[meteorite-list] "not the best place to hunt meteorites"

[Michael L Blood]

Everyone: beware when taping ducks!
        Michael

on 2/21/08 1:53 PM, Lasse Lindh at 3l at comhem.se wrote:


> Thanks Mike

> 

> It's no problem that the magnets should attract each other and cause

> collisions. Mine is very strong and will sit tightly on the metal bar

> with 140 lbs pressure. Sideways they are quite weak. I also secure them

> with duck tape. Not so much to secure them, but as a pure protection

> against wear and tear.

> 

> It's an interesting complement tool to metal detectors and properly used

> it can surely vacuum the surface of meteorites, at least the ones with

> metal content. We have to find a way to hunt those that are

> non-metallic. That's a challenge...

> 

> Regards

> 

> Lasse

> 

> 

> Michael Murray skrev:

>> Hi Lasse, List

>> Very nice rake.  I had something like that in mind before my magnets

>> arrived.  Once in hand though, I lost my nerve to place them so close

>> to each other.  It was just real spooky and so i rethought the design

>> and the divided wing setup you see in the picture won out.  You may

>> have worked it out on yours though and so not the worry.

>> I should explain why i use the magnets right down on the ground and

>> how that works.  Having them ride right down on the top of the ground

>> doesn't really mean they are actually dragging along.  In the first

>> few seconds they are moving, small gravels have already attached

>> themselves to the bottom of the magnets.  The magnet actually is

>> riding up on top of these stones.  So you will normally see the

>> magnets about a 1/2" off the ground.  As you continue to move the

>> magnet, those same small stones that have collected underneath start

>> to work their way to the trailing edge, up the edge and finally up on

>> top of the magnet. They will ride up there as long as you do not let

>> the magnet slap on the ground real hard which may dislodge some of

>> them.  I usually drag the cane or the rake until I see that the

>> magnets just simply can't hold anymore magnetized material on top.

>> Then I stop and clean it off and go again.  One important thing to

>> note about cleaning the magnets off is that you can pick up some very

>> sharp nasty little things like fish hooks.  One would be well advised

>> to wear gloves during this cleaning off part, and then you want to be

>> a little careful.  I even found a cactus thorn mixed in with the small

>> rocks when cleaning off the cane on time.  It took a while for that to

>> quit hurting.

>> I am glad to know there are others out there with the same ideas for

>> hunting.  Thanks for sharing the picture of the rake.  I hope you have

>> great success and find some really cool stones.

>> 

>> All the Best

>> Mike in CO

>> 

>> 

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