[meteorite-list] wire saw comment

From: Stefan Ralew <stefan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:18:11 +0200
Message-ID: <006601c7d813$1870c390$15b2a8c0_at_SN107086710318>

Hello Matteo,

this is not a wire saw. The machine on the photo is a usual saw with a
cutting blade.

A diamond wire saw could look like these here:
http://www.diamondwiretech.com/saws/millennium_slicer.html
It costs probably much more than 400 euros.

Best regards,
Stefan

----- Original Message -----
From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <info at mcomemeteorite.it>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment


> probably is the mail, yahoo in this time create many
> problems to ship-receive emails.
> Why contact in private? Is good show to all this info:
> I have buy my wire saw here in Italy, but you find whit no
> problems in USA seen is product in this state. The saw is
> used - I have pay 400 euro paired to 500-600$ - but in good
> conditions. The max diameter is possible for me cut is at
> the 10-12 cm. is possible arrive to 20 cm. but I not want
> take off the meteorite from the block, round this, and hope
> the blade cut in the same sign.
> With a blade of 0.6 mm I cut slices of 1 mm thick or under,
> but normaly I cut of 1 mm thick or 2 mm just for not broken
> the slice.
> The 0.6 mm blade is 20 cm. diameter, but with 0.8 mm I have
> 25 cm. diameter.
> This is the photo of the wire saw
>
> http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/676/taglierinaio9.jpg
>
> Matteo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Da : Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
> A : M come Meteorite Meteorites <info at mcomemeteorite.it>,
> Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment
> Data : Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:13:08 -0700
>
>> 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
>>
>>
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