[meteorite-list] wire saw cost

[Gary Fujihara]

Aloha Andre,

Depending on the cost of the material, it may or may not be more cost effective to use a wire saw. A wire saw is better for planetaries or other expensive or rare meteorites, where cost of material is high, and so minimizing cut loss is imperative.  If the material is cheap, then the expense of using a wire saw is not justified for minimizing cut loss because you would spend more money on cutting it than you would saving on reduced cut loss.

You have to balance the cost of cutting with expected cut loss .

For example, a friend cut a cheap CV3 on a wire, and cost him big money to do so.  He would have been better off taking the cut loss on a lap saw for a cheaper cutting expense.

gary

On Mar 10, 2011, at 12:59 PM, André Moutinho wrote:

> Hello, 
> 
> Does anyone can give me an idea of cutting cost using a wire saw to cut a 300g ordinary chondrite into 3mm slices?
> 
> Thanks!
> Andre
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