[meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2011-02-26 Thread Greg Hupe
Hello Kevin, There are also 1-inch ones that NASA uses. The typical ones used in the collector community are 1cm square. The N,S,E,W,T,B are directional references for photographing specimens. T=Top, B=Bottom, N=North, E=East...so on. What I typically do before I cut something rare is to cho

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube

2010-03-17 Thread Mexicodoug
ritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 7:51 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube] A Meter cube for meteorites? Hmm exists: http://www.conservapedia.com/images/0/06/Kaaba.jpg Shht Captain, maths: The Bulleti

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2010-03-15 Thread Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites --- On Mon, 3/15/10, impact...@aol.com wrote: > From: impact...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" > cube Sca

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2010-03-15 Thread Impactika
Richard and all, I believe that one of the original uses was archaeology. When an archaeologist would find an artifact he wanted to take pictures from all sides before digging out. So let's say it was a pot in a grave, he would shot the north/south/east/west sides of the pot, turning the cube e

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2010-03-15 Thread countdeiro
>-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- >Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com >[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Michael >Blood >Gesendet: Montag, 15. März 2010 12:54 >An: Richard Kowalski; Meteorite List >Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WA

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution

2010-03-15 Thread Mark Bowling
To: mina...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 10:05:58 AM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution Hell All.. I use a GSA photo scale for some field photos and use in some photos of larger specimens in my collection.  T

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution

2010-03-15 Thread Dennis Miller
.com And in closing, please don't start the land law debate again! Love You All! Dennis MIller . > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:56:12 -0700 > From: mina...@yahoo.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sc

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution

2010-03-15 Thread Mark Bowling
ce, measure them and scratch the size into the faces of the die. Clear skies, Mark B. Vail, AZ - Original Message From: Richard Kowalski To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 4:40:10 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institut

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]

2010-03-15 Thread Martin Altmann
März 2010 12:54 An: Richard Kowalski; Meteorite List Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube] Hi Richard and list, Only the US, Burma and one other small country use the inches And feet scale. The entire scientific com

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]

2010-03-15 Thread Michael Blood
Hi Richard and list, Only the US, Burma and one other small country use the inches And feet scale. The entire scientific community uses the metric scale. 1 CM cube is the only size I have ever seen - it would seem a Meter Cube may be useful under some circumstance, but very few of the World

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution

2010-03-15 Thread Richard Kowalski
Sorry all. Just one more. Shawn, just because the Smithsonian does it doesn't make it correct. A scale cube, or scale whatever, is just that. To show the scale of the object. If you don't see the scale's measurement, you have no way on knowing what the scale is. Again. You can assume what it is,

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes used by the Smithsonian Institution

2010-03-15 Thread Shawn Alan
thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] More information about the Meteorite-list mailing list   [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes Shawn Alan photophlow at yahoo.com Mon Mar 15 06:28:39 EDT 2010 Previous messa

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2010-03-15 Thread Richard Kowalski
--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Shawn Alan wrote: Sorry Shawn. I vehemently disagree with you. If the scale is not specifically stated in the description, or more importantly in the image itself, you do not know and have absolutely no way to know that the scale cube is 1 cm. You can assume it, but you c

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2010-03-15 Thread Shawn Alan
have any marking, but because there is a standard used with orientation cubes we know that the cube is a 1CM :)   Shawn Alan   [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes Richard Kowalski damoclid at yahoo.com Mon Mar 15 05:12:34 EDT 2010 Previous message: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] S

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2010-03-15 Thread Jeff Kuyken
--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Shawn Alan wrote: From: Shawn Alan Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 1:59 AM Richard Listers Hi when you have a

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2010-03-15 Thread Richard Kowalski
Shawn Alan > Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the > "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube] > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 1:59 AM > Richard Listers   >   > Hi when you have a chance c

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]

2010-03-15 Thread Shawn Alan
sed. And also to take in consideration not all bidders on eBay are members on the Meteorite Central List.   Shawn Alan   [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]Richard Kowalski damoclid at yahoo.com Mon Mar 15 04:32:25 EDT 2010

[meteorite-list] Scale Cubes [WAS: Ad Announcing the "Count" cube Scale / Orientation cube]

2010-03-15 Thread Richard Kowalski
Shawn, Matt, If I'm not mistaken, the scale cube was invented specifically for the lunar samples brought back by the Apollo missions. Obviously, the idea behind using a scale cube is just that, to show the scale of the object in the photograph. I agree that for good scientific reasons, a scale

[meteorite-list] SCALE CUBES

2007-12-13 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, List, It seems that people are always looking for scale cubes. When they become available, they sell out, then somebody always complains they didn't get any. So, I noticed that there are scale cubes on eBay again, and I pass the good news along in case you're one of those somebodies:

[meteorite-list] scale cubes????

2007-08-01 Thread John higgins
Hello list, I was just hoping that somebody had one extra cube that they would sell me, i saw 20 up for sale on e-bay the other day but i was outbid at the last second. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You John Higgins

RE: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2004-12-01 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi John, > Can anyone tell me where I can buy some of the one centimeter > cubes used for scale in pictures? I assume you want the ones with the letters N, S, E, W, T, B on them. However, our own NahklaDog has some w/o compass directions on them up on eBay right now:

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2004-12-01 Thread Dave Schultz
Just go to your local casino John, and get a set of dices from the crap tables!!! ;) Dave > Can anyone tell me where I can buy some of the one > centimeter cubes used > for scale in pictures? > > Thanks in advance, > > John Gwilliam > > > ___

[meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2004-12-01 Thread JKGwilliam
Can anyone tell me where I can buy some of the one centimeter cubes used for scale in pictures? Thanks in advance, John Gwilliam __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Scale cubes in centimeters

2004-09-16 Thread John Birdsell
Hello Pierre-MarieDave Freeman recently posted the following source for scale cubes to the list. Cheers -John & Dawn Arizona Skies Meteorites Dear List; List member Peter Scherff has scale cubes (as seen in meteorite "as found" pictures"). For those wanting to increase their Karma at mete

[meteorite-list] Scale cubes in centimeters

2004-09-16 Thread Pierre-Marie PELE
Hello to the List, I'm searching for scale cubes but in centimeters scale. Does anybody know where to buy some ? Thanks a lot, Pierre-Marie Pele www.meteor-center.com -- Faites un voeu et puis Voila ! www.voila.fr _

[meteorite-list] Scale Cubes

2004-09-04 Thread David Freeman
Dear List; List member Peter Scherff has scale cubes (as seen in meteorite "as found" pictures"). For those wanting to increase their Karma at meteorite hunting, email Peter for getting your cubes today! A very satisfied repeat customer, Dave Freeman mjwy [EMAIL PROTECTED]