[meteorite-list] The big red grinder and the meteorite pie ***apology (is accepted)

[j.divelbiss at att.net]

I don't remember anyone mentioning the ban saw as a no-no for cutting meteorites. In fact, I would love to have a ban saw to cut irons and larger stones.  After many years of using one in a machine shop in my youth...I have great respect for the nice slow accurate cut of a ban saw. From my experience you typically need an oil based cutting coolant to keep it from binding up.

Maybe we should look into using plasma and water cutters on meteorites too.  yikes !

JD  

-------------- Original message from Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>: -------------- 


> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:57:50 -0700, David Freeman 
> wrote: 
> 
> >create great satire, and humor at the thought of using such rough 
> >lapidary tools as masonry tile saws, chop saws, hand grinders on such 
> >rare and sacred treasures as meteorites. One wouldn't take a Cadillac 
> >car to enter a mud bog rally, nor would one use a tile saw to cut 
> >meteorites. Ever. 
> 
> I'll bet this photo of this clueless moron cutting a meteorte will really give 
> you shivers, then: 
> 
> http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/cluelessmoroncuttingmeteorite.jpg 
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