Hi, Nick, all, A tiny diamond coring bit sounds like a custom-made tool, but I like the idea! Lots of us have fusion encrusted unclassified individuals too gorgeous to cut in to, which drives us insane wondering what lies inside. Fight the temptation!
A small core sample, I'm thinking a few millimetres, to have a microscopic peek would be perfect. Cheers, Pete > Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:19:35 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Drilling meteorites to make jewelry > > Hi Dean, > > Diamond bits. > They come in all sizes, use with lots of water... > I might have some around, but you can get them at most gem and jewelery shows > and certainly at Tucson. I may have some around. Try looking at the > websites for > Dremel and Fordham tools... > > What I'd like to find are some diamond hole drills. > I have some that are up to about 1/2 inch diameter, but they have a > rather large kerf. > I'd like to core some good looking meteorites to get the 20grams for > the labs and > not damage the appearance of my meteorites. Bore the hole. Break > out the core. > Fill the hole with some filler and paint it. Minimal change to the > appearance of the > meteorite - ample sample extracted. > > Cheers, > Nick > > At 03:22 PM 7/20/2008, dean bessey wrote: >>Does anybody know of a good type of drill to drill small holes >>through chondrites? >>Thanks >>DEAN > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Find hidden words, unscramble celebrity names, or try the ultimate crossword puzzle with Live Search Games. Play now! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list