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From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:24 2004
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Hi Tom,

> Hello List, I was hoping some one could give me advice on a rock saw.
> I am looking into buying one, but know nothing about them.

I've been using a Lortone 8" trim saw, and I love it. May be too pricey
for your budget, though. Mine ran around $350 or so, new. (It's around
$330 now.) You can get them from Kingsley North, Inc. Link:

< ">h <http://www.kingsleynorth.com/trimsaws.html>
ttp://www.kingsleynorth.com/trimsaws.html>

> I think I want more of a trim saw, just for cutting small meteorites.

You can get by with a 6" saw, then.

> What type of blades would you use if you were to cut an Iron
> and what kind for chondrites or do you use one type for both?

I've not yet had to cut an iron so someone else can advise on that.
(I wouldn't use a diamond saw blade. My guess is that CBN is
the preferred choice.) I use a very thin diamond blade for all my
stone meteorite cutting. Don't skimp on the blade! Cheap saw
blades don't last long, so the extra cost of a good blade is more
than made up for in lifetime.

> Is there a popular brand the meteorite community uses?

I use the MK 1000 Saber Diamond blade -- the 3-0094 model on this
link:

http://www.kingsleynorth.com/blades.html
<http://www.kingsleynorth.com/blades.html>

Not too expensive, very thin, and cuts like a champ... --Rob

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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>Hi
Tom,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>>
Hello List, I was hoping some one could give me advice on a rock
saw.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002>> I am looking into buying one, but know
nothing about them.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>I've been using a Lortone 8" trim
saw, and I love it.  May be </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>too pricey</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>for
your budget, though.  Mine ran around $350 or so, new. 
(</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002>It's around</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>$330
now.)  </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002>You can </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>get </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>them from Kingsley North,
Inc.  Link:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002><<A
href="http://www.kingsleynorth.com/trimsaws.html>">h</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002><FONT
size=2>ttp://www.kingsleynorth.com/trimsaws.html></A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002><FONT
size=2> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002>> </SPAN></FONT>I think I want more of a trim
saw, just for cutting small meteorites.<SPAN class=774374721-12092002><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774374721-12092002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>You
can get by with a 6" saw, then.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>>
</SPAN></FONT>What type of blades would you use if you were to cut an Iron<SPAN
class=774374721-12092002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774374721-12092002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2>></FONT> </SPAN> and what kind for chondrites or do you use
one type for both?<SPAN class=774374721-12092002><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=774374721-12092002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>I've
not yet had to cut an iron so someone else can advise on
that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>(I
wouldn't use a diamond saw blade. My guess is that CBN is</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>the
preferred choice.)  I use a very thin diamond </SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>blade for all
my</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>stone
meteorite cutting.  Don't skimp on the blade!  Cheap
saw</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>blades
don't last long, so the extra cost of a good blade is more</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>than
made up for in lifetime.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>>
</SPAN></FONT>Is there a popular brand the meteorite community uses?<FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>I use
the MK 1000 Saber Diamond blade -- the 3-0094 model on this</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002>link:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002><A
href="http://www.kingsleynorth.com/blades.html">http://www.kingsleynorth.com/blades.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=774374721-12092002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=774374721-12092002>Not
too expensive, very thin, and cuts like a champ...
--Rob</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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