I emailed last night sort of late and haven't heard back yet. I'll post
as soon I receive a reply.
Heather
On May 4, 2007, at 2:24 PM, tcalpacas@aol.com wrote:
> do you know what the cost is when the "optionals" are included?
>
> In a message dated 5/3/2007 4:09:16 PM Central Daylight Time,
> alpacatalk@westwindalpacas.com writes:
>
> > I just received this reply from Montana State University regarding
> > their fleece testing. They do use the OFDA 2000 and charge $2.00 US
> per
> > sample. I think we all need to support our public colleges and
> > universities, and this would be a great way to do it! MSU also has a
> > "Sheep School" which includes a shearing course for only $100 per
> > student! I'm thinking about attending that, myself! And here's a
> link:
> > http://www.sheepinstitute.montana.edu/woollab.htm
> >
> > Thanks and best regards,
> >
> > Heather Zeleny
> > West Wind Alpacas
> > Eugene, OR
> >
> > Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> > Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's Padré, Pluro
> grandson
> > Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea
> Farms!
> > http://www.westwindalpacas.com/
> > http://www.alpacanation.com/westwind.asp
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > >From: "Robinson, Brenda" <blr@montana.edu>
> > >Date: May 3, 2007 1:40:06 PM PDT
> > >To: <heather@westwindalpacas.com>
> > >Subject:
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi Heather,
> > >
> > >Denise Thompson forwarded your message on to me. I manage the
> Montana
> > >Wool Lab here at Montana State University. We do take in samples
> from
> > >the public. We run our samples on the Optic Fiber Diameter Analyzer
> > >(OFDA) 2000. Our fees for this machine are $2.00 a sample, which
> can
> > >provide you with an average micron, Standard Deviation, CV, an
> > >estimate of Staple length, variation along the staple, a Comfort
> > >Factor, a diameter histogram (optional), and a graph showing micron
> > >measurement along the staple (optional). Feel free to contact me if
> > >you have any additional questions.
> > >
> > >Brenda Robinson
> > >blr@montana.edu
> > >406-994-2100
> > >
> > >Montana Wool Lab
> > >MSU-Bozeman
> > >P.O. Box 172900
> > >Bozeman, MT 59717-2900
> >
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