Fw: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount Meteorites
From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:12 2004 Message-ID: <001b01c23780$676f8aa0$f0571c43_at_pavilion> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C23745.BA1E1540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount Meteorites Hi Walter, I store my membrane box micros in a couple of wooden cigar boxes that I = was given. The depth was perfect for the m-box to sit up on end. Of = course I can't readily see the specimen but I can see the label. I tape = a small label to the side of the m-box which has been working fine. As = the lid of the m-box attaches to one side of the box, the tape doesn't = interfer with me opening the m-box should I desire to open it. Initially = I was sent a few specimens in m-boxes and didn't like them, but I later = acquired several crusted micros and was happy with the m-boxes as it = allowed me to see the crusted backs. You can also sneak a slightly = larger piece in the m-boxes than in the small specimen boxes.=20 I also had a couple iron micros in the small display boxes that got = incipient rust spots. After I cleaned them up and wiped with a thin coat = of gun oil, I put them in m-boxes. Haven't had any problems with those = since. I think the m-boxes might have a tighter seal. Regards, Frank ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Walter Branch=20 To: Frank Cressy ; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount Meteorites Hi Frank, =20 Thanks very much. =20 This is one of the things I like about this list. Different ways of = doing the same thing and each one works for the individual collector. =20 I looked into those membrane boxes but I chose for stay with the 1 x 1 = inch boxes with pads for several reasons. My main concern was what to = do with all the membrane boxes? The 45 box storage case was readily = available and I could not locate a similar trey in which to place the = membrane boxes. Just out of curiosity, do you store or display the = membrane cases in any type of medium or simply place them on a display = shelf? =20 =20 Also I do sacrifice viewing the bottom of the specimen but the bottom = of the box makes a nice place to put the id lable. An alternative would = be to have the id label unattached, beside the (boxed) specimen bu I = don't like the idea of a "loose" label sitting beside the specimen as = invariably they would get mixed up, a tleast in my house they would! =20 The only place I could figure out to place the label on the membrane = box was to place it on the side of the box using an adhesive type label, = which made it cumbersome when I wanted to take the specimen out of the = box. Where do you place the id label? =20 Also, being the cheap person that I am, I can get 3 to 5 1 inch boxes = for the cost of one membrane :-). =20 -Walter =20 =20 ----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Frank Cressy=20 To: Walter Branch ; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com ; = trandall_at_idsi.net=20 Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount Meteorites I'll second the kudos Walter, a great job. I'd like to add one comment though. I used to make nice labeled = display boxes for my micros but am now changing them over to the small = membrane boxes. I find that it allows me to double my viewing pleasure = by having both sides to enjoy as well as protecting the specimen. With a = small micro, doubling the viewing area can be quite significent and = rewarding ;-) My 2 micros, Frank ----- Original Message -----=20 From: trandall_at_idsi.net=20 To: Walter Branch ; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount Meteorites Walter, Great job! Very well done IMHO. Thanks for making the page! Regards, Tom Randall IMCA# 6170 Hello Everyone, Okay, the server problem is now resolved and I am "back in = business." As I stated yesterday, I have added a page to my site that = basically shows how I go about making micromount meteorites for sale and = trade. I have received a lot of questions along these lines lately, as = a result of the free Sudburys I gave away about a week ago, which is = really what I had intended (interest in micromounts, that is). -Walter --=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C23745.BA1E1540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [meteorite-list] Making Micromount = Meteorites</TITLE> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <STYLE type=3Dtext/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Walter,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I store my membrane box micros in a couple of wooden = cigar=20 boxes that I was given. The depth was perfect for the m-box to sit up on = end. Of=20 course I can't readily see the specimen but I can see the label. I tape = a small=20 label to the side of the m-box which has been working fine. As the lid = of the=20 m-box attaches to one side of the box, the tape doesn't interfer with me = opening=20 the m-box should I desire to open it. Initially I was sent a few = specimens in=20 m-boxes and didn't like them, but I later acquired several crusted = micros and=20 was happy with the m-boxes as it allowed me to see the crusted backs. = You can=20 also sneak a slightly larger piece in the m-boxes than in the small = specimen=20 boxes. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also had a couple iron micros in the small display = boxes=20 that got incipient rust spots. After I cleaned them up and wiped with a = thin=20 coat of gun oil, I put them in m-boxes. Haven't had any problems with = those=20 since. I think the m-boxes might have a tighter seal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Frank</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net" = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net>Walter=20 Branch</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href=3D"mailto:fcressy_at_prodigy.net"=20 title=3Dfcressy_at_prodigy.net>Frank Cressy</A> ; <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 29, 2002 = 8:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Making=20 Micromount Meteorites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Frank,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks very much.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is one of the things I like = about this=20 list. Different ways of doing the same thing and each one works = for the=20 individual collector.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I looked into those membrane boxes = but I chose=20 for stay with the 1 x 1 inch boxes with pads for several = reasons. My=20 main concern was what to do with all the membrane boxes? The 45 = box=20 storage case was readily available and I could not locate a similar = trey in=20 which to place the membrane boxes. Just out of curiosity, = do=20 you store or display the membrane cases in any type of medium or = simply=20 place them on a display shelf? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also I do sacrifice viewing the = bottom of the=20 specimen but the bottom of the box makes a nice place to put the id=20 lable. An alternative would be to have the id label unattached, = beside=20 the (boxed) specimen bu </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't = like the idea=20 of a "loose" label sitting beside the specimen as invariably they = would get=20 mixed up, a tleast in my house they would!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only place I could figure out to = place the=20 label on the membrane box was to place it on the side of the box = using an=20 adhesive type label, which made it cumbersome when I wanted to take = the=20 specimen out of the box. Where do you place the id = label?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, being the cheap person that I = am, I can get=20 3 to 5 1 inch boxes for the cost of one membrane :-).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Walter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR>Walter = Branch,=20 Ph.D.<BR>Branch Meteorites<BR>322 Stephenson Ave., Suite = B<BR>Savannah,=20 GA 31405 USA<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:fcressy_at_prodigy.net" = title=3Dfcressy_at_prodigy.net>Frank=20 Cressy</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net" = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net>Walter=20 Branch</A> ; <A href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 ; <A href=3D"mailto:trandall_at_idsi.net"=20 title=3Dtrandall_at_idsi.net>trandall@idsi.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 29, 2002 = 11:37=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Making=20 Micromount Meteorites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'll second the kudos Walter, a great = job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'd like to add one comment though. I used to = make nice=20 labeled display boxes for my micros but am now changing them over to = the=20 small membrane boxes. I find that it allows me to double my viewing = pleasure=20 by having both sides to enjoy as well as protecting the specimen. = With a=20 small micro, doubling the viewing area can be quite significent and=20 rewarding ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My 2 micros,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Frank</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:trandall_at_idsi.net"=20 title=3Dtrandall_at_idsi.net>trandall@idsi.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net" = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net>Walter=20 Branch</A> ; <A = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 29, 2002 = 5:24=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: = [meteorite-list] Making=20 Micromount Meteorites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> Walter,</DIV> <DIV> Great job! Very well done IMHO. Thanks for = making=20 the page!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Tom Randall</DIV> <DIV>IMCA# 6170</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D-1>Hello=20 Everyone,</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D-1>Okay, the=20 server problem is now resolved and I am "back in=20 business."</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D-1>As I stated=20 yesterday, I have added a page to my site that basically = shows how=20 I go about making micromount meteorites for sale and = trade. I have=20 received a lot of questions along these lines lately, as a = result of the=20 free Sudburys I gave away about a week ago, which is really what = I had=20 intended (interest in micromounts, that is).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D-1>-Walter</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>--=20 </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></X-SIGSEP></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C23745.BA1E1540-- Received on Tue 30 Jul 2002 12:20:13 AM PDT |
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