My favorite way of windowing potential meteorites is with a bench grinder. Using the side of the wheel will leave a nice flat and smooth surface in about a second. To bad they don't make them to run off a 12 volt automotive outlet for use in the field. Cheers, Jim K
In a message dated 5/29/2011 7:50:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: G'Day Chris, Jim, Count and List Yes, I find the dremel diamond wheel very good http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=dreme l+diamond&cp=9&pq=dremel+cut+off+wheel&rlz=1R2GGLT_enUS329&bav=on.2,or.r _gc.r_pw.&biw=1004&bih=599&wrapid=tlif130671641171810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm= shop&cid=10807187833479235161&sa=X&ei=_ujiTb2mMu3ciAKvp9mdBg&sqi=2&ved=0 CF8Q8gIwAQ# Cheers John Cabassi IMCA # 2125 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Wooddell Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 4:49 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Taking a look inside a chondrite meteorite Hello Chris, I use a dremel diamond wheel when I am in the field from my truck and it works perfect. Just have to be careful on the amount of pressure applied. You can see me using them in my YouTube videos....from my website http://desertsunburn.no-ip.org . Check them out if you have time! Kind Regards, Jim Wooddell On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Chris Spratt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Listers: > > I have a couple of dozen NWA chondrite all unnamed and unclassified. > I haven't a lapidary saw or power grinder so I'm trying to file an > edge off each meteorite with a hand file to see what I may have. > Tried various files for metal that my late Dad left me in his old tool > kit. Most don't make a mark. Can anyone recommend what type of file to > use. Would a Dremel grinding stone work? If so which one? > > Thanks, > > Chris. Spratt > Victoria, BC > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
