[meteorite-list] Re: Cutting Meteorites

From: meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:46 2004
Message-ID: <004c01c3c16e$7cbf9700$6214ff52_at_monordinateur>

I also cut small slabs with a Dremmel from time to time, and use water as a
coolant. I actually fitted the tool on a banch and fitted a small water
container under the blade (so that it catches some water) with a kind of
flap behind it and on the top, so that it does not throw too much water
away. This way, I do not breath this poisonous dust. And a dust mask is
actually not a bad idea, even the way I use my Dremmel.

Frederic Beroud
www.meteoriteshow.com
IMCA #2491
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Viau" <cviau_at_beld.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:33 AM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Cutting Meteorites


> Yes, but only for a dremmel. You pro's cut with big equipment and use
> liquid
> Coolants that must trap all of the dust. A dremmel using a cutting wheel
> really puts out a lot of dust in the air. Not being a chemist, I do
> think that airborne nickel dust might be poisonous... A dust mask cannot
> be a bad idea.
>
> CharlyV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Bob
> Martino
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 1:03 PM
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Cutting Meteorites
>
> CharlyV points out that one should always use a dust mask when cutting
> meteorites.
>
> Great. As if my life wasn't complicated enough, now my hobby has a new
> hazard associated with it:
>
> "Chondrite Lung Disease"
>
> -----
> Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ
>
> Can you really name a star? Read the Truth!
> http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/
> .
>
> > Subject: FW: [meteorite-list] Cutting Meteorites
> >
> > This response got lost somehow. re-posted here, likely an attachment
> in
> > thread exceeded text size limit..
> >
> > The Dremmel diamond blades are nice, but don't use them on irons or
> even
> > H chondrites. They just cannot take the punishment and your $15 or $20
> > goes up in smoke in a few small slices. (even with lube). Believe
> that
> > the #420 cutoff wheels (tungsten carbide with quartz) used with
> > paraffin work better. Try it yourself. You also get 20 for about
> $4.00,
> > good for a lot of cuts, and remember to use that candle. (oh. and eye
> > protection and a silk scarf over your nose/mouth or one of those
> cheap
> > construction dust masks.)
> >
> > CharlyV
>
>
>
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