The British and Irish Meteorite Society

If you need your iron meteorite machining into an intricate shape, then Barnstaple-based ND Precision Products can help.

33 Meteorite Bracelet North Devon Precision, Barnstaple have the job of precion cutting a Gibeon Meteorite to make special bracelets Cameron Squire Tool Room Apprentice Nick Squire MD Picture: Mike Southon Ref: BNMS20140207C-004_C

More here and here.

Interesting technology....not too sure what I think about doing that to a very nice gibeon meteorite....wonder what they do with the left over piece...that might be a very interesting artifact to have.

G

Barwellian wrote:Interesting technology....not too sure what I think about doing that to a very nice gibeon meteorite....wonder what they do with the left over piece...that might be a very interesting artifact to have.

Hi Graham,

The last link above suggests 500 units of the bracelet will be produced. So I guess, if production reaches those numbers, they'll need a few meteorites and there'd be quite a bit of spoil. This report makes me think it unlikely the demand will be that great. It could be worth contacting NDPP to let them know you may be interested, if the senturian doesn't hit the numbers. I've recently developed nickel sensitivity, so a £62,000 nickel-iron bracelet probably isn't for me. At least for that price you can be pretty sure it won't rust?...

While on the subject of meteorite machining, I see Accurate Cutting Services have cut meteorites for the NHM.

Do we know any other UK and Ireland based meteorite-related services?