[meteorite-list] wire saw comment

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:24:48 +0200
Message-ID: <46b6f6f0.35.5b0b.565373045_at_webmailh4.aruba.it>

ah ok this is another question and price....

matteo


----- Original Message -----
Da : "Stefan Ralew" <stefan at meteoriten.com>
A : "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <info at mcomemeteorite.it>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment
Data : Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:18:11 +0200

> Hello Matteo,
>
> this is not a wire saw. The machine on the photo is a
> usual saw with a cutting blade.
>
> A diamond wire saw could look like these here:
> http://www.diamondwiretech.com/saws/millennium_slicer.html
> It costs probably much more than 400 euros.
>
> Best regards,
> Stefan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites"
> <info at mcomemeteorite.it> To:
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, August
> 06, 2007 6:35 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw
> comment
>
>
> > probably is the mail, yahoo in this time create many
> > problems to ship-receive emails.
> > Why contact in private? Is good show to all this info:
> > I have buy my wire saw here in Italy, but you find whit
> > no problems in USA seen is product in this state. The
> > saw is used - I have pay 400 euro paired to 500-600$ -
> > but in good conditions. The max diameter is possible for
> > me cut is at the 10-12 cm. is possible arrive to 20 cm.
> > but I not want take off the meteorite from the block,
> > round this, and hope the blade cut in the same sign.
> > With a blade of 0.6 mm I cut slices of 1 mm thick or
> > under, but normaly I cut of 1 mm thick or 2 mm just for
> > not broken the slice.
> > The 0.6 mm blade is 20 cm. diameter, but with 0.8 mm I
> > have 25 cm. diameter.
> > This is the photo of the wire saw
> >
> > http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/676/taglierinaio9.jpg
> >
> > Matteo
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Da : Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
> > A : M come Meteorite Meteorites <info at mcomemeteorite.it>
> > , Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment
> > Data : Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:13:08 -0700
> >
> >> Hi Matteo,
> >> I have written you twice off list to avoid
> >> bothering those not Interested on the list, but got no
> >> response, So, I must be on a block in your email.
> >> Therefore, I feel the need to bring this up here.
> >> Your comment following a portion of this
> month's >> METEORITE MARKET TRENDS (METEORITE TIMES,
> >> August, 2007) states you have a wire saw that cost you
> >> $1,000.
> >> Could you please contact me off list with the
> >> following information:
> >> 1) From where did you get the saw? Do they have a web
> site >> URL you Can pas on to me?
> >> 2) Was it new or used?
> >> 3) How large a diameter stone will it cut?
> >> 4) You mentioned it would cut to 1mm - will it cut
> >> thinner Than that?
> >> 5) How much are the wires?
> >> I very much want to avoid passing on
> >> miss-information in my articles in METEORITE TIMES. So,
> I >> would be very appreciative of your time And
> consideration >> in passing on this information since
> everyone has been >> consistent in telling me the prices I
> cited in the article >> and all the web sites of sources I
> have checked also >> confirmed the price range I
> mentioned. >> RSVP
> >> Thanks again, Michael
> >>
> >>
> >> on 8/4/07 9:26 PM, M come Meteorite Meteorites at
> >> info at mcomemeteorite.it wrote:
> >>
> >> > one question on Blood section
> >> >
> >> > 1) The thickness of a cut piece, particularly the
> >> > thinner it is under 2.5mm. While
> >> > exceptionally thin slicing is not possible with some
> >> > meteorites, most do quite nicely
> >> > when thinly cut. How can it be argued that an
> historic >> > fall (or any specimen, for
> >> > that matter) cut .8mm thick is not worth a good deal
> >> > more "per gram" than a slice
> >> > of the same material 4mm in thickness. The thinner
> cut >> > slice gives both MUCH
> >> > more surface relative to weight and, therefore, much
> >> > greater "eye appeal" and
> >> > costs the seller a good deal more in both "saw loss"
> and >> > in the cost of the saw capable
> >> > of making such a thin slice. (A SMALL wire saw costs
> >> > about $17,000.00, a large
> >> > one, big enough to slice Bob Haag's Zagami stone
> costs >> > about $60,000.00).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > $17,000 for a wire saw?? I have buy my for $1000 and
> I >> > arrive to cut slices of 1 mm or under thick, large
> at 10 >> > cm., with blade of 0.6 mm with any problems.
> >> >
> >> > matteo
> >>
> >>
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Received on Mon 06 Aug 2007 06:24:48 AM PDT