[meteorite-list] AD~~cutting service required---HELP

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <96073.76195.qm_at_web33108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

A wire saw, to cut 869? Good luck with that, you will
have to sell slices for $5.00 gram to break even.
The only way you will get 20% cut loss is with a wire
saw and no polishing dependng on the thickness you
want.
Michael Farmer
--- jim brady <jbrady1 at orange.net> wrote:

> Greetings listees
> I am seeking bids for the cutting of a
> largeish NWA869 into multiple thin slices.Lets say
> 10 cuts as a starting point.The rock in question is
> approximately 7 x 7 x 4 inches and weighs 3730
> grams.Assuming a cutting loss of 20% this should
> still get me 9 full slices of about 280grams each
> and 2 end cuts.Is a wire saw out of the question as
> too expensive?Can anyone advise as to potential
> costs,both with and without polishing.Onlist or off
> ,I'm sure the info may be of use to others.Thanks in
> advance
>
> Jim
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Received on Sun 30 Mar 2008 10:49:40 AM PDT