation see the FAQ page and the V&P Pin Cleaning Solution page.
 

The VP 407AH is the preferred pin tool for Yeast researchers who want to inoculate larger volumes (~3 ul) onto an agar Petri dish.   Also for use in colony to colony transfers on agar or other surfaces. The pins are spaced to fit into half of a 96 well microplate yet are small enough to inoculate a 85 mm Petri plate.   It is made with 48 stainless steel pins of the same length pressed into an anodized aluminum base to facilitate a flat contact.   It can be alcohol flame sterilized or autoclaved.  The pins are on 9 mm centers, (96 well format) 3.15mm in diameter, 22mm long  and carry a hanging drop of ~3 ul

Testimonial from postdoctoral fellow at a major university: "....regarding the product VP 407AH. I have been using this pin tool and I think it is fantastic."

See our floating pin tools for transferring yeast and bacteria to agar Omni Trays.
 

48 stainless steel bolts on 9 mm centers (96 well format) with an anodized aluminum base. The bolts pick up liquid in the threads, transferring up to ~10 ul of liquid in the bolt threads (depending on the depth of submersion of the bolts).     Not for use in transferring liquids to agar  plates or membranes,  or colony to colony transfers on agar due to the irregularity in bolt length.  Bolt length = ~17.7mm, bolt diameter = 3.4mm

Click here to see more varieties of Bolt Replicators
 

AFIX48FP13M

FP13 pins sold separately
Flat tip, 3.18 mm diameter
Exposed pin length = 22 mm
Overall pin length = 27 mm
Solid pin hanging drop = ~3 ul

BMPM-E-CLIP
Manual mounting plate and handle sold separately

AFIX48FP

FP pins sold separately
Pointed tip, 0.38 mm diameter at the tip with a 1.58 mm diameter shaft.
Exposed pin length = 22 mm
Overall pin length = 34 mm
 

BMPM-E-CLIP
Manual mounting plate and handle sold separately.

BMPM-PAD
silicone rubber gasket sold separately

The most important aspect of using pin tools is to start with clean pins and then keep them clean so they will consistently deliver the same volume.  We recommend our Pin Cleaning Solution (VP 110) to clean the pin of protein and other residue buildup before you start an assay.  To quickly and efficiently remove the previous transfer from the pin we have a wide variety of manual and robot wash reservoirs ranging from disposable polypropylene reservoirs (VP 576D) to reusable wash reservoirs, flowing reservoirs and fountains to clean  96, 384 and 1536 pin tools.  The robot wash stations are also adapted so the blotting station is part of the washing station thus reducing the cleaning cycle time and the number of robot stations required for the cleaning process.  We also have other independent blotting stations (VP 540D) and VP 522.

Integral to the cleaning process of all pins is the blotting step between baths.  Lint particles in the slots or on pin tips, from standard paper towels, will interfere with the loading and unloading of liquid.  We have solved this problem.  The VP 540DB blotting system is a tray with the standard microplate foot print that contains a super absorbent polypropylene pad covered by a Lint Free Blotting Paper.  We strongly recommend that you use this or our other lint free blotting systems.