Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-19 Thread Marcin Cimala
Hi Bernd and all, Nitric acid is bad stuff. It will stain your skin and should only be used with protective gloves and googles. It is a cancer causing material and extream caution should be used at all times with this acid.It also tends to explode when mixed with different items. Other than

[meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Marcin Cimala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlEEfzH64w Please enjoy my new movie. Its large 28kg endpiece of Morasko etched in real time. Specimen from Tomasz Jakubowski collection. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl

[meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Hello Marcin, Thank you very much for that experience! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlEEfzH64w I've never seen the etching of an iron in real time ... only the descriptions and pictures in books and treatises on the subject. Very, very instructive!!! I even understood a few words like

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Matthias Bärmann
@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO Hello Marcin, Thank you very much for that experience! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlEEfzH64w I've never seen the etching of an iron in real time ... only the descriptions and pictures

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Michael Mulgrew
Hi, Marcin.  Thanks for sharing the video.  If you think that etch was fast you should try some ferric chloride; this 7 minute etch would have probably taken less than 60 seconds! Regards, Michael in so. Cal On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Marcin Cimala mar...@meteoryt.net wrote: Thanks all.

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Rocks from Space
Very nice video! Regards, Michael Johnson http://www.rocksfromspace.org - Original Message - From: Marcin Cimala mar...@meteoryt.net Cc: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:08:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO http

[meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Michael kindly wrote: Very nice video! Hello Michael and List, Although it has been said many times before, we should put potential newbies, who would like to etch an iron meteorite with nitol, on the alert: Please, be careful and do wear protective gloves and goggles, because, and let me now

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread David Pensenstadler
Bernd: You would have made an excellent chemist. Retired Chemist Dave --- On Mon, 7/18/11, Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Subject: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Monday

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching of large MORASKO

2011-07-18 Thread almitt2
Hi Bernd and all, Nitric acid is bad stuff. It will stain your skin and should only be used with protective gloves and googles. It is a cancer causing material and extream caution should be used at all times with this acid.It also tends to explode when mixed with different items. Other than