Hi Count! I have used the Dremel from the truck for a few years and it sure has come in handy. I have an inverter mounted in my truck that easily handles the Dremel and it also handles a coffee pot where I can make coffee or heat up water or whatever. The inverter is a solid investment in mobility. I have a green wheel on a Darex grinder at home and with the cost of savings (comparing to a diamond wheel, it does chondrites very good and you just have to square it up now and then. I can buty several of these for the price of one diamond wheel. I do have a horizontal Diamond lap but seldom ever use it. I normally end up finishing with wet/dry sand paper to about 1000 grit (in steps of course). I find it soothing doing this by hand. All toys are fun though, eh?
Jim Wooddell On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 6:06 AM, Count Deiro <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a great tip, Jim. I never thought to use the side of one of the wheels > on my bench grinder when that was all I owned. Mine bench grinder does have > side guards that would have to be unscrewed and dismounted. Now I have a four > station wet/dry cabachon maker that has a six inch flat polishing wheel on > one side that you can stick different diamond grit discs on. I like it > because there's no mandrel in the middle and it's easy to change the discs. > > Adam Hupe' turned me on to these neat diamond grit hard sponge sanding blocks > used in finishing granite counter tops and auto body work. You can buy a set > of different grits from 80 to 2000 on E-Bay for around $100.00 and they can > be used wet, or dry. > > You can also buy an inexpensive portable (about the size of a shoe box) DC to > AC Inverter to clip to your vehicle battery to power your grinder, or Dremel > in the field. Must run the engine to get the amps neeeded. > > Best regards to all, > > Count Deiro > IMCA 3536 > > -----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] >>Sent: May 30, 2011 4:27 AM >>To: [email protected], [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Taking a look inside a chondrite meteorite >> >>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 > > ______________________________________________ > 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
