[meteorite-list] TS storage

[jbaxter112 at pol.net]

That's a good point, Ed.

They certainly do stick on occasion so it would always be wise to open
them carefully on a table. I've always had success so far (knock on wood)
when the top sticks by using the pin as mini-lever, wedging the point into
the bottom side of the box, a millimeter or two above the stuck bottom
edge and gently lifting. I agree, though, it can be a delicate maneuver
and caution is wise if you adopt this storage method.

Regards,

Jim


> I love using those little Riker boxes for displaying slices and small

> individuals.  But I would be worried about a TS sliding out and hitting

> something <crash> and breaking when I took the lid off.  Maybe it's just

> me,  but I have problems sometimes with snug fitting lids not wanting to

> play  nice when I take them off - resulting in a mini wrestling match.

> I have  lost my grip on a box once or twice, and had one specimen get

> away from me  (thankfully, no damage resulted.)

>

> Ed Deckert

> IMCA #8911

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> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 8:31 PM

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>> Hi Leigh Anne,

>>

>> As someone who is always itching to look at my specimens, I like

>> keeping my thin sections in the little standard(~4 1/4 x 3 inch) Riker

>> boxes. One can fit 3 standard slides parallel to the short side and

>> another two parallel to the long side. They display nicely against the

>> white cotton and you can see five all at once.

>>

>> I'm pretty paranoid about moisture given the high surface to weight

>> ratio and keep the Riker mounts stored with dessicant in an airtight

>> container when I'm not using them. I wonder what the list members'

>> experience has been with both covered and uncovered thin sections?

>>

>> Cheers,

>> Jim Baxter

>>

>>>

>>>

>>> I was wondering if anyone could tell me the typical way that thin

>>> sections are collected. I know that they are on microscope slides,

>>> but do people typically keep those slides in an old microscope slide

>>> box, or

>>>  drawer of some sort? Is there a protective type case that is typical

>>> of

>>> thin section collectors? My boyfriend is a custom woodworker, and it

>>> trying to figure out a way to build a storage case for these. Thanks

>>> in advance,

>>> Leigh Anne DelRay

>>>

>>>

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