Material Analysis: Matched Pair of Antique Philippine Blades with Crystalline Matrix

Oiluj13 · Yesterday, 05:40 PM

Sorry guys this piece did not fit The exact machine used at the foundry was a permanent, laboratory-grade Bruker Spark Optical Emission Spectrometer (Spark OES) running Bruker’s official QMatrix evaluation software [𑀓I want to clarify why they were not run on this specific Bruker machine today.As Matt and the team at the foundry explained, their permanent laboratory spectrometer requires a completely flush, level, and flat metal interface to seal the argon-purged chamber perfectly [𑀓]. While my other piece fit beautifully on the stage, the unique hilt curvatures, geometry, and specialized fittings on these pieces simply would not allow them to fit flat against the machine's aperture stand.Please go check out my other post to see the certified laboratory printout and the complete results of that successful test!

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Yesterday, 05:40 PM	#15
Oiluj13 Member Join Date: Jul 2026 Location: Floresville TX Posts: 8	Sorry guys this piece did not fit The exact machine used at the foundry was a permanent, laboratory-grade Bruker Spark Optical Emission Spectrometer (Spark OES) running Bruker’s official QMatrix evaluation software [𑀓I want to clarify why they were not run on this specific Bruker machine today.As Matt and the team at the foundry explained, their permanent laboratory spectrometer requires a completely flush, level, and flat metal interface to seal the argon-purged chamber perfectly [𑀓]. While my other piece fit beautifully on the stage, the unique hilt curvatures, geometry, and specialized fittings on these pieces simply would not allow them to fit flat against the machine's aperture stand.Please go check out my other post to see the certified laboratory printout and the complete results of that successful test!