[meteorite-list] Meteorite casting.

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:03:31 -0800
Message-ID: <AANLkTimz_JCTDX7tRrJ0M_n5KMaa9cXrsMSEHBGKDD4p_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello Todd, All,
They color the casts with some sort of finish - I'm not sure exactly
what it is, but you can choose a pre-set finish and they'll do that -
or you can show them the original and ask them to do their best to
match it. They got pretty good results with the few irons we've asked
them to match - with Burns we asked for a little darker than the
original (it was kind of dirty which made the iron look lighter) and
the result was pretty stunning. Unfortunately I'm not at home, but
Anne *might* (pretty please?) be willing to post a pic or two.
It doesn't chip off like paint at any rate.
Regards,
Jason



On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Todd <lubbinv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does someone paint them as well?
>
> Todd
>
>
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> On Nov 20, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Impactika at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I have to agree with that
>> Yes, the replicas doen by that foundry are amazing. I can certainly vouch
>> for that.
>> My cast of the Burns meteorite is stunning, it looks just like the real
>> meteorite, and it is almost as heavy!
>> (sorry guys, not for sale.)
>>
>> Thank you Peter and Jason.
>>
>> Anne M. Black
>> _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
>> _IMPACTIKA at aol.com_ (mailto:IMPACTIKA at aol.com)
>> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
>> _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/20/2010 4:28:43 PM Mountain Standard Time,
>> meteoritekid at gmail.com writes:
>> Hello Marcin, Dieter, All,
>> Four our irons, we use a foundry here in Los Angeles that produces
>> fine bronze and iron replicas, weighed if desired.
>> If you'd like their contact information, I can forward it to you.
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 10:11 AM, ?<spocke at poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> When you find a new meteorite you suppose to send a sample to analysis.
>> This means that you will need to cut it and you will loose its natural
>> beautiful shape. Can you do a casting of the meteorite before you will cut it?
>> What kind of materials should you use not to affect a meteorite's chemical
>> components? Is it recommended or not to do a meteorite cast before a sample
>> analysis? Does anybody have any experience in casting a meteorite?
>>> Best regards,
>>> Marcin.
>>
>>
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