[meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

From: John Pierce <lumin9_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 10:40:40 -0700
Message-ID: <CADugjYoCPdee+H_YJ10PZodFsWEer3eJerTR02eWpE5FKYhokA_at_mail.gmail.com>

OK, photos.
I'm not the most computer literate person.
I had go create a Photobucket album, and I hope this link works:

http://s744.photobucket.com/user/Lumin9/library/Halo

Please, no need to flame me for cleaning the rock.
I read and considered a lot before proceeding.
Simply my preference with no concern regarding market value.

Found by me personally on our 32-acre property in Southern Oregon.

John Pierce

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Paul Gessler <cetuspa at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Let?s see a picture of this Iron.
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> From: John Pierce via Meteorite-list
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 6:33 PM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron
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> Hello All,
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> This is my first post here. I joined recently because I found a lovely
> nickel-iron meteorite, and that has spurred my further interest in this
> subject. My meteorite has been confirmed as the real thing by staff of the
> Meteorite Lab at Portland State University, who would like to perform
> classification. It is 11.2 kg, and according to PSU staff, it will be only
> the seventh classified meteorite ever found in the state of Oregon.
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> I?ve enjoyed reading these archives, but I haven?t yet been able to find
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> I?m posting here to ask if anyone has any experience cutting an iron
> meteorite with the CBN blade that is sold by Johnson Brothers Lapidary.
> They advertise it as just the thing for cutting irons. I?m interested to
> know anything about blade life, rim speed, feed rate, and using plain water
> as a coolant/lubricant. For cutting the analysis sample, I have machining
> experience and very suitable tools, except for the blade, which I would
> like to be a circular blade.
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> I welcome replies here on the forum, or by private email.
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> Kind regards,
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> John
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