I recently wanted a low freq xtal for a project.
I found amongst my junk box a huge (4"x2") delay line which looks like it has a large chunk of quartz xtal inside.
Is this likely to be quartz, and is it feasible to chop some off and make an xtal out of it, anyone done something like this?
I have a mini mill and some diamond cutters so I have a chance of being able to shape it, though I've never machined quartz before, I suspect its as hard as a south end bouncer.
I found amongst my junk box a huge (4"x2") delay line which looks like it has a large chunk of quartz xtal inside.
Is this likely to be quartz, and is it feasible to chop some off and make an xtal out of it, anyone done something like this?
I have a mini mill and some diamond cutters so I have a chance of being able to shape it, though I've never machined quartz before, I suspect its as hard as a south end bouncer.