[meteorite-list] wire saw comment

[Michael L Blood]

Hi Matteo,
        I have written you twice off list to avoid bothering those not
Interested on the list, but got no response, So, I must be on a block
in your email. Therefore, I feel the need to bring this up here.
        Your comment following a portion of this month's
METEORITE MARKET TRENDS (METEORITE TIMES,
August, 2007) states you have a wire saw that cost you $1,000.
        Could you please contact me off list with the following
information:
1) From where did you get the saw? Do they have a web site
URL you  Can pas on to me?
2) Was it new or used?
3) How large a diameter stone will it cut?
4) You mentioned it would cut to 1mm  -  will it cut thinner
Than that?
5) How much are the wires?
        I very much want to avoid passing on miss-information in my articles
in METEORITE TIMES. So, I would be very appreciative of your time
And consideration in passing on this information since everyone has been
consistent in telling me the prices I cited in the article and all the web
sites of sources I have checked also confirmed the price range I mentioned.
        RSVP
        Thanks again, Michael


on 8/4/07 9:26 PM, M come Meteorite Meteorites at info at mcomemeteorite.it
wrote:

> one question on Blood section
> 
> 1) The thickness of a cut piece, particularly the thinner it
> is under 2.5mm. While
> exceptionally thin slicing is not possible with some
> meteorites, most do quite nicely
> when thinly cut. How can it be argued that an historic fall
> (or any specimen, for
> that matter) cut .8mm thick is not worth a good deal more
> "per gram" than a slice
> of the same material 4mm in thickness. The thinner cut slice
> gives both MUCH 
> more surface relative to weight and, therefore, much greater
> "eye appeal" and
> costs the seller a good deal more in both "saw loss" and in
> the cost of the saw capable
> of making such a thin slice. (A SMALL wire saw costs about
> $17,000.00, a large
> one, big enough to slice Bob Haag's Zagami stone costs about
> $60,000.00). 
> 
> 
> $17,000 for a wire saw?? I have buy my for $1000 and I
> arrive to cut slices of 1 mm or under thick, large at 10
> cm., with blade of 0.6 mm with any problems.
> 
> matteo