[meteorite-list] TS storage

From: jbaxter112 at pol.net <jbaxter112_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:55:52 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <52884.10.250.10.1.1231124152.squirrel_at_webmail.medscape.com>

That's a good point, Ed.

They certainly do stick on occasion so it would always be wise to open
them carefully on a table. I've always had success so far (knock on wood)
when the top sticks by using the pin as mini-lever, wedging the point into
the bottom side of the box, a millimeter or two above the stuck bottom
edge and gently lifting. I agree, though, it can be a delicate maneuver
and caution is wise if you adopt this storage method.

Regards,

Jim

> I love using those little Riker boxes for displaying slices and small
> individuals. But I would be worried about a TS sliding out and hitting
> something <crash> and breaking when I took the lid off. Maybe it's just
> me, but I have problems sometimes with snug fitting lids not wanting to
> play nice when I take them off - resulting in a mini wrestling match.
> I have lost my grip on a box once or twice, and had one specimen get
> away from me (thankfully, no damage resulted.)
>
> Ed Deckert
> IMCA #8911
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>> Hi Leigh Anne,
>>
>> As someone who is always itching to look at my specimens, I like
>> keeping my thin sections in the little standard(~4 1/4 x 3 inch) Riker
>> boxes. One can fit 3 standard slides parallel to the short side and
>> another two parallel to the long side. They display nicely against the
>> white cotton and you can see five all at once.
>>
>> I'm pretty paranoid about moisture given the high surface to weight
>> ratio and keep the Riker mounts stored with dessicant in an airtight
>> container when I'm not using them. I wonder what the list members'
>> experience has been with both covered and uncovered thin sections?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim Baxter
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone could tell me the typical way that thin
>>> sections are collected. I know that they are on microscope slides,
>>> but do people typically keep those slides in an old microscope slide
>>> box, or
>>> drawer of some sort? Is there a protective type case that is typical
>>> of
>>> thin section collectors? My boyfriend is a custom woodworker, and it
>>> trying to figure out a way to build a storage case for these. Thanks
>>> in advance,
>>> Leigh Anne DelRay
>>>
>>>
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