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Re: Making a Window in Gao

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Subject: Re: Making a Window in Gao
From: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:07:01 -0700
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I would recommend slicing off a very thin portion od the meteorite and THEN
sanding it down, starting with an 80 grit then moving progressively to a
400 or so.  If you do this by hand it will take a while, I use an
expandable drum sander and it takes me only 2-5 minutes to get a good
finish.  Gaos do look especially good with a thin coating of Krylon, it
gives them a 3-D appearance.  Hope this helps!

Matt

Stop Light Pollution! wrote:

>    I just got a pretty nice 335g Gao whole stone that has one fairly
> flat side without crust that I would like to grind flat to make a nice
> window. My question is how? I was going to use grades of sand paper and
> then eventually polish it. Any hints or ideas on how I should do this?
>
> GWG

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Making a Window in Gao

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