[meteorite-list] HOW TO CUT UREILITES?

[Rob Wesel]

Glad we're still friends after that one Tom :^)

Rob Wesel
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Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] HOW TO CUT UREILITES?


>
> Hi all,  I have to side with  Elton.
>
> The diamonds on the blade are what allow it to cut through  iron.  With a
> Ureilite it is diamomd against diamond.
>
> A few years  ago Rob (Nakhla Dog) had a huge (Just over a kilo) Ureilite. 
> I
> said I  would put a polished face on it.  I had envisioned a beautiful
> cut/polish.  I was not willing to return it defaced so I kept at it.   I 
> used over
> $2K in Buehler diamond disks trying to smooth out the damage I had  done 
> with
> several blades.
>
> Don't take the Ureilites lightly!
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/16/2007 6:13:50 P.M. Mountain Daylight  Time,
> mstreman53 at yahoo.com writes:
> --- David <bobadebt at ec.rr.com>  wrote:
> <<< I can't say for sure but I bet my saw  wouldn't
> have
> a problem with them. After all I can cut the  hardest
> irons with little effort and most condrites  cut like
> butter.  However, my blade is .060 thick so cut loss
> would be greater.  >>>
>
> te he he-- I am skeptical, David--Blade loss would  be
> greater don't you mean?  Be it remembered that
> ureilites are chock  full with nano diamonds?  Seems to
> me that is a war of attrition with  the diamonds.
> While the blade is cutting the Ureilite the Ureilite
> is  cutting the blade; metal,diamond and, all.
>
> Hello Dave,btw  I'd not  had the pleasure of snipping
> you until now.  Consider yourself snipped--  welcome to
> the clan.
>
> Elton
>
>
>
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