[meteorite-list] Cutting An Iron

[Michael Farmer]

If you really found a pen Oregon iron meteorite, you really want to destroy it by cutting on it? You will most likely take the value from very high to very low. 
Ludicrous.

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> On Jul 2, 2016, at 12:35 PM, PolandMET via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
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> Hi
> If You plan to cut that 11kg specimen You propably need to use band saw. Or give it to someone who have experience with such big specimens
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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
> answer to my question.
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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,
> 
> John
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