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

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Don Merchant
Great Info Adam! Sincerely Don Merchant - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question I remeasured the PH and TDS levels of my

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Richard Montgomery
Merchant dmerc...@rochester.rr.com To: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com; Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Don Merchant dmerc...@rochester.rr.com Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Great Info Adam! Sincerely Don Merchant

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Adam Hupe
-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Don Merchant dmerc...@rochester.rr.com Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 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

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-27 Thread Steve Dunklee
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question To: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 2:32 AM I am more concerned with the chemicals added to and the metals contained within our drinking water than the pH level so long as it is somewhere near

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-22 Thread Steve Dunklee
bolidecha...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Robert Verish bolidecha...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question To: Michael Mulgrew mikest...@gmail.com, Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com, Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-21 Thread Robert Verish
: Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question To: Michael Mulgrew mikest...@gmail.com, Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 3:58 PM Seems to me that if you

[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

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

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 a...@unm.edu To: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:35 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question I

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
in the specimens. Adam From: Carl Agee a...@unm.edu To: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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 Pete Pete
, 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@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
, 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@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Ed Deckert
meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew
Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread MikeG
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com 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

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
@meteoritecentral.com 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 hot plate and with a little aggitation

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Adam Hupe
, November 20, 2012 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Adam, Mike, Carl, and list: The main constituents in pure water that cause corrosion are dissolved gasses.  Does anyone de-gas their cutting water? Michael in so. Cal. On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Adam Hupe

Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

2012-11-20 Thread Don Merchant
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question Hi Folks, I wanted to clarify that my personal experience is mostly with stony types. While I do appreciate irons and pallasites, I avoid cutting them. I've had a couple of near-misses while cutting