Adam, I am not using my saw. Don't worry about me, I've been cutting long before you know what a meteorite was. Thanks Mike. By the way, I have decided to stay home and get the website built and pieces polished and shipped, so you can all expect them asap. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image
> Dear List Members > > The question was brought up if it was rust showing on the slices we cut, the > answer is no. First of all we cut using pure 200 proof ethyl alcohol not > rubbing alcohol which actually attracts water. Second of all I feel I need > to warn anybody cutting with alcohol to have the proper saw to use this type > of coolant. If not we will be reading about a bunch of burn victims because > you can not see this stuff burn and one tiny spark from the saw motor will > ignite it. > > We use a very expensive saw with its coolant reservoir isolated from the > motor housing. I doubt very many dealers have invested over $5,000.00 for > this kind of setup. I noticed that your saw Mike was only setup for oil or > water. I doubt anybody polishes these slices using alcohol or oil so the > saw is not the only way to introduce water. If polishing in water I suggest > distilled water be used because it does not contain chlorine, the number one > meteorite killer. After cutting and polishing I suggest drying under a > heatlamp. > > All the best, > > Adam > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "John Gwilliam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:55 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image > > > > Indeed that could be. I hope so. > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Gwilliam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Adam Hupe" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image > > > > > > > Mike, Adam and List, > > > The spots Mike is referring to don't look like rust spots to me. After > > > photographing meteorites for several years, my guess is that they are > > > bright iron/nickel particles reflecting either skin tone color or > > something > > > else, like a shirt, close by that is a warm orange brown. > > > > > > Cut a round hole in a large piece of white poster board just large > enough > > > for the camera lens to fit through, and shoot the specimen in identical > > > lighting. The colored spots will reflect their true silver/white color > in > > > the new image. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > John Gwilliam > > > > > > At 07:31 PM 4/3/03 -0700, Michael Farmer wrote: > > > >Adam, why does your piece have rust spots all over the cut face if you > > cut > > > >in alcohol? > > > >Mike Farmer > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > > >>From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Adam Hupe > > > >>To: > > > > > > >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>l.com > > > >>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:17 PM > > > >>Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image > > > >> > > > >>Dear List Members, > > > >> > > > >>After cutting up several specimens of this new fall it appears it may > > > >>have too much metal to be classified as an LL although the Fa number > > > >>appears to fall into the LL range. Here is a picture below showing a > > > >>polymict breccia texture. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > >><http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/parkforest1.jpg>http://www.lunarrock. > > > >>com/ParkForest/parkforest1.jpg > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>Mark mentioned finding glass globules attached to the crust of his > > > >>fragment. After hearing this we examined over two dozen specimens and > > > >>found the same thing on about half of them. I did not observe > dumbbell > > > >>or patty shapes on any of them. We are curious if anybody may have > > found > > > >>these shapes. We are receiving a final shipment from Park Forest > > > >>tomorrow and will be able to figure out a very decent price if anybody > > is > > > >>interested. We will also put up several expertly prepared slices for > > > >>consideration at this yet to be determined low price, less than what > > > >>people are paying in the field now! > > > >> > > > >>All the best, > > > >> > > > >>Adam Hupe > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list