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Old 09-26-2010, 08:53 PM
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Default Yosemite Sam??

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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker View Post
yes same tests back to back are identical if nothing else changes. I suppose if you take the view that symmetrical plates are ideal or necessary (although there's no evidence that this is the case) then symmetrical shapes would indicate this.

My ideal is to get the tea-leaf patterns looking as much like Yosemite Sam as possible. Yosemite Sam is the holy grail of chladni enthusiasts ... I have a long way to go.
If you get what you call Yosemite Sam, what does that mean? Is this something a maker shoots for or an accident hoping to happen?

Doesn't that top need some cleats for all the cracks you glued up so far? How will Sam react to that?

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