[Jewelry making - Article 01288] - Re: [Orchid] Drag Saw For Large Jade Boulder

[Sherer Custom Saddles]

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    As an undergraduate at Arizona State Univ., I worked in a lab where
    we cut a meteorite that was about 3 feet in diameter. A
    reciprocating saw was built and the blade was a piece of steel about
    5 feet long and 1/8" thick. Grit and water were fed into the cut and
    the water was recycled from a catch pan. I think the blade also
    carried a weight. It worked but it also wore out a lot of blades.
    You might contact Dr. Carleton Moore, Department of Chemistry,
    Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Arizona for details. FYI: I did my
    doctoral thesis on Wyoming jade deposits. 

Richard "Dick" L. Sherer
www.sherersaddlesinc.com

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