Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Steve Dunklee
ine? > > > Kindest Regards, > > Adam > > > Adam > > > > > - Original Message - > From: Richard Montgomery > To: Don Merchant ; > Adam Hupe ; > Adam > Cc: Don Merchant > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:31 PM > Subject: R

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Adam Hupe
5:31 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Adam and List...(curious me, and although I'm not cutting yet, will soon.) The question: given any local water's TDS and variable ambient pH in all of our waters vs. using distilled water...why not use a commercial standard buffer 7.0

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Richard Montgomery
From: "Don Merchant" To: "Adam Hupe" ; "Adam" Cc: "Don Merchant" Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Great Info Adam! Sincerely Don Merchant - Original Message - From: "Adam Hupe&q

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Don Merchant
Great Info Adam! Sincerely Don Merchant - Original Message - From: "Adam Hupe" To: "Adam" Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question I remeasured the PH and TDS levels of my incoming tap water and again a

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Adam Hupe
I remeasured the PH and TDS levels of my incoming tap water and again after being filtered.     Before filtering  After Charcoal and RO Filtering TDS: 515 PPM 31 PPM PH:   7.7                  7.1 It looks like 7 stage RO filtering made the water move towar

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-22 Thread Steve Dunklee
wrote: > From: Robert Verish > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question > To: "Michael Mulgrew" , "Ed Deckert" > , "Mendy Ouzillou" > Cc: "meteoritelist meteoritelist" > Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 9:02 AM &

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-21 Thread Robert Verish
wrote: > From: Mendy Ouzillou > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question > To: "Michael Mulgrew" , "Ed Deckert" > > Cc: "meteoritelist meteoritelist" > Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 3:58 PM > Seems to me that if you recirculate

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Don Merchant
eoritelist" Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Pete and list, Unfortunately the method you use does not effectively de-gas water, as exposure to the atmosphere will allow atmospheric gasses to continue to dissolve into solution; it is the

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Adam Hupe
I purify water in a closed system, reverse osmosis so I assume most of the gasses are discharged with the brine. Adam - Original Message - From: Michael Mulgrew To: Adam Hupe Cc: Adam Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
oritelist >>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:23 PM >>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question >> >>Ed and list, >> >>I do not know of an exact way to calculate, but a few minutes at >>around 29 inches Hg of vacuum (sea level), especially on a

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread MikeG
hael Mulgrew" >> >> To: "Pete Pete" >> Cc: "meteoritelist meteoritelist" >> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question >> >> >>> Pete and list, >>> >>>

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
te" > Cc: "meteoritelist meteoritelist" > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question > > >> Pete and list, >> >> Unfortunately the method you use does not effectively de-gas water, as >> ex

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Ed Deckert
oritelist" Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Pete and list, Unfortunately the method you use does not effectively de-gas water, as exposure to the atmosphere will allow atmospheric gasses to continue to dissolve into solution; it is the

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
, to be prudent, after a couple of days I give it each jug a shake and > leave it again for a few more. > > Cheers, > Pete > >> From: mikest...@gmail.com >> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:17:37 -0800 >> To: raremeteori...@yahoo.com >> CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecent

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Pete Pete
; Other alternative coolants such as mineral oil, pure ethyl alcohol or > > kerosine do not appeal to me anymore, mainly due to fumes, ignition or > > the smell left in the specimens. > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > _

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
due to fumes, ignition or > the smell left in the specimens. > > > Adam > > > > > > From: Carl Agee > To: meteoritelist meteoritelist > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:35 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Water cutting questi

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Adam Hupe
, mainly due to fumes, ignition or the smell left in the specimens. Adam From: Carl Agee To: meteoritelist meteoritelist Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:35 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question I have been following the thread on cutting

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread MikeG
Hi Carl, You raise some very interesting points that I had not considered. :) It has been my understanding, that tap water or non-distilled water may contain chlorine. It was also my understanding that chlorine is very destructive to certain components within meteorites and that the chlorine at

[meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Carl Agee
I have been following the thread on cutting irons in water. My question is, why distilled or purified water rather than tap water? I was under the impression that purified water, i.e. ultrapure water, is much more corrosive than mineralized water like spring water or tap water. In fact, ultrapure w