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From: Charles Viau <cviau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:53 2004
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A tip for cutting small meteorite slices (Chondrites) with a Dremmel
tool is to use a thin cutoff wheel and paraffin.
Take an old candle and cut into it while the wheel is spinning, then
alternate a little bit of cutting the meteorite and cutting into the
candle. It works miracles. (you need a nice small vice as well and a
pad for your arm at the same level so that you can work accurately)
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-CharlyV
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From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of mark
ford
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 4:58 AM
To: Tim Gingell; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Cutting Meteorites
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Tim,
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Drimmel cutting bits don=92t tend to cut very well on rock they =
basically
=91chip their way through=92 , but you can cut small slices/micro=92s =
with
some success.
=20
Better for cutting is a bench top =91tile cutter=92 (avalible from shops
like B&Q and Tool stores) they cost about =A325 and work (Iv=92e used =
one)
they even have coolant tanks.
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There is a bit of cutting loss due to the width of the blade, but on a
cheap weathered NWA or something It=92s not a problem.
=20
Cheers,
Mark Ford
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Gingell [mailto:tim.gingell_at_blueyonder.co.uk]=20
Sent: 26 November 2003 20:38
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Cutting Meteorites
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I have a few individuals that I would like to cut and I'm wondering if
there are any blades that will suit Dremell drills as they are small
pieces or is there anywhere in the UK that does this.
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Thanks
Tim

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A tip for cutting small meteorite =
slices
(Chondrites) with a Dremmel tool is to use a thin cutoff wheel and =
paraffin.<o:p></o:p>

Take an old candle and cut into it =
while
the wheel is spinning, then alternate a little bit of cutting the =
meteorite and
cutting into the candle. It works miracles.=A0
(you need a nice small vice as well and a pad for your arm at the =
same
level so that you can work accurately)<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

-CharlyV<o:p></o:p></p=
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From: =
meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of mark ford 
Sent: =
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Month=3D"11" Day=3D"27" Year=3D"2003">Thursday, November 27, =
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To: Tim Gingell;
meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com 
Subject: RE: =
[meteorite-list]
Cutting Meteorites<o:p></o:p>

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Tim,<o:p></o:p></=
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Drimmel cutting =
bits
don’t tend to cut very well on rock they basically ‘chip =
their way
through’ , but you can cut small slices/micro’s with some =
success.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>=


Better for =
cutting is a
bench top ‘tile cutter’ (avalible from shops like B&Q =
and Tool
stores) they cost about =A325 and work (Iv’e used one) they even =
have
coolant tanks.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>=


There is a bit =
of cutting
loss due to the width of the blade, but on a cheap weathered NWA or =
something
It’s not a problem.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>=


Cheers,<o:p></o:p=
>

Mark =
Ford<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>=


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Cutting
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I have a few individuals =
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