A wire saw, to cut 869? Good luck with that, you will have to sell slices for $5.00 gram to break even. The only way you will get 20% cut loss is with a wire saw and no polishing dependng on the thickness you want. Michael Farmer --- jim brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greetings listees > I am seeking bids for the cutting of a > largeish NWA869 into multiple thin slices.Lets say > 10 cuts as a starting point.The rock in question is > approximately 7 x 7 x 4 inches and weighs 3730 > grams.Assuming a cutting loss of 20% this should > still get me 9 full slices of about 280grams each > and 2 end cuts.Is a wire saw out of the question as > too expensive?Can anyone advise as to potential > costs,both with and without polishing.Onlist or off > ,I'm sure the info may be of use to others.Thanks in > advance > > Jim > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
